SHORTS PACKAGE - A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES

Shorts screened:

Bird Hostage

2023, 13 minutes, Director: Lauren Andrews, Producer: Lauren Andrews & Caitlin Russell & Evan Dubinsky & Colin Walker, Screenwriter: Lauren Andrews, Cinematographer: Nick Tiringer, Cast: Lauren Andrews & Jay Baruchel & Jan Caruana & Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Music: Kelly Steinhoff & Charles Hutchings

Lauren takes a job pet-sitting a parrot named Reggie, who longs for freedom and has a mouth like a sailor. The two strike up a friendship, and hatch a plan for his escape.

Caller Number Nine!

2024, 8 minutes, Director: Sandy Honig, Screenwriter: Sandy Honig, Cinematographer: Natasha Duursma, Cast: Patti Harrison & Freddie Meredith, Music: Nicky Green

A telemarketer accidentally calls into a radio show and wins a radio contest.

The Rainbow Bridge

2024, 12 minutes, Director: Dimitri Simakis, Producer: Michael David Scott & Suki-Rose Simakis, Screenwriter: Dimitri Simakis, Cinematographer: Seannie Bryan, Cast: David Brown & Heather Lawless & Fat Tony & Thu Tran & James Urbaniak

Tina and her elderly dog visit a mysterious clinic offering human-to-pet communication. Two sinister doctors uncover a bond that transcends time and space.

Fár

2023, 5 minutes, Director: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, Screenwriter: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, Cast: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter & Jörundur Ragnarsson & Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir

A bird hits a window of a café and disrupts its customers. A woman faces a decision on whether to ignore nature or to react.

Yummo Spot

2024, 8 minutes, Director: Ashley Brandon, Producer: Dennis Hohne & Nevo Shinaar, Screenwriter: Ashley Brandon, Cinematographer: Stephen Bisaccia, Cast: Amara Leonard & Alex Mitchell

Corny lovebirds move to the boonies and experience big, wild, American love.

Favourites

2023, 5 minutes, Director: Nick Russell, Producer: Nick Russell, Screenwriter: Nick Russell & Nick Musgrove, Cinematographer: Cesar Salmeron-Hoving, Cast: Maria Angelico & Tony Briggs & Sibylla Budd & Stephen Curry, Music: James Orr

Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.

Tiny Thing

2023, 15 minutes, Director: Joshua Giuliano, Producer: Christopher Behnen & Joshua Giuliano, Screenwriter: Joshua Giuliano, Cinematographer: Kellen Witschen & Christopher Behnen, Cast: Jacob DeMonte-Finn & Britt Harris

It’s the tiny things that fuck us over in the end.

YOUR MONEY’S NO GOOD HERE

2023, 9 minutes, Director: Jakob Skrzypa, Producer: Jakob Skrzypa & Alex Forman & Ken Amlin, Screenwriter: Jakob Skrzypa & Alex Forman, Cinematographer: Ken Amlin, Cast: Tyler Colley & Jessica Antovski & Dana Cavers & Angus MacNeil, Music: Alex Forman

A common phrase's misinterpretation propels one man's life into a dark, downward spiral.

Threads

2024, 3 minutes, Director: NOFAC3, Producer: NOFAC3 Productions, Screenwriter: Khrysta Lloren, Cinematographer: NOFAC3 Productions, Cast: Caitlyn Lee, Music: Sainerine .

A harrowing clay animated story of a seamstress's desperate battle against an insidious parasite that threatens to consume her from within.

The Year Of Staring At Noses

2024, 22 minutes, Director: Karen Knox & Matt Eastman, Producer: Matt Eastman & Karen Knox, Screenwriter: Karen Knox & Matt Eastman, Cinematographer: Matt Eastman & Karen Knox, Cast: Gwenlyn Cumyn & Karen Knox & Taylor Whittaker

A hybrid narrative-documentary about a woman who undergoes plastic surgery in an attempt to become a contestant on a reality television show.