Metro Cinema Society: EIFF: OOB 5

EIFF: OOB 5

Alberta 2008, 43 min, Dir: Various

In Our Own Backyard #5 (43 min)

Operation: Operation
Edmonton, 12 min, Dir: Courtney Garvin
Alex undergoes a cosmetic brain operation with the hope of transforming his sickly ego into that of a Super Action Hero so he can finally seek revenge on Linda - the evil doctor responsible for his misery. www.operationfilm.com With:

Die, Dracula, Die: A Tale of Terror By Bram Stoker
Edmonton, 1.5 min, Dir: Mark Jowett
The timeless battle between good and evil comes to the big screen as Dracula faces his oldest and most deadly nemesis. www.deedthefilmy.com With:

The Glory Years
Edmonton, 30 min, Dir: Marcin Sokolowski
Vincent Koninskavich serves his last day of a ten year sentence in an interview room pondering about his life and how he became the man he was destined to be. Contains extreme violence and coarse language.

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.