Fusing Genres
2011 Festival
Films in this package
Edmonton filmmaker Trevor Anderson drops his camera from the High Level Bridge in memory of those who have jumped. Won Honorable Mention, Best Short Film at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest in Los Angeles. www.dirtycityfilms.com
Genius Marius Borodine’s spectacular new invention can transform any and all objects into drinkable water. But is it safe? Won Prix Coup de Coeur du Jury at the Fantasia Festival. www.holiafilm.com
A fantasy re-envisioning of the classic fairytale Bluebeard by Charles Perrault, in which Perrault’s young wife reads herself into his dark allegory on marital mistrust. www.amybelling.com
What would the regular working class have thought of Shakespeare’s classic, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark? Join Roger and Philip, two gossipy castle guards as they try to endure a shift outside Castle Elsinore. When all the murder, madness, and mayhem come to a boil, they do their best to keep their wits about them and…
Lounge-singing darts champion Raymond finds his prayers are answered – literally – when he receives a mysterious package of love-inducing darts. The catch is that the one woman he loves – Kelly, a drummer in his band – is already in love with Ray’s best friend Fozzie, the guitarist in the band. Romance is in…
Filmmaker in Attendance: Napoleon Ryan. A dark fable set in an unforgiving future in which two furnace stokers are supposed to burn all the music in the world. But soon they discover that some things just won’t burn. Furnace Four is based on the prize-winning play (Soho Theatre Westminster award) by Ali Muriel and stars…
In a not too distant future, the world seems to work in a perfect and controlled way … But what if you got the opportunity to see what lies underneath the surface?
A musical about a grocery store clerk who falls for a sexy real estate agent when he sells her a carton of milk. But she’s way out of his league … or is she? A contagious song and dance mash-up of English and Hindi, reality and fantasy, banality and Bollywood. Screened with the kind permission…
Presenting Sponsor: Bean Counters In a creepy government waiting room, our guilty little heroine, Pochsy (anagram for “psycho”), descends through seven levels of hell as she awaits the Tax Man’s wrath. Won Grand Jury Prize, Show Us Your Shorts International Short Film Festival, and Audience Choice Award, Dawson International Film Festival. www.pochsy.org Director’s Statement Pochsy works…