SHORTS PACKAGE: DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

Shorts screened:

ROSEBUD, ALBERTA

(Documentary)

A short documentary about the day in the life of Rosebud, Alberta. A town of 86, that attracts 40,000 theatre-goers each year.

NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE

(Documentary)

Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to reveal a collection of family secrets, confessions and confrontation.

BEYOND THE BLACK LODGE

(Documentary)

A portrait of two artists whose shared love of folklore led them to write a book about the bizarre and quirky history of the region that inspired David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS.

SWATTED

(Animation)

Online players describe their struggles with "swatting", a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play. The events take shape through youtube videos and wireframe images from a video game.