SHORTS PACKAGE - THE TIES THAT BIND US
2023/2024: 96 minutesdescription
Sometimes it just takes the right people, whether brought together by fate or family, to make you show your true self.
Shorts screened:
A Real, Sexual Relationship
2024: 14 minutes
On their anniversary, a spontaneous sex-tape forces a 30-something couple to confront dormant issues in their relationship.
Dark Night Of The Jules
2023: 5 minutes
An existential comedy about tourism (and difficult software).
Bounce House
2023: 15 minutes
Civilization has ended. Everyone Polly loves is dead. But at least she has a bounce house.
Fed
2023: 8 minutes
In this stop-motion fantasy tale, a talented chef meets her match when a mysteriously implacable food critic visits her restaurant.
Wildmen Of The Greater Toronto Area
2023: 12 minutes
Fed up with the cost of living in Canada's most populous city, the citizens of Toronto begin renouncing their personhood to legally become animals.
Devil's Trumpet
2024: 2 minutes
When three teenagers inhale the powerful pollen of The Devil’s Trumpet, a rare flower said to bring on strange hallucinations, the ensuing journey exacerbates underlying emotional tensions.
The New Me
2023: 7 minutes
The old Dawn and Paige have been through some shit. The new Dawn and Paige don’t take shit. Watch out world, they're capable of anything.
Bob's Funeral
2024: 18 minutes
Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.
The Bicycle Thief
2023: 2 minutes
A heartbroken cyclist rides across the US on a bike he stole from his ex.
A Joyful Process
2024: 11 minutes
In this Steinbeck-esque dark comedy, two old-timey fellas meet up to fish. Joe, the book-smart one, aims to find out why Bruce, the town's big-hearted tramp, ran off to live in the woods.
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Several directors in attendance for the screening and Q&A