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Plastic Killer film image, director Jose Pozo

International Shorts: Having a Bad Day

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Misadventures, bad choices, and a series of unfortunate events are all present in this program of short films. There is some serious drama and a bit of comedy on display in these exhilarating, thoughtful, and unpredictable tales.

 

Q&A Oct 5 & Oct 7

 

This short film program includes the following films:

My Name Is Anti
Andreas Vakalios, Fili Olsefski, Greece (16 min)

On the way to the airport a teen girl jumps from a moving car to flee a sex trafficking abduction; while she escapes, she records it all on a stolen cell phone.

 


OST
Abhichoke Chandrasen, Thailand (20 min)

A perfectionist scoring assistant on a horror film rush job becomes convinced she is being haunted by a spirit from the movie she’s working on.

 


Starfuckers
Antonio Marziale, USA (15 min)

An intimate evening between a film director and an escort is disrupted when a familiar face arrives.

 


Judy, Judy, Judy
Jessica McGaugh, USA (7 min)

A menopausal woman wakes up in the midst of a hot flash, and everything just goes downhill from there.

 


Marianne
Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, France (17 min)

A woman gets interviewed by a young journalist for her heroic act of saving children, but she’s a moody and reluctant participant.

 


Censor of Dreams
Léo Berne, Raphaël Rodriguez, France (18 min)

For many nights, The Censor and his team have been moderating a woman’s dreams to keep them in safe territory. Tonight, nothing happens as planned.

 


Plastic Killer
Jose Pozo, Andorra/Spain (21 min)

Amparo lives in an old abandoned haberdashery in the centre of Madrid. Her only companion is Carmela, a plastic bag whom she considers her daughter.

 

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2021-2022

Language

Various with English subtitles

Content Warning

Sexual Violence

18+
114 min
Shorts

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Giant

Dir. George Stevens
198 min

This was the Yellowstone of its time: a big, sweeping modern Western built around an imposing ranch and family dynamics -- except Giant is much more subversive. James Dean strikes it rich as Jett Rink, much to the disgust of his former boss, Rock Hudson.

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Familiar Touch

Dir. Sarah Friedland
90 min

A loving portrait of an octogenarian transitioning into an assisted living facility, this award-winning first feature by choreographer Sarah Friedland has a simplicity and warmth that's exceptionally poignant.

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Super Happy Forever

Dir. Kohei Igarashi
94 min

This beguiling film depicts a man’s return to the Japanese seaside town where he met his now-deceased wife five years earlier. He tries to relive the past, and in the film's final section -- a flashback to 2018 -- the audience is afforded that privilege.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Dir. Elia Kazan
122 min

"I don't want realism. I want magic!" declares Blanche du Bois, the tragic heroine who meets her nemesis in her sister's husband, Stanley Kowalski, in Tennessee Williams' great play. Brando's performance as Stanley is a turning point in American acting.

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Georgia O'Keeffe: the Brightness of Light

Dir. Paul Wagner
118 min

Drawing on her copious correspondence and the world's leading scholars, this is a definitive documentary on the life and work of "the mother of American Modernism."

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While You Weren't Looking

Dir. Catherine Stewart
72 min

The changing landscape of South African politics and lifestyles is portrayed through a trio of artfully counter-pointed relationships.

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