Sept. 25, 2021 Saturday
Murmur
Heather Young1h 25mCanadaEnglish Narrative FeatureDonna has recently been convicted of Driving while Impaired and is ordered to perform community service at the local animal shelter. When an elderly dog is scheduled to be euthanized, Donna decides to take the dog home and quickly realizes his companionship can ease her loneliness. In a futile attempt to fill the emptiness she feels, Donna begins to take home more and more animals and she is soon in over her head.
Saturday Afternoon Shorts
In this Program
- The Other Morgan
- Alison Rich14mUSAEnglish Narrative Short
- A Fresh Perspective
- Aaron Hosé12mUSAEnglish Documentary Short
- Jeep Boys
- Alec Pronovost20mCanadaEnglish, French Narrative Short
- Limited Time Offer Act Now
- Aaron Wertheimer9mUSAEnglish Narrative Short
- Transfer
- Sage Mears, Aaron Pagniano12mUSAEnglish Narrative Short
- Landgraves
- Jean-François Leblanc23mCanadaEnglish Narrative Short
- Porch Light
- Julia Bergeron9mUSAEnglish Narrative Short
Mother's Day
Travis Carlson2hUSAEnglish Narrative FeatureA Mother struggling with mental illness and financial strain mentions her plan to impulsively move across the country, again. Her Son learns with each question that he, alone, has literally one-shot to save his mother from a potentially deadly setback. We witness the true story of two complex minds fighting to find love, and their loved one, in the darkness.
Itchy Fingers
Anna Nilles, Marco Jake1h 47mUSAEnglish Narrative FeatureIn this biting satire, an aspiring teenage comedian joins a theatre group and is cast to play a school shooter. Will this "funny man" be able to pull off such a heavy role? A film that satirizes the way buzz culture feeds national tragedies and reckons with the way social media shapes our engagement of violence and comedy.