Program

CUTTING EDGE FANTASY

Sunday, Oct 21 2007, 1.30pm, Bloor Cinema
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The CUTTING EDGE FANTASY program at Toronto After Dark comprises of 12 astonishing new international fantasy and sci-fi short films including a number of international award winners and high profile premieres. Co-presented with the Worldwide Short Film Festival.

***UPDATED*** REVIEWS FROM TORONTO AFTER DARK 2007: CHUD.com, Quiet Earth, Movie Moxie, Eternal Sunshine of the Logical Mind, Festival Program

THE FILMS

A VERY SUNNY MORNING: Eric Carter, USA 2007, 12 min, International Premiere; An experimental surrealistic comedy about a man, his girl, his breakfast, his television set and a nun. Award Winner: Best Experimental Film – Wildwood Film Festival

AGNIESZKA: A DARK SYMPHONY OF 2039: Martin Gauvreau, Poland/UK 2007, 12 min, Toronto Premiere; A mysterious box is found by a young woman. Its contents rock the foundations of her world and open a portal to the Gods. Animation by Oscar-Winning Firm, The Mill (GLADIATOR). Award Winner: Best Original Score – Oxford International Film Festival

AMBASSADOR’S DAY **Update: Spirit award for Best International Short, Gold Award Winner**: David Kellum, USA 2006, 20 min, Canadian Premiere; Long after the End of the World has passed into myth, two diplomats will be forced to resolve a crisis beyond their control. Award Winner: Best Sci–Fi Film – Poppy Jasper Film Festival 2006.

AN INTRODUCTION TO LUCID DREAM EXPLORATION: John Paul Grigsby, USA 2006, 4 min, Canadian Premiere; A lucid dream visualized frame by frame on an etch–a–sketch.

CRACKER ATTACKER: Morgan Mead, USA 2006, 4 min, ***World Premiere***; Our unsuspecting hero never thought the evil Nazi–animal crackers would come back, but he was DEAD wrong!

DROP: Flemming Jetmar, UK 2007, 4 min, Canadian Premiere; Upon falling out of a Tornado: smoke ′em if you got′em.

HAIRLADY **Update: Spirit award for Best International Short, Silver Award Winner**: David Birdsell, USA 2006, 8 min, Toronto Premiere; Who is the hairlady? Who is her mysterious visitor? What is she doing with all that hair? Award Winner: Best Experimental Film – Byron Bay Film Festival (Australia) / Best Short Film – 2007 Victoria International Film & Video Festival.

OPERATION: FISH **Update: Audience choice for Best International Short, Silver Award Winner**: Jeff Riley, USA 2007, 10 min, Canadian Premiere; A secret agent, armed with a time–displacement gun, must retrieve a child′s goldfish before its secret energy is harnessed in this gorgeous stop–animated short.

THE DRIFT **Update: Spirit award for Best International Short, Bronze Award Winner**: Kelly Sears, USA 2007, 8 min, Canadian Premiere; After a mysterious signal from space envelopes a 60s era space-mission, it reaches the Earth giving rise to revolution.

THE UN-GONE: Simon Bovey, UK 2006, 8 min, Toronto Premiere; In 2020 global travel is simple. Step into a matter transporter in one time zone and arrive seconds later in another. But this apparent golden age of travel without boundaries has its shadow side. And when the system malfunctions, one man discovers the dark truth behind the corporate facade. Award Winner: Best Overall Film in Festival – Hollywood DV/HD Festival / Second Place – Science Fiction Short Film Festival, Seattle, USA.

TRIONYX (SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE): Nick Childs, USA 2006, 5 min, Canadian Premiere; Godzilla! Meet Trionyx! The fight is on!
Award Winner: Best Short Film – Boston Underground Film Festival

WAR ON SOUND: Eric Althin and Shannon Henegan, Sweden 2007, 3 min; Hyperspace travel, anti–gravity ping–pong games and Swedish singing duo The Moonbabies all rolled into a 70s style Sci–Fi setting.