Metro Cinema Society: EIFF: OOB 7

EIFF: OOB 7

Alberta 2008, 41 min, Dir: Various

In Our Own Backyard #7 (41 min)

Crossing Rio Grande
Edmonton, 20 min, Edmonton, Dir: Jason Sacha
Two brothers, as intermediaries in a criminal organization, must choose how far they will go in order to enjoy the good life. They must decide what a 'made man' is really made of. Contains extreme violence. With:

Bullets
Edmonton, 1.5 min, Dir: John Osborne
Animation. Bullets move to the groove in a mechanical way - getting more ominous over time. With:

The Son of Santo (El hijo del Santo)
Edmonton, 20 min, Dir: Adonay Guerrero
Juan, a young outsider who lives in poverty, used to believe that his father was the famous wrestler "Santo". Unexpectedly, his father leaves him. And Juan's life leads him to a situation where he must embrace who he is - the Son of Santo! Spanish with English subtitles.

The Boiler Room
Calgary, 10 min, Calgary, Dir: Jonathan Joffe
Six Minutes. Even under torture the terrorist who planted the bomb claims she doesn't know the code to disarm it. But they also have her daughter... Contains scenes of brutality and violence.

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.