SCREENING SCHEDULE
Friday April 5, 2024
7-9PM
This screening session features 12 short films. All films are in English OR have English subtitles.​
@ Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen St E, Toronto
The Data Scraper (Canada) by Joshua J. Stewart
The Data Scraper follows a wandering photographical robot, remotely controlled by an impersonal programmer. With the purposes of enhancing the scope of A.I. generated artwork, the robot's endeavors prove to be harmful to the creations of an authentic artist.
00:02:10
Nature Attack (France) by Erik Semashkin
A bird decides to hunt crickets, but his crossing will be more complicated than expected.
Running time: 00:03:25
Thievery Suspicion (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
"Thievery Suspicion" is an episode from a web series, small film pearls about what happens when you cross each other's boundaries in public, when people meet. They were created by the Oscar-winning director Martin Strange-Hansen.
Running time: 00:04:39
A Little Longer (Canada) by Connor Kujawinski
In the future, a dying man briefly recalls his past with the help of a headset that allows him to see his memories -- but only a random select few, for his payment plan restricts him from viewing anything more.
Running time: 00:03:25
Blur (United States) by Vile Rile
Two friends reflect on the grief that comes losing a loved one.
Running time: 00:03:22
There's a Bison on The Prairie (United States) by Morgan Miller
A short film about existence and sentience. Satirical in tone, the film chronicles evolution and the development of the carnivore.
Running time: 00:07:00
Immaculate Deception (United Kingdom) by Emily Lucienne
While he sleeps, she makes a desolate choice.
Running time: 00:04:59
Diversion (Politics of) (Belgium) by Simon Heymans
On the trail of a serial killer, a police investigator with formidable instincts is close to the goal when his superior interferes in his case.
Running time: 00:17:00
Atomic Love (Canada) by Antoine Girard
The immense destructive power of a nuclear blast is truly challenging to comprehend. As it detonates, everything in a radius measured in kilometers is wiped of the earth. What would it then mean to feel an atomic love for someone?
Running time: 00:01:26
Sour Grapes (Denmark) by Martin Strange-Hansen
"Sour Grapes" is an episode from a web series, small film pearls about what happens when you cross each other's boundaries in public, when people meet. They were created by the Oscar-winning director Martin Strange-Hansen.
Running time: 00:03:37
Thank you for your souvenir, UK! (United Kingdom) by Oushi Lin
This film tells the complex experience of "Chinese students" in the context of today's increasingly common transnational education. As a "one-year passer-by", the director elaborated on the embarrassing situation of today's international students wandering between "marginal people" and "internationals". It attempts to arouse people's re-examination of the transnational education system by depicting the real dilemma.
Running time: 00:03:03
The Whole World Blind (or: The Ballad of The Cuck and The Eunuch) (United Kingdom) by Finbar Somers, Seán Mackey
After witnessing his wife's illicit affair, a humiliated businessman flees deep into the countryside where he encounters a reclusive war veteran. Together, they strike a maniacal pact to take revenge on the man who cucked him. The Whole World Blind (or: The Ballad of The Cuck and The Eunuch) is a short neo-noir-cum-absurdist-comedy that explores male toxicity, betrayal and companionship.
Running time: 00:21:59