Film Format: 35mm
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Yin Yin/Jade Love
“Yin Yin/Jade Love” is a documentary about a granddaughter’s discovery of her grandmother after she has died. The film simultaneously explores the emotional impact of the filmmaker’s last visit with her grandmother, her death, what was subsequently discovered about her extraordinary life, and childhood memories surrounding her and her home. The narration, by the filmmaker, is supported by past (VHS, 8mm, historical stills), present (16mm) and recreated (Super 8) images that are woven together creating a rich, densely layered, reflective collage. “Yin Yin/Jade Love” hopes to capture a portrait of the filmmaker’s Yin Yin and convey insight into the experience…
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Moment After, The
A poignant longing for what could have been permeates “The Moment After”, in which Tracey marks his birthday by making a choice from which there’s no turning back.
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Two Minutes After Midnight
John is a rather shy guy. He goes to a hot, sweaty club late on a Saturday night and spots a guy he fancies. He takes his courage into his hands and tries to chat him up at the bar, but gets a brutal put-down. Retreating to the toilet to recover, John meets an Angel (it happens all the time). The Angel gives him a magic ring and tells him how to use it to get his revenge on the guy at the bar. Think of someone you fancy, turn the ring around your finger three times, and you’ll be…
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Judas Kiss, The
What sound does a heart make when it cracks? Is there any music that can replicate it? Chris goes to the club with his boyfriend Jude. It’s just another Saturday night out – a few drinks, some laughs, a workout on the dance floor. But it’s not just another Saturday night. It’s a night Chris will never be able to forget. “The Judas Kiss” tells its story entirely through images, without the help of dialogue. The story bounces back and forth in time as Chris’s emotional response to the events of the night unravels. The film is bound together by…
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Term, The
A lovely and spare animated film illustrating the poem, “The Term,” by William Carlos Williams. The film is an homage to the work of Williams and to the school of Imagist Poetry, which he founded and best exemplifies. The filmmaker chose this particular poem because of the power of the imagery, the constant metamorphosis, the musicality of the words and the gentle humanistic quality of the message. All these things lend themselves well to film: particularly to the style of animation she has developed. The animation is hand-drawn pencil on paper, fully animated twelve drawings per second. The drawings illustrate…
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Judas at Midnight
film contains TWO MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT & THE JUDAS KISS see individual titles for details and rental price
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Lucky Bugger
A young boy spending the afternoon at the beach with his parents wanders off on his own to explore. In the isolated dunes, he spies two gay lovers.
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Saskatchewan Part 2 (That’s My Wonderful Town)
Brian Stockton’s series of eccentric autobiographical short films continues with “That’s My Wonderful Town,” an ode to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada – past, present and future. The Supers return for part 2 with another stunning musical score, and the filmmaker’s son, Keaton L. Stockton, appears as “Kindergarten Brian.” “Saskatchewan Part 2” also features special appearances by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and David Letterman’s gas pump jockey, Dick Assman. Filmed in glorious 35mm Panavision®, this is Saskatchewan like it has never been seen before.
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Stalkers
After being left at the altar, Madelyn (Dawn Herriott) decides she must take control of her own destiny. She convinces her best friend, Lydia (Brigitta Dau), to help her “gather information” on a potential mate. The film begins as the two venture out on a weekend stakeout, living out of a tiny Chevy Sprint. The novice “stalkers” must make do with their limited resources: binoculars, headphones, and baby monitors serving as a bugging system. With everything in place, they stumble upon a startling discovery which changes their whole plan… Director: Jesse Weathington Jr.
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Urda/Bone
Intoxication, stillness and desire unfold from a train in Frankfurt to a room in Vienna. A woman (Urda) and a man (Bone) on separate travels meet. Their affects mingle, creating a zone between their bodies in which something happens. Something that belongs to neither one nor the other, but is a third creation. Somewhere between dreaming and being awake, where possibilities are held and lost. This is Urda/Bone. Music by Sparklehorse. Produced with the support of the National Film Board of Canada (FAP) and the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).
