Washed In Blue (Preview) | 1 : 12 |
Jesse and Fiona find themselves to be an equal match for each other’s antagonisms every time they cross paths. An inevitable love affair ensues, as does an unwanted pregnancy. And for the first time in their young lives, they are forced to bear the full brunt of their actions.
Film by Writer/Director: Tom Fennario | Producers: Tom Fennario & Lorne Hilster
Starring: Christine Ghawi & Dan P.F. Jeannotte
Drama | Trailer | HD, Panasonic AG-HMC150, Mini35 adapter, 35mm lens | English
The Hermitian Penny
A penny is abandoned on a money tray as an object of insult. A turning point in the penny’s life as it embarks on a journey in search of identity, acceptance and a place within society. Kicked around, stepped on and ignored, the penny survives through sleet and rain until a young boy picks it up and leads it to its fateful end.
Film by Writer/Director: Raphael Levy | Producer: Raphael Levy & Paul Baraka | Executive producers: Danny Rossner & Tony Roman
Drama | 18 minutes | HD, Panasonic AG-HMC150, Red Rock adapter, 35mm lens | English
Fund Rising Commercial | 0 : 30 |
CTV & GLOBAL TV Advertising for the Hospital Fund Rising.
Film by directors: David Gascon & Raphael Levy | Producers: Rachard Boz
Fashion | 30 second | HD, Panasonic AG-HMC150, 35mm lens | English
PhotoDerma Commercial | 0 : 54 |
A well-to-do gay couple are having problems in their relationship. The emotionally needy, hairier one of the two, seeks his approval by seeing how much hair he can remove from his body, with his hands! “Stop torturing yourself come to Photoderma!”
Producers: Elias Varoutsos & Ken Proulx
Comedy | 30 second | HD, Panasonic AG-HMC150, 35mm lens | French
Flamingo Flamenco | 5 : 10 |
In this film, two inexperienced dancers dream to become stars flaminco dancer. Rejected from a film production company, they will seek the help of a great “Flamingo” master!
Film by Director: Raphael Levy | Producers: 2880 Film Blitz
Starring: Constantine Kourtidis, Dalia Marom, Emma Sara & Vanessa Matsui
Comedy | 5 minutes | Video, Panasonic DVX-100B | English
Book Of Wisdom (Preview Soon)
Danny Brown was unhappy with his life, invisible to the girl he liked, and constantly picked on by his co-worker. When a magical book boasting “All The Answers” appears in his apartment, Danny’s life starts to turn around. Suddenly he’s getting the attention of his dream girl, respect from his boss, and a new found confidence. As Danny goes through the chapters, step by step, he realizes he’s changing, but is the change for the better?
Film by Director: Lorne Hilster | Writer: Ryan Costelo Jr. | Producer: Josh Kimmel
Starring: Josh Kimmel, Erika Rosenbaum, Larry Day, Mike Paterson, Christine Ghawi & Noël Burton (Voice)
Comedy | 26 minutes | HD, JVC, Canon XH-A1 | English
Couple Of Schizophrenic | 3 : 03 |
What happen when indie music meet ballroom dancing? COUPLE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC is a song by the rising Montréal band, The Darling Demaes.
Film by Director: Lorne Hilster | Producer: Erik Virtanen
Music Video | 2 minutes | HD | English
Going Up | 5 : 55 |
Two completely different men are “stuck” in an elevator together. Several unintentional and inappropriate things are said, and this leads to a very uncomfortable situation.
Film by Director: Robert Ditchburn | Writer: Adam Mabus Czartoryski | Producer: Josh Kimmel
Starring: Benz Antoine & Josh Kimmel
Comedy | 6 minutes | Video, Panasonic DVX-100B | English
Trad Mad Lads | 5 : 04 |
Trad Mad Lads is based on the first nervous feeling of playing in front of your peers. Anyone who has practiced any instrument in front of the mirror still feels the twist of the stomach when they play in front of other musicians or audience. Even established professional musicians feel the butterfly in the guts before they step on stage. The character Mick goes through this feeling, worried that he will not make the cut, will he get a position of a regular paid musician in the band? The New Guitarist is also loosely based on an incident that happened in Liberties bar in Camden, London.
Film by Writer/Director: Cormac McGrath | Producers: Cormac McGrath, Julia Mangafas, Lorne Hilster & Alana Mark
Music: TML starring David Gossage, Marc Antoine Berube, Ross Griffiths, Jonathan Kelly & Cormac McGrath
Starring: Jonathan Kelly, Ross Griffiths, Philippe Du Berger, Marc Antoine Berube & Shane Murphy
Musical comedy | 5 minutes | HD | English
Mars et Vénus (Mars and Venus) | 10 : 00 |
Small alleviating discussion of a couple. But are they really thinking what they say?
Film by Writer/Director: Maxim Rheault | Producers: Maxim Rheault
Starring: Mélanie Pilon & Fred-Éric Salvail
Comedy | 10 minutes | Video, Panasonic DVX-100B | French
Dirty Laundry | 3 : 56 |
What happens when a beautiful girl ask you to watch over their personal lingerie in a laundromat? Another laundry fantasy.
Film by Writer/Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Sam Stiban
Starring: Alex Woods, Janet Lane & Nancy Tang
Comedy | 4 minutes | Video | English
Piano Lessons : A Comedic Opera (Preview) | 0 : 51 |
Conrad is a typical nine-year-old, who is forced by his mother to learn how to play piano. Like most curious kids, Conrad is often distracted and can’t fulfill the strict practice demands of his sixty-five-year-old piano teacher. When he arrives unprepared and ten minutes late for his weekly lesson, Conrad begins a comedic struggle to outwit his wise old teacher and survice the piano lesson.
Film by Writer/Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Erahm Christopher & Sam Stiban | Composer: Darren Fung
Starring: Jessica Lloyd & Alexander Toope
Music Opera | 7 minutes | S16mm, Arri SR2 camera | English
Calexico
Focused on one of the most precious natural resources on the planet, this stirring documentary presents an insightful look at the impacts of one of the largest water transfers to date. By blending breathtaking cinematography with revealing interviews and a unique style of storytelling, Christopher create a thought-provoking film that aims to educated, entertain and inspire change in the Imperial Valley, one of the Colorado River’s biggest water consumers.
Film by Writer/Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Erahm Christopher & JC Pohl
Documentary | Not finished yet | Video, Panasonic DVX-100B | English
Je Serai Là (I Will Be There) | 3 : 43 |
Sung by 13-year-old, rising Canadian singer, Valerie Lahaie, JE SERAI LÀ is a sentimental song about saying good-bye to a special friend.
Film by Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Sam Stiban, Linda Cadieux & Zoli Juhansz
Drama | 4 minutes | S16mm, Arri SR2 camera, Video, Panasonic DVX-100A | French
Devil’s Rose (Preview) | 1 : 27 |
Daniel, a lonely bicylcle deliveryman longs for Rose, the only beauty in a dark contemporary town. However, his unsightly appearance and abusive father, has made Daniel too ashamed to declare his love and allow him to escape his loneliness. When a foul rain falls on the town, a stranger appears at his father’s pawnshop and propose to take away Daniel’s ugliness. Daniel agree to the accord and gives the gentleman freewill to collect his debt and leave behind a tail of tragedy, loss and sorrow.
Film by Writer/Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Erahm Christopher & JC Pohl | Executive Producers: Brian Johnson & David Gascon
Starring: Nathalie Vansier, Tod Fennell, Larry Day, Lynne Adams, Bill Corday, Vanessa Pilon, Natacha Noël, Dennis St John & Dorren Fagan
Drama | 18 minutes | S16mm, Arri SR2 camera | English
Après-Nous (After Us) | 10 : 55 |
When Michèle left the town to pursue her carreer as a trumpeteer, she never looked behind. Now that she is back in town the clock as been thicking many times and things have changed. Michèle is challenge by the fact her ex-lover Christophe try to build his own family and her best friend Jonathan as been dumpted by his girlfriend.
Film by Writer/Director: Joëlle R.Malo | Producers: Joëlle R.Malo
Starring: Enrica Boucher, Philippe Laperrière, Patrick Beauchemin, Alexandre Leroux, Monique Robillard & Léa Crépeau
Drama | 11 minutes | 16mm, Arri SR1 camera | French
Edmund (Preview) | 0 : 39 |
Edmund is a socially challenged inventory clerk struggling to interpret life in the complex world in which he lives. Despite autistic tendencies, unflattering honesty and a mooching brother, he has managed to maintain a job, routine and relationship, which provides normality to his life. However, Edmund’s comfortable existence turns chaotic when he decides to surprise his girlfriend with a wedding proposal.
Writers: Erahm Christopher & Daniel Romanski | Film by Director: Erahm Christopher | Producers: Erahm Christopher, JC Pohl & Sam Stiban
Starring: Daniel Romanski, Evy Kartus-Solomon, Martin Dansky, Valerie Chokron, Doreen Fagan, Shawn Zimmerman, Mike Paterson, Jesse Corbeil, Dominique Browne & Ivana Shein
Drama | 18 minutes | 16mm, Aaton camera | English
After his studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal, David Gascon quickly emerged as a cinematographer in the independent filmmaking industry. Characterized by a soft visual style, Gascon also explored different schools of cinematography creating a style that could be taken as pleasant realism. Although working as a cinematographer, Gascon has also worked in the capacity as director, photographer and producer for various projects such as commercials, music videos and short films. Gascon first step in cinematography has been recognized with the award winning short film Devil's Rose.