August välja

New Moon

With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen from a ceiling full of them above him, dips it in ink, thinks, then draws a straight line down the page in front of him, out of which sprout six more quill pens, each held by a hand. The calligrapher moves all the hands and pens in unison, drawing an elaborate feathered wing, which comes to live, peeling off the page, and, now a quill pen, slips in to his hand. He tucks it behind his left ear.

A display at the strange and wonderful artifacts in a collection of medical curiosities.

Two men seek to negotiate an agreement of international significance.

“When he shot Une seconde (4 min., 20 sec.), a video animation without computer graphics, Richard Angers tried to adapt Norman McLaren’s animation techniques to video shooting and editing. A long-term solitary task, in which images are moved by hand, centimetre by centimetre, in which one plays with the number of images per second, and in which the ± pure quest for effects is more important than the message”. BLANCHARD, Louise. “Les vidéastes sont au ‘rendez-vous’”, Le Journal de Montréal, Montreal (9 February 1992), p. 38.

A minister reflects on the devastating traumas and injuries of railroad workers in his congregation.

A story about a boy whose recurring nightmare leads him to a spooky forest of magic and intrigue.

On his 12TH birthday, the perpetually bewildered Oscar Pitt imagines Mother's homemade pinata is her Evil Twin which is alive and taunting him. But Evil Pinata Twin crosses the line when it ridicules Oscar's flatulent Father and it's now up to Oscar to defend the family honor, if not the family jewels. Oscar's at bat and his courage is put to the test as he finally faces his fears!

An animated band comprised of foul mouthed fruit.

The questionably unstable Darryl Donaldson goes on a quest to prove why he's Donnie Darko's #1 fan. While creating the production diaries for the film Donnie Darko, the crew also secretly produced this short satirical film that poked fun at the film, its fans, and the people behind it.

A satire on "typical" upper middle class girls.

Short mock trailer attached to select Canadian screenings of "Grindhouse."

The true story of Sophia, a young woman dealing with a rare and very dangerous condition.

On the streets of Los Angeles there is a silent war, a terror lurking. Like a menacing great white shark a rogue parking enforcement officer swims in and out of traffic attacking and looking for it's next prey. Brody is her latest target and officer Boca shows no mercy. Along with Quint and Hooper the three friends determine they must save themselves and the people of Los Angeles from this evil monster and together they set out to take her down. This is a comedy action short inspired by real events and the directors love for Steven Spielberg's classic film JAWS. Written by Josh Moulton

For Your Eyes

Short horror about a woman being terrorised by a disturbing nightly telephone call.

A backpacker on the run from home writes a letter home, but there may be more to him than appears.

The film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particulars reveals a tapestry of secrets hidden in the details, and a tale of kidnapping and murder captured in a haunting moment.

It's Christmas time in Tallahassee, and the employees of the Blue Skies Nuclear Power plant are gearing up for the best holiday party ever. However, after a reactor meltdown, and total evacuation, they'll soon find out that the woods this year aren't exactly filled with Holiday Cheer.

"Bells of Waiting" - a horror short by Glenn McClanan - tells the eerie tale of Vanessa, a young professional who goes to her ex-boyfriend's apartment to pick up her last possessions, only to discover a chilling secret that changes her life forever.