Metro Cinema Society: EIFF: OOB 9

EIFF: OOB 9

Alberta 2008, 50 min, Dir: Various

In Our Own Backyard #9 (50 min)

Looking Glass
Red Deer, 9 min, Dir: Harley Hay
Looking Glass is a dark and twisted tale of a beautiful young woman who's vanity leads her into a strange and terrible world on the other side of a mysterious mirror. With:

The Femme Fatale
Calgary 10 min, Dir: Jonathan Joffe
Sam is a detective. Bring him a murder and he'll find you the killer. But when Sam's ex wife walks through his door, she brings him a crime case with a twist. She knows who the killer is. He needs to find the victim. With:

Invisible
Edmonton, 11 min, Dir: Neil Grahn
Invisible is a comedy about three middle-aged women who decide that they are not going to just quietly become 'invisible'. Instead, they concoct a daring plan to seize back their self-respect and get some satisfaction. With:

Midnight Matinee
Didsbury, 9.5 min, Dir: J. Scott Portingale
Film's official website: Stop-motion animation. The camera character discovers a magical flash, which to its surprise can bring any inanimate object to life. Using the newly found magical wand the camera character acts as a movie making maestro by recruiting objects in the house as cast and crew before creating a film. Saturated with tantalizing visuals and supported by a swinging score, Midnight Matinee is sure to stimulate the senses. www.prairiefirepictures.com/midnight_matinee.php With:

Not So Cruel, Today
Edmonton, 9 min, Dir: Norm Fassbender
Hortense sells Blue Paper Butterflies - her body and soul - on the dark streets of her Blue Paper Doll City. She has been abused by the man she loves - the Brute. Desperate for help, she calls on the other man in her life - the Butterfly Man, an Angel of Death. The Brute must now confront the Butterfly Man or let Hortense go. Hortense needs to know who truly wants and loves her. A grotesque fantasy of hope.

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.