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a traditional way of life that has
been threatened and transformed
by economic and colonial forces.
Phung Hoa Hoai Linh, Thuy Anh
and Scott Dean star.
World Premiere
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
HORRIBLE THINGS
Vincent Biron
Biron, who won the best Canadian
short film prize at the 2010 Toronto
International Film Festival for
Les Fleurs de l’age, returns with a thematically
linked short about Dede,
Carole and Steve and their attempts
to make amends and assuage their
guilt with gift-giving that falls comically
short. Marc-Antoine Beaudette
and Sebastien David 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
HOW TO BE DEADLY
Nik Sexton
Donnie Dumphy is vulgar, harmless,
a hoser, an underdog and a
loyal friend — but he’s also brokenhearted.
On the eve of St. John’s
biggest dirt bike competition of the
year, he will live a thousand lives.
North American 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
I’M BEGINNING TO MISS YOU
Sakay Ottawa
Directed by and starring Ottawa,
the short probes the disappearance
of young man from Manawan,
Quebec, without anyone seeing him
leave. Amid stark images of a Canadian
winter, a brother struggles to
maintain hope, looking for clues on
his search for the lost young man.
Toronto 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
APART
Theodore Ushev
Montreal animator Ushev’s latest
short film calls for the liberation
of imprisoned Iranian filmmakers
as it focuses on the plight of Jafar
Panahi. Using densely layered
rotoscoped images embedded with
Farsi text, Apart is produced by
Marcel Jean and Galile Marion-
Gauvin at L’Unite Centrale as part
of the Jafar Panahi project 2012.
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
KEEP A MODEST HEAD
Deco Dawson
Jean Benoit, a member of the
French surrealist movement, is
the subject of a biography that
is part narrative, documentary
and animation. Mixing interviews
recorded in Benoit’s Parisian
studio with surrealist-inspired
re-enactments, the Microclimat
Films production deconstructs
documentary conventions to eulogize
a formidable artist.
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
THE NEAR FUTURE
Sophie Goyette
Robin, a French pilot now living
in Quebec, receives a phone call at
work that turns his world upside
down. Unseen by others, turmoil
fills his mind. He will have to
let the pain in but not yet. The
French-language Near Future,
T-6
Goyette’s sixth short film, stars
Patrice Berthomier.
Canadian 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
LET THE DAYLIGHT INTO
THE SWAMP
Jeffrey St. Jules
With a mix of animation, reenactments
and archival evidence,
the National Film Board of Canada
short assembles a three-part 3D
documentary collage that explores
the consequences of parents who
make the difficult decision to give
up their children.
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
LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME
Stephen Dunn
Celebrating her 13th birthday,
Esther Weary comes to terms with
becoming a woman with the help
of a well-intentioned grandfather
and a nose that leaves her insecure.
There’s sharp writing and
standout performances by Jade
Aspros and Gordon Pinsent in an
exploration of ugliness and beauty.
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
LINGO
Bahar Noorizadeh
A boy mistakenly starts a fire
in a residential neighborhood,
leaving his mother — an Afghan
immigrant to Canada — a suspect,
according to the police. Protective
of her son and hindered by a
language barrier, the mother has
trouble explaining with certainty
what happened. Shaima Eshan and
Farhad Sarwari star.
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
LOST IN MOTION
Ben Shirinian
Choreographed and performed by
Guillaume Cote, principal dancer
with the National Ballet of Canada,
Shirinian’s short portrays a dancer
freed from costumes and sets and
taking flight in a solo performance.
The bravoFact short features a
composition by James LaValle.
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
MALODY
Philip Barker
As a young and sick woman sits in a
roadside diner, her world is literally
turned upside down. The ensuing
chaos triggers a fateful chain of
events, including seeing her reflection
in the mirror as a little girl. The
short debuted at the Oberhausen
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