S U N D A Y
Feb 11th, 2018
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The Heritage Room
6516 Washington St. SCREENING BLOCK 15 12 Noon - World Cinema 3 World Cinema Join us for our final selection of films from across the globe with deliberate and thoughtful stories, dramatic and entertaining entries that will be remembered. La Lune Folle (Crazy Moon)
(10 mins, UK) Meneka Das After the loss of a loved one, timid Carly struggles to face an audition at a prestigious music conservatoire. As she awaits her turn, a picture of a 19th Century young & confident woman on the wall catches her eye, granting her a chance to escape into something beyond. Laws of the Game (17 mins, UK) Aegina Brahim Zeola is a single mother whose life alternates between her job as a prison guard and her career as a football referee in the men’s league. In her attempt to obtain the international FIFA Badge she is confronted not only with her own insecurities, but with the unfairness of the world around her. Disco Obu (20 mins, India) Anand Kishore A journalist captures a day in the life of a former child actor turned auto rickshaw driver. Over the course of the day their relationship is tested Noora (20 mins, Norway) Tommy Naess Noora is raised in a strict religious sect on the west coast of Norway. When she falls in love with Siv, she upsets her family's plans to marry her with the much older Johannes. My Fear (4 min, Mexico) Manfred López Grem A disabled teen pursues a career in acting in order to defy his own preconceived limitations. |
Bardessono
6526 Yount St. SCREENING BLOCK 16 11:00am - Hard DOCs Life - 2 Documentary Bringing an audience into a world, new, different or unaccessible is the hallmark of a great documentary, please enjoy our second selection of documentary short films. I Promise to Remember
(15 mins, USA) Jimmy Castor Jr. An entertaining musical journey that reveals the story of Jimmy Castor, the Everything Man. People of the Forest: Orang Rimba (14 mins, Singapore) Isaac Kerlow The ancestral forests of the nomadic Orang Rimba have vanished. In the short span of three decades oil palm plantations have replaced much of the tropical peatland rain forests in Jambi, Indonesia. The People of the Forest, have nowhere to go. The Tables (15 mins, USA) Jon Bunning A look at the powerful connection between a pair of outdoor ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together, from homeless people to investment bankers to gangbangers. House of Saints (14 mins, USA) Gerry Melendez Jazz great John Coltrane once said he longed to become a Saint. Reggie Scott has thought about that response for 50 years and while he dreamed of a life as a musician, his path went in a much different direction. His story is revealed here, within his House of Saints. Boomtown (17 min, USA) Robert Bryant & J. David LeCompte An attorney and an electrical engineer abandon their comfortable city lives to pursue a career in fireworks. |
Barrel Room @ V Marketplace
6481 Washington St. SCREENING BLOCK 17 - VIP Event It’s A Kind of Magic VIP Tasting: 10:45am Screening Time: 11:30am Fantasy, Drama, Horror Enjoy this CHAMPAGNE CINEMA event, as we trip into the fantastic with storytelling expressed with a magical flair and a hint of the next dimension. *Must be 21 or over to attend. King Grandpa
(15 min, Germany) Martin Grau When a young boy named Clemens experiences the passing of his grandfather, whose many elaborate stories he’s cherished growing up, Clemens soon realizes that one story’s end doesn’t prevent a new one from beginning. The Faceless Man (13 min, US) Jeremy Foley An offbeat fable about a disillusioned man who must venture out into the world to reclaim his identity. Alfred J Hemlock (14 min, Australia) Edward Lyons When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her late at night in a dangerous vacant area, her only way out is through a long mysterious alleyway. Little Heart (6 min, Australia) Daniel Csutkai A little girl walks into a bar… Through the Breaking Glass (15 mins, Spain) Iván Mena Tinoco Alice, wakes up in a wonderful land. She does not remember her name nor how she got there. A broken mirror, a little girl in a hospital room and a creature coming from darkness are catalysts that challenge her to unlock the mystery of the other side of the glass. Anxious Oswald Greene (15 min, Canada) Marshall Axani This comedy adventure centers around a man who visits a deteriorating doctor’s office to find the cure for his crippling anxiety. In order to take back control of his life, he must put his trust in either a blind nurse, a talking fly, or a flamboyant doctor with a knack for rhyming. But who is friend and who is foe? |
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The Heritage Room
6516 Washington St. SCREENING BLOCK 18 2:00pm - Kids & Family Family Focused, Children’s Animation Highlighting films for the children in our audiences & the children in all of us. Riceballs
(10 min, Australia) Shingo Usami Kenji makes Japanese riceballs for his half-Australian son, who is used to sandwiches for lunch. The clash of cultures force them both to evaluate how they relate with each other. Plank (3 mins, USA) Xiong Lin A young carpenter is working on flooring. He is talented and confident, but maybe too confident. He believes he did the best flooring job in the world. However, starting from the first wood tilting, his nightmare begins.... T.B.P. (6 min, USA) Dave Bundtzen A brave teddy bear protects a sleeping little girl from an evil monster inside her closet while she sleeps. Roadside Assistance (5 min, USA) Kathy McNeal The life of a girl in a car accident is left up to the unlikeliest of heroes: her dashboard bobble head. The Lost Letter (8 mins, Ireland) Kealan O' Rourke A young boy tries to bring Christmas cheer to his neighbourhood but one old lady is having none of it. Stars (5 min, USA) Han Zhang Grandpa and grandson street sellers sell stars in a town near the shore. One night, they run out of the stars… Coin Operated (5 mins, USA) Nicholas Arioli A story that spans 70 years in the life of one naive explorer. Everybody Else is Taken (14 min, USA) Jessica Grace Smith Meet Mika, a girl who refuses to let her gender define her place in one of the harshest environments on earth - the playground. Spark (6 mins, USA) Aharonit Elior A girl with no light in her life, is intrigued when someone new offers her the one thing she thought she lost, her spark. |
Bardessono
6526 Yount St. SCREENING BLOCK 19 1:30pm - The Human Experience Drama, Comedy, World Cinema A highly recommended selection of films that speak from the heart. Delightful and uplifting, these films speak to the best parts of our human condition. Dots
(16 min, Taiwan) Chen-Wen Lo In a race to learn Braille before her vision fades completely, a teenage girl searches for new ways to see the world around her. Mi Ojo Derecho (13 min, Spain) Josecho De Linares Zurdo maintained a special relationship with his grandmother, though later in life he went away to study and lost touch. Many years later, he tags along with his sister to visit his grandmother one last time, remembering all he left behind. Gloria Talks Funny (18 min, USA) Kendall Goldberg When a struggling voice actress discovers her agent failed to tell her that her claim-to-fame cartoon is being remade, she sets her sights on reprising her role as the famous BioBoy. Riceballs (10 min, Australia) Shingo Usami Kenji makes Japanese riceballs for his half-Australian son, who is used to sandwiches for lunch. The clash of cultures force them both to evaluate how they relate with each other. One Halloween (15 min, USA) Rebecca Murga A wounded war veteran fights to strengthen his relationship with his young daughter after returning home from war. Wild Dances (14 mins, Australia) Bina Bhattacharya Ukraine wins the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, which begins an unbelievable chain of events, which fuses the lives of a shy, closeted teenager and a spirited Ukrainian-Australian girl who just want to be themselves, and dance. |
Barrel Room @ V Marketplace
6481 Washington St. SCREENING BLOCK 20 4:00pm - Closing Night Screening & Weekend Review Our Closing Night screening delivers many of the Award Winning films that were featured during our four days of cinema excellence. FILMS to be announced.
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