The Ties That Bind

Our families make us who we are, for better or for worse. In this collection of shorts, familial relations are shown in all their glory – and in all their darkness.

SHOWTIMES:
Mon Apr 30 9:15 PM - Landmark 3 (IMM Screening room)

Tues May 1 9:15 PM -  Landmark 3 (IMM Screening room)

AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE
Scotland (Director: Marisa Zanotti, 10 minutes)
A newspaper editor and his teenage brother arrange a Christmas homecoming for their convict father.

CHICXULUB
U.S. (Director: Malona P. Voigt, 15 minutes)
Suburban parents believe their world is about to end when they receive a phone call informing them their daughter has been involved in a terrible automobile accident. Based on the story by T.C. Boyle.

FAMILY REUNION
Iceland (Director: Isold Uggasdottir, 19 minutes)
A New Yorker returns to her native Iceland for her grandfather’s birthday party carrying a secret she’s afraid to reveal – only to find out that she’s the one in for a surprise.

THE GREAT ZAMBINI
Spain (Director: Igor Legarreta, Emilio Perez, 14 minutes)
A former circus performer father will go to great lengths to please his son.

MARRYING GOD
U.S. (Director: Duke Johnson, 19 minutes)
A young girl confronts the harsh realities of life and learns that nothing is quite what it seems, especially her big sister.

POP FOUL
U.S. (Director: Moon Molson, 19 minutes)
When a young boy sees his father take a beating from a local thug, he becomes witness to a series of family betrayals that send him down his own destructive path.

SWEETIE
Scotland (Director: Becky Brazil, 10 minutes)
On a trip home from the supermarket, a young girl discovers that her mother doesn’t always know best.