Metro Cinema Society: EIFF: OOB 1

EIFF: OOB 1

Alberta 2008, 42 min, Dir: Various

In Our Own Backyard #1 (42 min)

Art As Life
Edmonton, 14 min, Dir: Adolfo Ruiz
A young artist falls in love on a day when he had other plans. With:

Buy'er Beware
Calgary, 6.5 min, Dir: Don Best and Keely Bruce
1890. Alberta Prairies. A cowboy sends away for a mail order bride and gets more than he expected! With:

The Observer
Edmonton, 11 min, Dir: Oliver McGarvey
"This film portrays the story of a young man observing an elder man, creating a symbolic gesture within the mysterious world of generational differences. Its interpretation, although left open, should reside within the realm of generations shaping their own distinctive landscape". (Oliver McGarvey) With:

Zinneke
Calgary, 9 min, Dir: James Reckseidler
French with English subtitles. After falling in love with a mysterious jazz saxophonist in a club the previous night, a young man searches the streets of Brussels in order to find her.

A series of short film packages produced by Albertans.

For the second consecutive year, the Edmonton International Film Festival is proud to present a full-day of films made right here, In Our Own Backyard. From the more the one hundred (100) films submitted by Albertans, these 37 shorts represent filmmakers at all stages of their careers and a diversity in both style and content. Following each short film package, our Hosts will moderate an audience Q&A with attending filmmakers. So rest up and get set to feast on 9 hours of 100% Alberta beef!

Sponsored by Metro Cinema and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. Tickets are $10 at the door. Metro & EIFF passes are honored.