SHORTS PACKAGE - THE TIES THAT BIND US

Shorts screened:

A REAL, SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

14 minutes United States (Comedy / Narrative / Relationship)

On their anniversary, a spontaneous sex-tape forces a 30-something couple to confront dormant issues in their relationship.

DARK NIGHT OF THE JULES

5 minutes United States (Comedy / Narrative)

An existential comedy about tourism (and difficult software).

BOUNCE HOUSE

15 minutes United States (Horror / Narrative / Woman Director)

Civilization has ended. Everyone Polly loves is dead. But at least she has a bounce house.

FED

8 minutes United States (Animation)

In this stop-motion fantasy tale, a talented chef meets her match when a mysteriously implacable food critic visits her restaurant.

WILDMEN OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA

12 minutes Canada (Narrative)

Fed up with the cost of living in Canada's most populous city, the citizens of Toronto begin renouncing their personhood to legally become animals.

DEVIL'S TRUMPET

2 minutes United States (Animation / Woman Director)

When three teenagers inhale the powerful pollen of The Devil’s Trumpet, a rare flower said to bring on strange hallucinations, the ensuing journey exacerbates underlying emotional tensions.

THE NEW ME

7 minutes United States (Narrative)

The old Dawn and Paige have been through some shit. The new Dawn and Paige don’t take shit. Watch out world, they're capable of anything.

BOB'S FUNERAL

18 minutes United States (Comedy / Documentary)

Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.

THE BICYCLE THIEF

2 minutes United States (Narrative)

A heartbroken cyclist rides across the US on a bike he stole from his ex.

A JOYFUL PROCESS

11 minutes United States (Comedy / Narrative)

In this Steinbeck-esque dark comedy, two old-timey fellas meet up to fish. Joe, the book-smart one, aims to find out why Bruce, the town's big-hearted tramp, ran off to live in the woods.