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THE CHILDREN OF THE EARTH
Antony Dubé
Awaskinawason is made up of the Atikamekw words awacic (child), aski (earth), and takonawason (having the responsibility for). This animated short calls on humanity to respect the circle of life and honour our responsibility to the earth.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Phedon Papamichael
Gene has followed the same monotonous daily routine since the death of his wife ten years earlier. Today, however, he wakes with a new resolve which changes everything. James Brolin stars in this powerful examination about what happens when a man decides to live his life regardless of consequences.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
THE BIG CRUNCH
Dusty Mancinelli
After learning the universe will one day collapse, 12-year-old August suffers an existential crisis which sends him into a deep depression. Everything changes for August when he is accidentally electrocuted and the resulting cosmic experience unearths his unknown magical powers, taking him on an extraordinary adventure of self-discovery in this lively comedy.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
BOMBING
Gloria Mercer
Slacker comedian Sophie is forced to change her plans when her estranged daughter is unexpectedly thrust back into her life. While they both struggle to adjust to the new situation, Sophie must come to terms with the fact that she's in over her head. An honest portrait of modern day parenthood and its challenges.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
CANON Hi5 SHORT FILM CHALLENGE FINALISTS
The World Premiere of The Canon Hi5 Short Film Challenge Top 5 Films. Each participant produced a five-minute short film and shot their script in five days with a Canon camera. The winning team will receive a C100 mkII Canon Camera valued at $6,800.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 4:30 PM Garfinkels -
THE DOOR
Reem Morsi
In this touching and unique portrayal of the refugee experience, a Syrian family moves to Canada after suffering a tragic loss. While eight-year-old Hashem and his grandmother attempt to reconcile their grief together, the father's repressed trauma haunts him and his family in unexpected ways they can't escape.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
DRIFTER
Olivia Lindgren
After narrowly surviving a hanging, a bounty hunter named Ruth embarks on a long road of vengeance against the deadly Jackson Whitmore. In this action-filled Western, Ruth is both fueled and blinded by her rage—until she learns the true cost of revenge.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
GOD'S ACRE
Kelton Stepanowich
Lorne Cardinal stars in this unsettling and visually striking drama of a man determined to protect his land at all costs. As water levels slowly rise in a frighteningly realistic future, the man must choose to abandon everything he knows or give in to the incoming tide.
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
THE GOODNIGHT KISS
Laura Adkin
Amy and Brandon have just finished what appears to be a very successful first date. As they kiss, their entire relationship unfolds—the ups, the downs, and everything in between. THE GOODNIGHT KISS delivers a surprising twist which begs the question: would you still start a relationship if you knew how it would end?
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
HALEY
Corey Sevier
When an unseen force invades and begins abducting residents from a military-controlled compound, a father and daughter attempt an escape. Years later, the father traverses the desolate planet alone, his emotional upheaval after his daughter's disappearance mirrored in the unrelenting landscape.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
THE HEAD VANISHES
Franck Dion
It's Jacqueline's birthday and she's on her annual train journey to the seaside—but a very large and very strange woman keeps turning up and calling her “Mom.” If the woman was really Jacqueline's daughter, surely she'd recognize her?!? This gentle animated short takes us inside the faltering, fragile mind of a woman living with dementia.
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
HOODS
Maja Aro
A modern day steampunk interpretation of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fable. After kind young Scarlet finds her Gram's freshly murdered body on a routine visit to bring Gram's groceries, she embarks on a quest for justice against the big bad Frederick Wolfe.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts CentreSunday Dec. 4 2016 4:30 PM Garfinkels -
TEN METER TOWER
Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson
Swimming pool. Interior. Day. A ten meter diving tower. The choice: fight the instinctive fear and leap into the unknown, or face the humiliation of climbing back down. Human nature is captured in this one moment: to jump or not to jump?
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT'S KILLING THEM
Joel McCarthy
A pitch-black comedy about Vivian, a lonely serial killer whose three loves are math, accounting, and killing people. Everything changes when she meets the handsome Alex—now Vivian has a new lease on life… and a new reason to commit her gruesome acts.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts Centre -
I'M READY
Noah Cohen
A young man solicits the services of a boutique assisted-death company. A simple and stark visual style accompanies this dystopian vision of assisted suicide.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
Janalee Budge
In this short documentary about an extreme Whistler athlete, Don Schwartz seeks treatment for PTSD from a tragic helicopter crash which left him with third degree burns to his face. This inspirational testament to the power of positivity follows Don as he attempts progressive forms of treatment twenty five years after the accident which scarred him.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
LET US END WITH IT TOO
Caisha Lea Thompson
LET US END WITH IT TOO is a thoughtful exploration of a dying relationship told in four vignettes. When Sarah realizes that she may be falling out of love with her partner Jessica, she withdraws into herself in order to confront and interpret her emotions before she acts on the potentially destructive thought.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
THE MAN ON THE STAIRS
Kristopher King
After losing his wife, Kirk is haunted by recurring nightmares of a sinister man in this suspenseful thriller. Seeking the advice of his two friends, Kirk learns about the legend of the Memory Thief, an ominous figure who steals memories while you dream.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
MUTANTS
Alexandre Dostie
As a teenager just trying to make it through the summer of 1996, Keven begins baseball season with an accident that gives him a truly hideous black eye. What follows is a crash course in sex, sports, and scandal—taught by a hilariously unconventional coach—which deconstructs typical coming-of-age story conventions.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts Centre -
NIGHT DANCING
Barney Cokeliss
Every night Bob is mesmerized by a woman dancing in the street outside his window, and every morning he struggles to make sense of this persistent vision. Is the woman real, or a manifestation of his yearning for something more soulful than his mundane existence?
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
OLGA - AN AREQUIPA STORY
Gabriel Yee
An uplifting documentary about Olga, a 12-year-old girl with a congenital foot deformity, and her mother, who travel from their remote Peruvian village to Arequipa for life-changing treatment.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 4:30 PM Garfinkels -
ONE MINUTE ART HISTORY
Cao Shu
ONE MINUTE ART HISTORY is a fascinating montage in which centuries of artistic trends are packed into a single minute of film. Starting in ancient Egypt and continuing into present day, each image in this imaginative animation is a fleeting visual of the past.
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
NOTHING ABOUT MOCCASINS
Eden Mallina Awashish
When her grandmother refuses to allow her to shoot a film about moccasins, the director of this short documentary playfully reconstructs the idea of cultural loss by recording her grandmother's resolve to protect Atikamekw tradition.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts Centre -
SAMEDI CINEMA
Mamadou Dia
In a small town in northern Senegal, two resourceful young cinephiles hatch a plan to earn enough cash to see a movie at their local cinema before it closes down for good. The bonds of friendship are put to the test in this scrappy tale of youthful determination.
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
SPEECHLESS
Alexis Fortier Gauthier
A man must find the courage to deliver unspeakable news to his girlfriend after she wakes from an accident-induced coma. SPEECHLESS is a sensitive and compelling portrait of the limits of love in confronting loss and grief.
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
SOULMATES
Darren Borrowman
In this witty comedy of errors two couple go on dates in the same park– centuries apart. Each couple, either in 2016 or in 1722, describes the suitor of their dreams, but the dates end badly when their descriptions suggest that their ideal match is from another era.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
STANDBY
Charlotte Regan
Gary and Jenny share the same cramped "office space" as all beat cops: the front seat of a patrol car. Their evolving relationship is a whirlwind of emotions which stands in often-comedic contrast to the procession of thugs and criminals filling the back seat.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 4:30 PM Garfinkels -
TIMECODE
Juanjo Giménez
Luna and Diego are parking lot security guards whose isolated lives cross only during shift changes. Their unusual interactions form the basis of this whimsical tale about discovering meaningful connections in a lonely day-to-day routine.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts Centre -
TREE HUGGERS
Jordan Yeager
British Columbia is one of the last places on earth where old growth forests are still being logged. This socially conscious documentary examines how, in the face of climate change, old growth forestry isn't just a threat to species living in the area—it's a threat to the world itself.
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 1:00 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
TRYING
Shauna Johannesen
When it seems like every teenage girl who climbs in the back of a Prius ends up knocked up, Steve and Ellie are sure getting pregnant will be child's play. But as sex becomes increasingly un-sexy, and foreplay becomes more needles than necking, they face the tender, comic trials of 'What to Expect when you're NOT Expecting.'
Sunday Dec. 4 2016 4:30 PM Garfinkels -
FOREST OF ECHOES
Maria Luz Olivares Capelle
A young woman lost in the woods finds the drowned bodies of three children on the shore of a lagoon; three kids playing at a lake on summer holiday find a dead woman drifting in the water. In this eerie drama, games, lies, and rituals unravel in a circular narrative where death loses its finality.
Friday Dec. 2 2016 12:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre -
THE BOY IS WITH US
Heewon Yoon
Seohee returns home one day to find her worst nightmare has come true: her young son Youngmin is missing. One year later, Youngmin returns—but Seohee's relief turns to confusion as she notices inconsistencies which make her question if the boy is really her son. Tension builds and relationships are tested in this suspenseful family drama.
Saturday Dec. 3 2016 10:00 AM Maury Young Arts Centre
