Here are the shorts that preceded the features at the 2017 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Paint the Town Red Andie (Allison Klause) and Josephine (Ariel Hansen) receive tickets to an exclusive new club, however something feels off. Paint the Town Red is a well-produced short film, though I do think it drops a few too…
Here are my thoughts on the films that played during this year’s Blood in the Snow Short Film Showcase (with an obvious exception of course). Fun On an episode of Poppy Seed Place, Anna (Tiffany Hunter) demonstrates to Ellery (D. Campbell MacKinlay) her twisted meaning of fun. In many says, Fun can be seen as a…
Here are my thoughts on the Canadian short films that preceded the features during Toronto After Dark. Homer_A A film for the people who like The Simpsons and snuff films. Astron-6 member Connor Sweeney re-teams with co-director Milos Mitrovic (Imitations) for a very dark and disturbing film portrayed as a snuff film involving Homer, Bart, and Milhouse. Despite…
Here are my thoughts on the films to play as part of this year’s Toronto After Dark international shorts showcase. Your Date Is Here A mother and daughter play a dating board game to monstrous results. Your Date Is Here is a quite cute and well-executed short film that builds up to an expected, yet still…
New films by Denis Côté and Kazik Radwanski profile men at work in different capacities. Ta peau si lisse (A Skin So Soft) From Denis Côté (Joy of Man’s Desiring) comes this observational look at the lives of various bodybuilders. Featuring a mix of both natural and staged scenes, Côté is less concerned about the bodybuilding itself and…
This year, I’m a media sponsor of the sixth annual Toronto Smart Phone Film Festival, which is entirely focused on filmmakers who use smartphones or tablets to make their creations. I sadly had to miss the first night of the festival on June 15, but I was in attendance for Day 2, which featured a…
The relationship between Irish teenagers and their horses is the common theme in the short Urban Cowboys and mid-length documentary Loving Lorna. Urban Cowboys Dylan is a troubled teenager living in the Irish neighbourhood of Clondalkin, who captures and tames a wild horse he names Shelly after his death mother. Despite being only a half hour long,…
As always, the films at the Canadian Film Fest were preceded by a short film. Sadly, I wasn’t able to see all the short that screened at CFF this year, but I will still provide my thoughts on the few I did end up seeing. Rainfall An animated romance following Jessica (Molly C. Quinn) on…
Here is my rundown of most of the pre-film short films from the 2016 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Ghost Can A woman returns home from a date with a can containing an ancient spirit. There is a certain campy tone to the plot of Ghost Can, however it does feature a well designed…
Here is my rundown of the thirteen short films that played as part of the 2016 Blood in the Snow Film Festival’s short film showcase. Summoned Amanda asks for help from a demon for her abusive father, however things go a little too far. This is a well produced short film that shows that using…
