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Saturday, March 22
9:30-11pm
Games People Play

Fish But No Cigar

Tara White and Lyn Eliot, USA, 4m
An animated movie about a woman with bigger fish to fry.

Toro Bravo

Madi Pillar, Manitoba, Canada, 4m
A symbolic bull fight expresses a poetic sadness at the brutality of our times and the omnipresence of violence as spectacle.

Seeking Bimaadiziiwin

Kelly Saxberg, Ontario, 31m
Reserve life, family problems and the death of a close friend push Kaitlyn, a young Anishinawbe woman, into a deep depression. Following a suicide attempt and a lengthy hospital stay in a strange city, she is encouraged by her psychiatrist to participate in group therapy with three other Anishinawbe youth. However, a series of events and losses continue to make Kaitlyn's recovery uncertain. It's not until she almost loses one of her new close friends, that she begins to see clearly how precious life is.

Yellow Sticky Notes

Jeff Chiba Stearns, British Columbia, Canada, 6m
2300 drawing on 4x6 yellow sticky notes. A small internal reflection on one’s rule as an artist manifests itself into a discussion about major political and environmental crises.

If I see Randy again do you want me to hit him with the axe?

Vivieno Caldinelli, Ontario, Canada, 15m
A crusty and crafty lumberjack abuses the power he has over his bumbling colleagues when he insists upon meeting quota in an extremely dodgy manner.

I Have Seen The Future

Cam Christiansen, Saskatchewan, Canada, 6m
While playing a casual summer game of tennis in Calgary South, a father and son are relentlessly antagonized by three young troublemakers. Kris Demeanor’s witty lyrics combine with Christiansen’s innovative stop-motion animation to create an utterly charming lament about today’s youth. (Canada’s Top 10)

Loucos de Futebol (Beyond Soccer)

Halder Gomes, Brazil, 22m 20s
Loucos de Futebol shows the passion of Brazilians for football. As well, it reveals that the most popular sport on earth is much more than a thing called… “Soccer”.

Doxology

Michael Langan, USA, 6m 10s
An exploration of the relationship between the terrestrial and the celestial via singing tennis ball. (OIAF)