Film Categories: comedy

  • Plethora

    “Plethora” is a documentary about stuff. Several individuals and professionals from psychologists to sociologists discuss the reasons why people obtain, collect , store, hoard and creat attachments to things. The movie examines the personal storage industry, consumerism, compartmentalization of private lives and containment of belongings from the past and for the future.

  • In Search of Johnny Dean

    Comedy: A tribute to agents worldwide… Johnny (Benjamin Rouse) is a fast talking agent who will say anything to get his talent to believe him and to do what he wants them to do…even if that means at one moment flattering them and the next being shamelessly honest. He contradicts himself constantly due largely to his fast paced shifting reality. Gerald (Pat O’Leary) is one of Johnny’s recruits and he is feeling out the situation at Johnny’s office. In Mr. Dean’s world things can get a little crazy and Gerald is torn between the lure of stardom and his inability…

  • What Remains Human

    When the ashes of her long-estranged father show up in the mail, Rebecca enlists the help of her siblings to find a suitable dumpsite for his sooty cremains. This black comedy, shot in the dead of winter in Saskatchewan, is an unusual look at the loss of rites of passages in our secular culture. The film’s quiet metaphor – how parental behavior leaves its smudgy mark on us all despite our most frantic efforts to rid ourselves of the legacy – creates a purposeful and layered theme not typically found in comedic films “What Remains Human is a queer absurdist…

  • Walk For Walk

    Lockhart’s unparalleled understanding of the fantastic and grotesque combined with her completely original aesthetic sensibilities create and inhabit an animated landscape where a seemingly endless parade of kooky little creatures walk themselves straight into trouble, but always find a way out. Enter the surreal, ever-changing world of “Walk for Walk”, a colourful, tripped-out animated landscape filled with catchy songs, eyeball kicks, goofball characters, and a great variety of babies: Warm Baby! Mister Baby! Rich Baby! And more! Created using over 1000 hand-painted paper cutouts, puppets and backgrounds. Selected screenings: Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film, Durham, ON, 2006; Rendezvous with Madness…

  • Happy Birthday Hannah

    An irreverent look at diapers and dolls, ‘Happy Birthday Hannah’ is a delightfully funny animated short about Suzy, a rag doll who celebrates her owner’s birthday by painting her room.

  • Der Fus Tort

    A 21st-century take on the tower of Babel story, this zany animated tale combines modern Yiddish storytelling with the hottest of new media. From angel’s foot cake to angels’ cheese cake, this delicious serving of new Yiddish film comes complete with a high fat, double, double ending. “Whimsical drawings and Yiddish humor animate this charming tale. ‘Der Fus Tort’ is a treat for all ages.” – Susan Alper, Director Montreal Jewish Film Festival Yiddish /w English subtitles

  • Unendangered

    Packed with suspense, murder and porn, “Unendangered” follows the adventures of a blonde with a gun sent on a sex mission by a Greek statue. Shot on Super 8 using collage images, cryptic inter-titles and a swelling score, the film condenses an absurd crime story to a fast-paced and colourful four-minute romp.

  • Doggie Bag

    A gay couple exits an upscale restaurant with leftover food, steps away from a homeless woman who usually gets her dinner out of the dumpster. “Doggie Bag” looks at the hierarchy of the food chain and at the assumptions and limits of charity.

  • Valley of the Chapstick

    A recovering lip balm addict takes it one day at a time.

  • Robota

    “Robota” is a stop-motion animated film done entirely in Lego. Set in a decayed urban core, a panhandling robot, Robota, makes enough money to place a bet at the robot-cockfighting arena. At the arena, Robota witnesses the carnage of robots created specifically for tearing one another apart for others’ amusement. Luckily, Robota wins enough money to continue on her journey. She navigates through deserted city streets, across highways of ferocious traffic and even takes the subway to get to her destination. Finally, Robota makes it to the Robot Repair Clinic (though a rather cut-rate one) and it is here that…