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SJIWFF27 Presents: Evening Shorts
October 22, 2016
October 22nd, 7pm-8.30pm – LSPU Hall –
January Hymn
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Katherine Canty
PRODUCER: Tanja Harney
RUNTIME: 13min9sec
COUNTRY: Ireland
SYNOPSIS: A reflection on grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father’s Death.
Malignant
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrea Dunne
PRODUCER: Jacqueline Hynes
RUNTIME: 10min 30sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Caroline is desperately seeking Jason’s attention in their relationship when she discovers a lump in her breast.
Mystery of the Secret Room
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Wanda Nolan
PRODUCER: Annette Clarke
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Jon Montes
RUNTIME: 5min41sec
COUNTRY: CANADA/NL
SYNOPSIS: This animated short film takes viewers on a spellbinding voyage between the real and the imaginary, following 10-year-old Grace as she uses her creative superpowers to navigate the emotional landscape of her mother’s depression. An inspiring portrait of family, adversity, and resilience, Mystery of the Secret Room celebrates the transformative potential of literature and the imagination.
Dogs Don’t Breed Cats
DIRECTOR: Cristina Martins
WRITERS: Cristina Martins, Sandra Lopes Martins
PRODUCERS: Mathieu Elie, Cristina Martins
RUNTIME: 14min 53sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Pregnant and homeless, Joëlle shows up at her father’s house. Even if Jeff, a solitary non-conformist former punk is reluctant to the idea, Joëlle decides to stay. Jeff is overwhelmed by the casualness of his daughter, whom he barely knows.
Sourdough Starter
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Gail Noonan
RUNTIME: 3min2sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Sourdough Starter is a three-minute stop-motion animation based on a song of the same name. It is a tongue-in- cheek look at online dating with practical directions on how to make sourdough starter. References to various online sites are cryptically written into the lyrics in the search for both love and leavening.
Uncertain Spring
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Carole Laganière
PRODUCERS: Les Productions Sous Zéro / Carole Laganière, Étienne Hansez
RUNTIME: 16min51sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Francis, mid-forties, is terminally ill with cancer in the palliative care unit of a hospital in Montreal. His 14-year-old niece, Lea, visits him every day coming home from school. From her cellphone, she regularly sends him images of the outside hesitant spring, and other images of the person who turns her teenage heart.
Oh-Be-Joyful
DIRECTOR: Susan Jacobson
WRITER: Kayleigh Llewellyn
PRODUCER: Katie Campbell
RUNTIME: 14min
COUNTRY: UK
SYNOPSIS: Rita is about to kick the bucket, but before she does, she has one final thing to do: drag her granddaughter out of the closet.