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FRIDAY
DECEMBER 16, 9:00PM
PROGRAM 4
9mm
Canada | Drama | 5 min
Director/Writer: Daniel D Duguay
A seasoned crime boss scolds a newbie for making mistakes.
Mortified
Canada | Documentary | 8 min
Director: Austin Lindsay
This film retells the journey of “Mortified” a play produced at York university during the pandemic and follows the emotional journey’s the creative team went through to tell a powerful story without diluting the subject matter through the loss of the live performance aspect.
Flyer Boys
Canada | Drama | 19 min
Director/Writer: Taras Lesiuk
Producer: Annick SM
Cast: Ihor Olexiuk, Nestor Olexiuk
A grandfather transplanted from Ukraine and his Canadian-born grandson find themselves at cultural odds as they spend long summer days delivering flyers.
Welcome, Addicts
Canada | Comedy | 13 min
Director: Emil Cheriyan
Writer: Waleed Shareef
Producer: Maryam Bakhtiar
Cast: Christine Cortes, Mitchell Nader, Natalie Scagnetto
A dysfunctional support group is introduced to their latest addict, Vlad. The rest of the group gets into a heated discussion as to whether or not this addition was a great idea. Poor Diane, the group leader, tries to keep it all from falling apart while also trying to make Vlad feel welcomed.
The Care Giver
Canada | Drama | 11 min
Director: Brittany Charlotte Smith, Kenzie Yango
Writer: Brittany Charlotte Smith
Producer: Brittany Charlotte Smith, Kenzie Yango, Mk Morris
Cast: Brittany Charlotte Smith, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Chelsea Muirhead
The Care Giver is about the overwhelming stress caregivers face in their everyday lives, and it centers around Catharine, an oncologist. This short explores the intimate side of what doctors feel when they burnout. Catharine’s feelings are also explored through the sound and physical presence of water, as we discover she is in constant fear of drowning in her own world.
Echo
Canada | Drama | 15 min
Director: Quentin Ferrant
Writer: Laura Denmar
Producer: Joseph Natalie, Laura Denmar
Cast: Laura Denmar, James Darch, Anthony Tullo
Hurt people hurt people. 'Echo' proffers a voyeuristic lens on a picture-perfect facade of 'happy ever after,' exposing the duplicitous nature of a narcissistic woman. An exploration of the cyclical nature of abuse through drama, demonstrating the ways in which domestic violence manifests, and echoes through generations.
In The Shadow Of God
Canada | Horror | 18 min
Director/Writer: Brian Sepanzyk
Producer: Shelly Murray
Cast: Sara Canning, Adam Lolacher
As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.
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