August 14-21, 2009 - 8 Nights Of New Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Movies!

2009 Program

Shorts After Dark (International Short Film Showcase)

11 Short Films, 97 mins in Total
Sunday, Aug 16 2009, 1.30 pm, Bloor Cinema
$12 ($10 Students)

SHORTS AFTER DARK comprises 11 absolutely mind-blowing new horror, sci-fi, action, and cult short films from around the world, including a number of international award winners. Co-presented with the Worldwide Short Film Festival

Zombie Zombie (6 min) / France
Dir. Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann
Plastic is the warmest place to hide. An impeccable homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing starring a cast of GI JOE action figures.

The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (10 Min) / USA
Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal, Winner: Best Short Film
FantasicFest Austin, Winner: Special Jury Prize
Dir. Richard Gale
Throw out that machete, lose the chainsaw. Jason, Leatherface and all the others have nothing on this psycho-killer’s weapon choice and unrelenting persistence.

Santa: The Fascist Years (4 Min) / USA
Dir. Bill Plympton
Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) narrates classified documents that shed light on the mysterious circumstances of Saint Nick’s flirtation with fascism. Deliriously animated by Bill Plympton (I MARRIED A STRANGE PERSON!, IDIOTS AND ANGELS).

When It Will Be Silent (7 min) / Israel
World Premiere
Dir. Dan Sachar
In the aftermath of an apocalypse, a man’s tragic loss leads him to an unequivocal decision.

Welgunzer (14 min) / USA
Canadian Premiere
Dir. Bradford Schmidt
Donald was going to build a time machine. He was going to travel into the future… and murder himself.

A Little Mouth to Feed (9 min) / USA
Canadian Premiere
Winner: Best Horror Short, Cape Fear Festival
Dir. Jack Daniel Stanely
Her prayers for a child unheeded, a desperate woman calls on demonic forces to fulfill maternal desires no matter the consequence.

Die Schneider Krankheit (11 min) / Spain
Dir. Javier Chillon
A space capsule lands in Germany and its contents give way to a viral epidemic in this faux-newsreel that painstakingly recreates an alternate history through a seamlessly authentic aesthetic.

The Black Dog’s Progress (3 min) / UK
Dir. Stephen Irwin
A black dog’s tragic life animated across a series of flipbooks.

King of Power 4 Billion % (14 min) / AUSTRALIA
Canadian Premiere
Dir. Paul Roberston
It’s the end of the world as we know it, but we won’t go out without a fight. Witness “an animation for a future generation” by pixel animator Paul Robertson, veteran artist of several video games including Contra 4, Drawn to Life and the upcoming Nintendo DS title Scribblenauts.

X-Mess Detrius (2 min) / USA
Canadian Premiere
Dir. Voltaire
A nightmarish parable on the consequences of Christmas gift-giving. Animated in stop-motion by TAD veteran Voltaire and narrated by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance.

USERS GUIDE TO IMAGINARY FRIENDS (Abridged) 19 min / Spain
Canadian Premiere
Dir. Ciro Altabas
Captain Kiloton has been Fernando’s imaginary friend for over twenty years, an unheard of length of time for most imaginary friend placements, but unfortunately for Kiloton that friendship may be in jeopardy.