Christmas has come early! I’m happy to announce our full program for January 17, 2013. I am delighted to begin our second year of screening the best Canadian and international shorts with a very strong selection from Canada, Ireland and the UK. If you like what you see, why not save some money and get your advance tickets now?
MIXTAPE
Dir: Luke Snellin
United Kingdom – 2009
Mixtape is a short short about making a mixtape for that special someone.
- Grand Prize – Virgin Media Shorts Competition
- Nominated – British Association of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA)
Duration: 2:00
DEAR SCAVENGERS
Dir: Aaron Phelan
Canada – 2012
The eccentric owner of a used-appliance store is driven nearly mad by an unending stream of tween girls entering his shop in search of a clue for their scavenger hunt.
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Duration: 9:00
CHEF DE MEUTE (HERD LEADER)
Dir: Chloé Robichaud
Canada – 2012
Clara’s overwhelming family can’t understand her solitary life, wishing she would find someone to grow old with. Following her aunt’s sudden death, Clara is put in charge of her pet. Little does she know that these are the first steps to an unlikely, but empowering, friendship.
- Official Selection – Canada’s Top Ten
- Official Selection (Competition) – Cannes Film Festival
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Palm Springs Short Film Festival
Duration: 12:30
LONG BRANCH
Dir: Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart
Canada – 2012
On a cold winter’s night, a woman’s quest for a one-night stand is complicated when the guy she goes home with lives two hours away by public transit.
- Best Live Action Short – Calgary International Film Festival
- Best Short – Canadian Film Festival
Duration: 14:00
NOREEN
Dir: Domhnall Gleeson
Ireland – 2010
Two rural Irish cops find a body during a routine house call. Things are complicated by the fact that they are idiots. Starring Brendan Gleeson and directed and written by his son Domhnall. Oh, and very very funny.
- Official Selection – Palm Springs Short Film Festival
- Winner, Best Short – Galway Film Fleadh
- Official Selection – Toronto Irish Film Festival
Duration: 18:00
DISCO
Dir: Luke Snellin
United Kingdom – 2010
July. 1997. The height of summer. England. Oasis reach number one with ‘D’you Know What I Mean’. Tony Blair has moved his stuff into Downing Street. Meanwhile Danny is trying to tell a girl named Pippa that he likes her. On this Friday we follow Danny through miscommunication, gossip, and a love triangle between Danny, Pippa and his best friend Greg. A follow-up from the director (and star) of Mixtape.
- Official Selection – London Short Film Festival
Duration: 15:00
Special co-presentation with Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI)
REQUIEM FOR ROMANCE
Dir: Jonathan Ng
Canada – 2012
A modern-day couple’s secret love affair comes to a bittersweet end during an evening phone call. Cell phone static creates distance between them as they anguish over details of their relationship. But the visuals of the film reveal something entirely different: the epic re-imagining of their relationship set in feudal China, where family influence, cultural pressures and their lust for adventure makes more sense.
- Canadian ShortWork Award – Whistler Film Festival
- Animasian Award – Reel Asian Film Festival
Duration: 8:00
So what are you waiting for? Buy your tickets and join us! (Did I mention that tickets make a great holiday gift? You know, if you can’t make a mixtape…)