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Valerie Giuili is an interdisciplinary artist studying animation at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Her film &quot;Attack of the Killer Trees&quot; won best in show at the 2014 Campus Events Commission&#039;s Shorttakes Student Film Festival. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)

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&#8216;Attack of the Killer Trees&#8217; wins best in show at Shorttakes

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With a title like “Attack of the Killer Trees,” the viewer may expect a retro horror aesthetic and cheesy special effects. However, Valerie Giuili’s animated film instead offers a colorful, animated story of hapless Louie Lumberjack as he discovers the dramatic repercussions of his unsustainable job.

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‘Attack of the Killer Trees’ wins best in show at Shorttakes

By Savannah Tate

May 21, 2014 12:01 a.m.