SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie

A festival highlight for our audience, this program presents a highly varied selection of short films submitted by regional, national and international filmmakers. Curated by our panel of judges, all of the short films screened at event will also be eligible for the Simcoe Audio Video People’s Choice Award. Ballots for voting will be available at the screening and all of the awrds will be announced directly following the screening at the Filmmakers’ Party, which will take place across the street at Mavrick’s Music Hall Side Room.

Short Film Line-up

Please note that this program is unrated and contains coarse language, some adult themes, drug and sexual references.

Raider

After a strange job posting catches Jamie’s eye, he is lured into the world of treasure guarding for a mysterious woman, and an unimaginable object.

Wedded or Bachelor?

In a world dominated by women, Bernardo will have to get through an interview in order to get the secretary’s position that he wants.

Darrel

An exchange of glances in the subway station. Darrel will do everything possible to not let this one pass him by…

Un Minutito

Maria spends her days trying to collect signatures against a law she considers unfair, but nobody has time to listen to her. When she starts getting desperate, she meets Alejandro, who has a present for her.

Cain Rose Up

A depressed student goes on a sniping rampage from his dorm room window

Pressure

This film unravels the ideals of feminine beauty perpetuated by society, and the insecurities such standards elicit in the lives of young women.

Pollyanna

A young girl’s internal struggle is expressed through a contemporary dance.

Hills Like White Elephants

A conversation between a man and a woman. Based on the short story by Ernest Hemmingway.

Wednesday Morning

In the middle of Roger’s dental appointment, his dentist has a heart attack. Can Roger save his life?

A Day in the Park

A monologue by a grandfather who explains to his grandchild how things used to be… or maybe how they are now?

No Man’s Land

After a battle during WWI, two soldiers, James and Robert contemplate going back to “no man’s land” to rescue their injured comrade. They will have to disobey their superiors and outwit a deadly German sniper to get the job done.

The Chair

Cole, troubled in his own right, is having a hard time dealing with the suicide of his best friend. Having stumbled across notes from his late friend, Cole wanders into the allegedly haunted Kandalore Woods looking for the truth.

This Home is Not Empty

A personal film questioning the “lies you tell yourself” through a metaphorical lens.

The Tug

Matt and Emma are about to take their relationship to the next level.

In The Moment

Desperate for money for college, teenagers Ryan and Flynn attempt to steal from Ryan’s sister’s boyfriend’s home one evening. However things quickly go downhill when the sister and her boyfriend return early and start getting it on… with Ryan trapped in the bedroom, Flynn is left to save the day before Ryan needs a lifetime supply of therapy.