Genres: narrative
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Obedience
A wealthy landowner battles his wayward son in a southern gothic story of power, sex and cruelty, set in 19th-century South Carolina. A harsh, unflinching look at the results of racism and abuse.
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This Boy
Set in 1965, “This Boy” is a funny and charming film which traces an afternoon in the life of Kit, an imaginative, ardent tomboy of eleven who idolizes John Lennon and secretly goes about dressed like him. One spring afternoon, Kit and her best friend Mike decide to pay a visit to their classmate Holly, Kit’s crush. What begins as a light-hearted adventure shifts as the two friends get further from home. Kit and Mike are surprised by what they see en route, and even more so by their own actions and poorly understood desires.
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My Heart Belongs to Daddy
“My Heart Belongs to Daddy” is a story about the zany mis-education of a small-town queen. Lennie wants nothing more than to be Miranda Richardson. Lennie’s daddy wants nothing less. Determined to achieve his goal of becoming a “somebody,” Lennie enters an amateur drag contest, only to find the path strewn with heartbreak and betrayal. A kooky comedy about lust, revenge and looking for love in all the strange places. Awards: Winner Best Director, Best Use of Music at the Hollywood North Underground Movie Festival, Toronto, 2003
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This Town’s Called Crash
“This Town’s Called Crash” is a humorous snapshot of urban sub-cultures and their neuroses. Byron needs an apartment, fast! In his quest for shared accommodation Byron encounters a series of prospective roommates, but finds only rejection. He just doesn’t seem to fit into any particular “urban tribe,” despite his willingness to please.
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Pepe
“Pepe” shows us the transformation of animal to food. But the animal resists! It does not submit to the power of the knife, the spice and the heat. Who walks out victorious, the cook or the cooked?
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Through Your Eyes
“Through Your Eyes” tells the story of Maria, a young Latin-American woman whose parents disappeared under the Argentinian military dictatorship when she was a child. Risking it all to uncover the mystery of their disappearance, Maria delves into her memories and history – a history which struggles to stay alive in a society which attempts to silence it. In Spanish with English sub-titles.
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Hey Kitty
A light, comedic romp that follows the trials and tribulations of the Glamourpuss (Dawna de Nottbeck) as she meanders through ever-odder situations in her hunt for the elusive “Kitty.”
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MISORDER DISORDER
A comic short about love and illness. Shot on shimmering black-and-white stock, MISORDER DISORDER follows one man’s bizarre morning bathroom routine and his hesitant female love interest.
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Machine Guts
An eerie, arresting story conceived by a deer. Narrated by Bill Burns.
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Jimmy
Jimmy has sandy hair, velvety brown eyes, and needle marks that freckle the baby smooth skin of this thin arms. Jimmy is twelve years old… and a heroin addict.
