Genres: narrative

  • Paper, Scissors, Rock

    “Paper, Scissors, Rock” is the story of an unhappily married Korean woman who finds salvation in punk music after a breakdown.

  • Tomorrow

    A cat, on a leash, tied to a pole, begs the question: What should you do?

  • Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Funeral, A

    A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Funeral: a story about life, love, death, and making the most of the time you have in the land of the living. Kevin is a spiritually challenged employee at a firm of undertakers who unwillingly gets the chance to change his life after something …strange, happens on the way to the funeral. While transporting a body for burial in his hearse, Kevin finds himself seduced by a leggy blonde for some heavy petting in a secluded wood on route. But as he abandons his vehicle and follows the mysterious woman into…

  • close & low

    An ordinary dog effortlessly contains the most admirable human traits, much to the sorrow of one pathetic little man.

  • Attack of the Bride Monster

    A “Bride Monster” is loose in the gay community; can Betty and Stella’s 25-year relationship survive? When Betty falls under the Bride Monster ‘s bedazzling spell, Stella watches in horror as her long-time companion is transformed into the kind of woman that only Rock Hudson (or Godzilla) could love. Attack of the Bride Monster blends live-action and animation in a highly stylized homage to the romantic comedies and monster movies of the 1950s. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the rise and fall of same sex marriage, Attack of the Bride Monster challenges all lovers to pop this question: “Just…

  • Cleaning For Love

    Sent to Canada under a false identity her husband created for her, Colombian-born Luna finds herself working as a cleaning lady. She tries to get along with her co-workers, whom she considers economic refugees like herself; but her upper-class attitude alienates her. Luna fantasizes about the soap operas she used to watch. However, Chon Li, whom Mexican boss Manuel manipulates with promises of improving her status, forces Luna back to reality. Rarely is life as squeaky clean as soap, and Luna gradually starts scrubbing away the layer of grime that seems to coat everything. She learns from Abdel, a Sufi…

  • Jolicoeur Touriste

    An enclosed space, a struggle against the constraints of personal isolation explored through a fractured narrative. A man living in a broken-down rented room in a Tourist Inn travels through his inebriation, his memories and his fantasies, transcending the limits of time and space, which suddenly intertwine. A film about loss and absence. Selected screenings & awards: Best Experimental Short, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 1990; Outstanding Achievement Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 1989; Honorable Mention, The Canadian International Annual Film Festival, Ottawa, ON, 1990; Opening film, 39th International Mannheim Film Week, Germany, 1990

  • People in the House, The

    “‘The People in the House’ examines the dynamics of a family in crisis and questions the role of religious devotion in the perpetuation of dysfunction. The exterior of the house is never seen, and the family’s anxiety, as is often the case, plays out within the confines of four walls. Filmed with a dreamy, surreal quality, ‘The People in the House’ dwells within the tension between harmony and chaos.” – Liz Czach, Toronto Film Festival Catalogue, Canada, 1995 Selected screenings & awards: Best Experimental Film, The 14th Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden, 1995; Special Jury Award, The 31st Yorkton Short…

  • Just Words

    “Using as it’s text Samuel Beckett’s ‘Not I,’ this shocking gift incorporates optically printed home movie footage and an eerily slick close-up of actress Patricia MacGeachy as she rants at lightening speed Beckett’s words about home, family and the confines and alienation associated with being a woman.” – Program notes, Madcat Film Festival, San Francisco, 2001 “A 10-minute tour de force […]. In ‘Just Words,’ Bourque intercuts footage of her mother and her sisters with a performance by actress Patricia MacGeachy of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Not I’; the result is unnerving (as all Beckett is) yet touching (as some Beckett is…

  • Crossing the Line

    They are preparing for the big one – the Coming Out Ball. And just how far will they go? This short is a turn-of-the-century crime story exploring the outer limits of the debutant psyche.