It’s summertime and there are lots of great things going on in our city, which is why we’ve assembled another killer lineup of short films to tempt you inside. It doesn’t hurt that the Carlton Cinemas are both air-conditioned and fully licensed. Please join us!
Thursday July 17 at 7:00pm
Carlton Cinemas
20 Carlton Street (steps from College subway station)
Dir: Liam Saint-Pierre
UK – 2013
The Way of the Dodo follows Umit, a colourful East London shopkeeper, as he fights to keep his passion alive, in the face of an ever-changing digital world.
- Official Selection – Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Official Selection – Southend-on-Sea Film Festival
- Official Selection – Edinburgh Short Film Festival
Duration: 7:00
BEHIND THE CURTAIN (VERHON TAKAA)
Dir: Teemu Nikki
Finland – 2013
School audition in the ’80s. Mikko has been training very hard, but singing in front of an audience is not easy. It might be easier from behind the curtain.
- Diploma of Merit (Youth Jury) – Tampere International Short Film Festival
Duration: 7:00
Dir: John Alden Milne
Canada – 2011
Ryan and Cindy have begun to take each other for granted. When tempers flare over a forgotten sandwich, a true showdown emerges where the laundry is left in a heap and the tourtiere is left to rot on the counter.
A humorous look at love, loathing and egg salad sandwiches.
- Best in Shorts – Cinefest Sudbury
Duration: 10:00
THE RUNNER – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER (TIE)
Dir: John Alden Milne
Canada – 2012
After the death of his father, Jim vows to fulfill the conditions of his will.
- Best in Shorts – Cinefest Sudbury
Duration: 6:30
MEAN TEDDIES – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER (TIE)
Dir: Tyler Novo
Canada – 2014
Faced with the unfortunate inevitability of his future, a teddy bear must make the decision to stay and fight or to step aside and let a creature take his boy. Director Tyler Novo is a recent graduate of Sheridan College’s famed animation programme.
- World Premiere
Duration: 2:30
Dir: Colin Lepper
Canada – 2014
In order for Ed to continue his comfortable, routine life, he must make the journey into a strange living world. Director Colin Lepper is a recent graduate of Sheridan College’s famed animation programme.
Duration: 3:30
Dir: Aritz Moreno
Spain – 2013
The residents of an isolated village take justice into their own hands.
- Official Selection – Austin Film Festival
- Official Selection – BFI London Film Festival
Duration: 6:30
HABANA
Dir: Edouard Salier
France – 2014
Havana is occupied by foreign forces and on the edge of civil war. Lazaro, a kid from the slums, walks us through his streets and reveals the chaos that has taken over the capital.
- Canadian Premiere
- Official Selection – Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Duration: 22:00
PERFECT DRUG
Dir: Toon Aerts
Belgium – 2012
Misha, Yumiko and Chinatsu are sitting in a parked car in front of a strange motel. In the backseat they have a huge number of test tubes filled with different substances. It’s clear that their attempted burglary didn’t go as planned… While Yumiko tries to calm down their Albanian boss Hassan on the phone, Misha can’t resist it any longer. He opens up a test tube and drinks it to the last drop, causing some extraordinary effects.
- Official Selection – Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Duration: 13:30
Join us as we continue our third season! The Facebook RSVP is free, advance tickets are $10, door tickets are $12, and subscriptions are just $35 for the rest of the year (and they include admission to our July 27th “Secret Screening,” too.