Metro Cinema Society: EIFF: OOB 6

EIFF: OOB 6

Alberta 2008, 41 min, Dir: Various

In Our Own Backyard #6 (41 min)

The Curse of the Piano
Calgary 9 min, Dir: Michael Peterson
A farm hand's forbidden love leads him to play the ultimate love song only to discover that the ultimate consequences for his actions might be paid with his own humanity in this poetic period piece that blends horror, surrealism and melodrama. With:

Suicidium
Edmonton, 7 min, Dir: Joel Douglas Abrahamson
A girl who has become emotionally numb ends her life but not before methodically wrapping up all loose ends. Contains coarse language. With:

Visages
Calgary, 15 min, Dir: Lyle Pisio
Stop-motion animation. Ely discovers that his perception of reality depends on the face he chooses to wear. With:

Colony
Edmonton, 9.5 min, Dir: Michael Olson
Five human lab rats discover that the unknown substance injected into them turns them on to a completely different reality.

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.