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Canadian Passport gay men. The untold story of the disco revolution features Village People, Gloria Gaynor and Kool and the Gang. World Premiere Real to Reel Press & Industry Sept. 9 4:30 p.m. Scotiabank 3; Public Sept. 8 9:45 p.m. Scotiabank 3; Public Sept. 13 3 p.m. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema INESCAPABLE Ruba Nadda Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson and Marisa Tomei star in a timely thriller about a man whose daughter disappears in Damascus, forcing him to return to the country he left behind more than three decades ago. The Canada-South Africa co-production enjoying gala treatment in Toronto follows Nadda’s earlier theatrical drama Cairo Time, which snagged the best Canadian feature prize at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. World Premiere Gala Press & Industry Sept. 8 10:45 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3; Press & Industry Sept. 10 2:15 p.m. Scotiabank 2; Public Sept. 11 6:30 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall; Public Sept. 13 5 p.m. Scotiabank 1 MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN Deepa Mehta The Canadian-Indian filmmaker’s long-awaited adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Booker Prizewinning 1981 novel spans generations as the allegorical fantasy captures India’s transition from British colonialism to independence and partition through the eyes of two children. The epic drama stars Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Rahul Bose and Charles Dance. World Premiere Gala Press & Industry Sept. 7 9:30 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 1; Public Sept. 9 6:30 p.m. Roy Thomson Hall; Public Sept. 10 9 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2 ALL THAT YOU POSSESS Bernard Emond The Quebec filmmaker has created a drama about a disgruntled scholar trying to withdraw from the world but finds personal ties drawing him back into the family he had left behind. The Frenchlanguage pic, from the director of La donation and La neuvaine, stars Patrick Drolet, Isabelle Vincent, Gilles Renaud and Sara Simard. World Premiere Masters Public Sept. 10 7:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3; Public Sept. 12 2:15 p.m.. Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6 THE END OF TIME Peter Mettler Having bowed in Locarno, Mettler’s film traverses the globe to explore, and explode, our conceptions of time by combining documentary, nature-heavy montages and philosophical speculation. The Switzerland-Canada film is the latest from the Canadian experimental filmmaker, visual artist and cinematographer after Picture of Light, Gambling and Gods and LSD. International Premiere Masters Press & Industry Sept. 7 12:30 p.m. Scotiabank 7; Public Sept. 6 9:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 1; Public Sept. 8 12:15 p.m. Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2 100 MUSICIANS Charles Officer Politics enters the bedroom as the veteran Canadian television director delivers an eight-minute short about a couple in the afterglow of making love who then quarrel over what they believe they hear on the radio. Rainbow Sun Francks and Abena Malika star. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 10 11:45 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 10 6:45 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 11 12:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 T-4 A PRETTY FUNNY STORY Evan Morgan Rick, a bored family man, witnesses a neighbor’s embarrassing act and is eager to report the story back to his co-workers to become an office hit. The neighbor, shamed and maniacal, has other designs and takes action against his bully by targeting Rick’s son. Justin Conley and Erin Hicock topline the 19-minute short. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Public Sept. 7 7:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3; Public Sept. 8 1:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 AMERICAN SISYPHUS Frieda Luk A dysfunctional family meets over Sunday brunch, leaving a young daughter caught between the insipid chatter of her family and her father’s refusal to leave a buffet table. The commentary on an overindulgent society stars Rob Roig, Jody Flynn and Sophia Nisivoccia. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 13 6:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2; Public Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 ASIAN GANGS Lewis Bennett and Calum MacLeod Bennett, as a documentary filmmaker, revisits his past, which includes an elementary schoolyard fight that led his school principal to warn “Change your ways, or you’ll end up in an Asian gang.” Now Bennett must find out whether, as a Caucasian, he became a member of an Asian gang. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 8 11:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 8 6:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 9 9 am. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 BARDO LIGHT Connor Gaston A young man accused of killing his father proclaims his innocence and tells the police that the TV set is the real offender. Inspired by The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Gaston’s 11-minute film stars Chris Mackie, Donna Barnfield and Shaan Rahman. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 7 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 7 7:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3; Public Sept. 8 1:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 BAREFOOT Danis Goulet Goulet’s coming-of-age tale follows 16-year-old Alyssa in a tightknit Cree community in northern Saskatchewan planning to become a mother and challenged by reality. The Emily Roberts and Cole Ballantyne starrer spotlights the pressures young people face in isolated Canadian communities as they try to take control of their lives. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 11 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 12 6 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2; Public Sept. 13 2 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 BROKEN HEART SYNDROME Dusty Mancinelli After being dumped by his EDITED toronto_canadianpassportB.indd 4 9/5/12 6:02 PM
Three men from very different backgrounds end up in the same boat — literally — in Jonathan Williams’ short Canoejacked. girlfriend while making love, Russ is diagnosed with a rare disease known as BHS (broken heart syndrome). His romance mocked by a world that never comes to the rescue, Russ needs to find a cure. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 10 11:45 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 10 6:45 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 11 12:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 BYDLO Patrick Bouchard Inspired by Russian composer Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Bydlo uses a wooden Polish ox cart picture to portray an allegory of man and beast as mankind heads toward disaster. The clay-sculpture animated short was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Canadian Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 7 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 7 7:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3; Public Sept. 8 1:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 CANOEJACKED Jonathan Williams Two fugitives, Vinny and Cisco, elude the police while being chased through the woods when they find a canoe left by its owner, a nudist, who wants it back. As bullets fly in their direction, all three men jump in the canoe. Al Sapienza, Mpho Koaho and Pat Thornton star. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 13 6:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2; Public Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 CRACKIN’ DOWN HARD Mike Clattenburg A young man travels to the desert for some meditation and solitary TELEFILM CANADA INVADES BIG APPLE Manhattan-based Eye on TIFF yields fruit for emerging Canuck filmmakers By Etan Vlessing START SPREADING THE NEWS: THE CANADIANS HAVE TAKEN Manhattan. Even before the Toronto International Film Festival got underway, Telefilm Canada got Canadian talent in front of the biggest U.S. film buyers as part of the second annual Eye on TIFF in New York showcase. “The idea is to put the spotlight on those films, so when buyers attend the festival, they already know what to look for,” said Carolle Brabant, executive director of Telefilm Canada, which funds Canadian film on behalf of the federal government. On Aug. 22 at the Crosby Street Hotel Cinema in Manhattan emerging Canadian filmmakers got the full attention of New York T-5 hiking, only to see serenity ruined by a strange man appearing out of nowhere. Clattenburg’s ludicrously funny tale stars Nicolas Wright, Yoursie Thomas and Caitlin Howden. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 10 11:45 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 10 6:45 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 11 12:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 DEAR SCAVENGERS Aaron Phelan A used-appliance shop owner in Toronto who only has patience for real customers has to serve groups of tween girls in his store on summer camp scavenger hunts. Hrant Alianak plays the role of the anti-social store owner, with Helen Colliander and Erin Pitt also starring. World Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 13 6:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2; Public Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 FROST Jeremy Ball The epic sci-fi thriller follows Nava, a young Arctic hunter determined to prove her skills on a dangerous search for scarce food. At the edge of the known territory, she makes a discovery that will call for her to win the battle in a new world. Frost is the first Canadian Film Centre short to shoot in an HD format. World Premiere Press & Industry Sept. 10 1:45 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 11 6:30 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 12 4:45 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4 HERD LEADER Chloe Robichaud Clara leads a solitary life, to the frustration of her meddling family, until her spinster aunt’s death has Clara inherit a disobedient pug. Living with man’s best friend teaches her a few new tricks. The Eve Duranceaustarring short bowed at Cannes. Canadian Premiere Short Cuts Canada Press & Industry Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 4; Public Sept. 13 6:15 p.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 2; Public Sept. 14 9:30 a.m. Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 H’MONG SISTERS Jeff Wong Teenage sisters living in mountainous Vietnam take an American backpacker on a trek and find everything changes as they guide the Western man through acquisitions, festival programming and exhibitors. And the New York community received a sneak peak at Canadian films at TIFF, thanks to a show reel of about 10 titles. Canadian filmmakers at the North American industry mixer included Anita Doron, director of The Lesser Blessed; Sean Garrity, director of My Awkward Sexual Adventure; Picture Day director Kate Melville; Brabant and Kazik Radwanski, director of Tower. The Manhattan showcase comes as American stars are increasingly more open to working with Canadian directors on indie projects. And TIFF wouldn’t be TIFF without a parade of Hollywood stars seizing the spotlight. So Telefilm Canada is looking to the Big Apple as a place where Canadians get onto the radar of U.S. film buyers before the circus comes to Toronto. “It brings the spotlight so the [Canadian] films don’t get lost in the vast amount of films that get presented at TIFF,” Brabant says of the Eye on TIFF gathering in New York City. THR EDITED toronto_canadianpassportB.indd 5 9/5/12 6:02 PM
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