Escape into film for an afternoon
Join us for an afternoon of nine outstanding short films submitted to DRIFF, specially curated by Cinechats founder John Arkelian for their creativity and their discussion value. You'll want to talk about these films afterward, and John is just the right person to encourage relaxed and thoughtful exchanges of perspective. Over the 97 minutes of screenings, you'll giggle, gasp, ponder, and maybe even cheer. Then, have the satisfaction of a great conversation over a beverage as you savour leaving ordinary life behind for an afternoon.
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SCREENING LOCATION:
THE BILTMORE THEATRE, 39 KING ST. E., OSHAWA
SCREENING DATE:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, DOORS OPEN AT 3:00 P.M., SCREENING AT 3:30 P.M.
the filmS:
TUNGRUS
BY: RISHI CHANDNA | INDIA | 13 MINS
In a cramped suburban apartment in Mumbai, an eccentric patriarch and his family consider killing and eating their hell-raising pet rooster, so that they can reclaim their normal lives.
GIRL IN THE HALLWAY
BY: VALERIE BARNHART | CANADA | 10 MINS
A neglected waif in an apartment hallway is the pivot for this impressionistic animated reflection on memory, regret, and the belated kindling of righteous indignation. In the real world, 'not all children make it out of the forest.'
GILTRUDE’S DWELLING
BY: JEREMY LUTTER | CANADA | 15 MINS
Orphaned at the age of eleven, Giltrude, an interdimensional shut-in, has waited fifteen years for her parents to come home. When a life or death dilemma comes knocking, Giltrude must look beyond her front door and learn to face the outside universe.
FLOUNDER
BY: SAM CUTLER-KREUTZ & DAVID CUTLER-KREUTZ | USA | 10 MINS
Two young men journey through a dangerous waterpolo ritual that will test their friendship.
LILI
BY: YFKE VAN BERCKELAER | THE NETHERLANDS | 9 MINS
Lili knows she has to nail this audition. The Man she auditions for, knows this too. Thus starts an uncomfortable cat and mouse game in this single-shot #metoo horror, about power, the misuse of power and female empowerment.
HEARTH (FOYER)
BY: SOPHIE B. JACQUES | CANADA | 11 MINS
Emilie comes back home after renting her house to complete strangers online. Too bad she will never know what really happened during her absence.
YOU’RE WELCOME
BY: REBECCA PANIAN | SWITZERLAND | 9 MINS
While waiting for her train in a café, Olivia suddenly ends up in a situation where the barista chases away a begging girl and starts to stir up hatred against refugees with two customers. Olivia has to decide whether to simply leave the place like another customer does or to take action.
GONE
BY: NICHOLAS DRAGAS | CANADA | 5 MINS
A woman tries to grapple with the state of her newly damaged marriage.
NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB
BY: YVES PIAT | FRANCE | 17 MINS
In a Tunisian village, children are playing football on a wasteland. Meanwhile, Abdallah and Mohammed come across a donkey with headphones on his ears and bags full of a white powder on his back. The two young brothers decide to bring those bags back to their village.
The Cinechats Film Program is a series of the best motion pictures from around the world. A Cinechats experience lets you muse out loud about what you've seen on screen, share reactions, and hear what fellow filmgoers made of the joint experience.
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