From Left Field (Shorts)

Sometimes a “normal” movie just isn’t enough. For those of you who like to see filmmakers stretch the definition of cinema (albeit, with a good sense of humor), we present this collection of alternately wacky, weird, and beautiful experimental films.

SHOWTIMES:
Mon Apr 30 7:15 PM - Landmark 3 (IMM Screening room)

Tues May 1 7:30 PM -  Key Cinemas

EVOCATION
South Korea (Director: Jaeyoon Park, 4 minutes)
Adapted from Kim So Wol’s poem of the same name, Evocation is a lushly animated ode to spiritual growth.

FOR[R]EST IN THE DES[S]ERT
Spain (Director: Luiso Berdejo, 12 minutes)
A young boy searches for his brother who mysteriously disappeared.

HAIRLADY
U.S. (Director: David Birdsell, 9 minutes)
Hairlady is a musical exploration of one man’s hair and the old woman who collects it.

I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY, AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN
U.S. (Director: Keith Snyder, 15 minutes)
From the director of the 2006 selection Credo, comes a short crime musical about two thugs, one husband, one angry wife and three simple lines every husband should know.

Last year, we opened our “Horizons” program with PATTERNS. This year, we bring that film back along with the two shorts that conclude this utterly unique trilogy.

PATTERNS
Canada (Director: Jamie Travis, 9 minutes)
Pauline waits for a phone call, misses the phone call, then takes a bath.

PATTERNS 2
Canada (Director: Jamie Travis, 14minutes)
Michael finds a mysterious package of Chinese food outside his door and calls the woman he suspects sent it.

PATTERNS 3
Canada (Director: Jamie Travis, 19 minutes)
In the trilogy's conclusion, Michael, having sent Pauline paper airplane love letters all night, has a bad case of paper cuts. With damaged hands and anguished hearts, Pauline and Michael reveal the details of their relationship through song and dance.

THE SADDEST BOY IN THE WORLD
Canada (Director: Jamie Travis, 14 minutes)
Timothy Higgins, always picked last for the team, is The Saddest Boy in the World, and even birthday cake and musical chairs can’t lift his spirits in this dark, dark comedy.