Our sixth great season continues with a lineup that contains our shortest film ever (just 40 seconds long!) amongst a generous selection of animated films. We’d love it if you could join us!
P.S. We have great raffle prizes courtesy of Mongrel Media. One raffle ticket free with admission. Others are just $1 each!
Thursday July 13th at 7:00pm
Carlton Cinemas
20 Carlton Street (steps from College subway station)
PUSSY
Dir: Renata Gasiorowska
Poland – 2016
A young woman is spending the evening alone at home, and decides to engage in some sweet solo pleasure. But not everything goes according to plan.
- Official Selection – Glasgow Short Film Festival
Duration: 8:00
MUTANTS
Dir: Alexandre Dostie
Canada – 2016
In the summer of 1996, life throws a curveball at Keven Guénette, and it hits him squarely in the face.
- Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
- Winner – Canadian Screen Award
Duration: 16:30
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
Dir: Sean Wainsteim
Canada – 2017
After an awkward teenage boy and his crush switch bodies after taking mushrooms, he discovers that attraction is more complicated than he thought. Magic Mushrooms is an unexpected, wry reflection on gender identity and coming-of-age sexuality.
- Official Selection – Canadian Film Festival
Duration: 8:00
SWEET MADDIE STONE – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER (TIE)
Dir: Brady Hood
UK – 2016
Maddie Stone rules her school yard under the protection of her family name. But after discovering her notorious father has been arrested, she has to make his bail money or lose the yard.
- Official Selection – Encounters Film Festival
Duration: 24:00
HOW LONG, NOT LONG
Dir: Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot
Denmark – 2016
A visual journey that challenges us to think about a universal belonging that doesn’t confine itself to a city, region or national boundary, in an age in which xenophobia, nationalism and intolerance are a daily occurrence.
- Official Selection – Encounters Film Festival
Duration: 5:00
LOVE
Dir: Reka Bucsi
France/Hungary – 2016
LOVE is a short film describing affection in three different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system. Abstract haiku-like situations reveal the change in atmosphere on one planet, caused by the change of gravity and light. This pulsing planet makes the inhabitants become one with each other in various ways.
- Official Selection – Berlin Film Festival
- Official Selection – Ottawa International Animation Festival
Duration: 14:00
DEATH IN SPACE
Dir: Tom Lucas
UK – 2016
WARNING: When in space there are many ways in which to meet an untimely end…
- Official Selection – Encounters Film Festival
Duration: 0:40
METER MAID – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER (TIE)
Dir: Aaron Setton
Canada – 2017
A self-appointed parking bylaw enforcement agent gives out homemade parking tickets to his neighbours. Things escalate quickly when one of his neighbours decides to ticket him back.
Duration: 7:00
UMBRA
Dir: Brenna Baines
Canada – 2017
A sentient shadow awakes to find brightly lit fireflies in his personal space. When Umbra discovers he can eat their light–and that it makes him bigger and stronger–he eats as much light as he can find in their valley. As the world gets darker, and Umbra more powerful, the fireflies try to stop him from taking them all into total darkness. A student film from the 2D Animation Programme at Seneca College.
Duration: 6:00
It’s definitely shorts weather again, so let’s see your knees! The Facebook RSVP is free, advance tickets are (still!) just $10, and door tickets are only $12. And why not bring a friend? 🙂