July is the month we celebrate Canada Day, and for the very first time, we’re featuring an all-Canadian lineup. We’ll have a few of the filmmakers present for a post-screening Q&A, and after that, we’ll be walking over to Lou Dawg’s Southern BBQ (76 Gerrard St. E.) for food, beverages, conversation, and an acoustic performance by Logan Brown (courtesy of Indie Week Canada). We’d love it if you could join us!
Thursday July 14th at 7:00pm
Carlton Cinemas
20 Carlton Street (steps from College subway station)
THE BALLAD OF IMMORTAL JOE
Dir: Hector Herrera
Canada – 2015
The Ballad of Immortal Joe is the third “chapter” of Beastly Bards, written with a nod to traditional cowboy songs and to the northern ballads of Robert W. Service. “Immortal Joe” puts a haunted twist on a tragically romantic Western.
- Official Selection – CBC Short Film Face Off
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Ottawa International Animation Festival
- Best Animated Short – Canadian Screen Awards
Duration: 6:00
IRONIED
Dir: Tyler Parr
Canada – 2015
Donald wakes up late for work and goes through an unfortunate series of events. After finally arriving, he meets his first client who puts things into perspective.
- Brian Linehan Award, Best Actor (Tyler Parr) – National Screen Institute
Duration: 12:00
MOBILIZE
Dir: Caroline Monnet
Canada – 2015
Guided expertly by those who live on the land and driven by the pulse of the natural world, Mobilize takes us on an exhilarating journey from the far north to the urban south.
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Duration: 4:00
FOOTPRINTS – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
Dir: Kevin Saychareun
Canada – 2015
Deep in the forest, Cahng, an injured hunter, searches for his family who are being hunted by a supernatural force.
- Official Selection – Toronto Youth Shorts Festival
Duration: 14:00
NEVER HAPPENED
Dir: Mark Slutsky
Canada – 2015
Two colleagues hook up while on a business trip, and then decide it would be best if it “never happened.”
- Official Selection – CBC Short Film Face Off
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Tribeca Film Festival
Duration: 8:00
THE MIDDLES
Dir: Madison Thomas
Canada – 2015
The jocks, the theatre kids, the young loves. Everyone remembers them from school, but what about the kids that blend into the background? What about the Middles?
- Official Selection – ImagineNative Film Festival
Duration: 12:30
BOY
Dir: Connor Jessup
Canada – 2015
Boy follows the spirit of a boy who dies in a bicycle accident and then silently trails a classmate home from school.
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
- Official Selection – Palm Springs Shortsfest
Duration: 14:00
Show us your shorts and we’ll show you ours! The Facebook RSVP is free, advance tickets are (still!) $10, and door tickets are just $12. And why not bring a friend? 🙂