The Witching Hour
Late Night Shorts Program
Friday, Oct 21 2011, 11:30PM
TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2
Co-presented by Rue Morgue
Neil Discovers the Moon
2011, USA, 1 min, MiniDV, PG
English and Kiowa with English subtitles
World Premiere
Director: Steven Judd
It’s one giant step for man, one giant leap backwards for mankind in this cheeky reimagining of the lunar landing....more
AstroNoobs
2011, Canada, 7 min, HDCAM, 18A
World Premiere
Director: Zane Knisely
Producer: Cam Lizotte
On a seemingly barren planet, an incompetent leader takes a team of “spaced out” astronauts on a harrowing, crass and super-groovy misadventure....more
Eagle vs. Sparrow
2011, Canada, 10 min, Digital Beta, 14A
Anishinabemowin and English with English subtitles
World Premiere
Director: Michelle Derosier
A cast of hybrid human-animals navigate this traditionallegend- turned-high-school-drama about the time Eagle was forced to race an over-confident Sparrow....more
Grumpy Old Man
2010, USA, 0 min 30 sec, DVCAM, PG
Canada Premiere
Director: Tristan Craig
A senior living in Legoland learns that life is short after he “grumps” one time too many....more
Native Time
2010, USA, 10 min, HDCAM, PG
Ontario Premiere
Director: Cup'luaq (Jack Dalton)
In this clash of cultures, an Inuit hunter from an older age scours the barren landscape in search of food, but an unexpected turn takes him into a strange world where time has a different meaning....more
Search for the World's Best Indian Taco
2010, USA, 10 min, HDCAM, 14A
Director: Steven Judd
A whimsical story of a Choctaw grandfather who regales his grandson with a magical tale of a man named Three Shades of Black who is on a quest to find the ultimate meal....more
Office Worker Delight
2010, Canada, 7 min, MiniDV, 18A
Toronto Premiere
Director: Zachary Goodfellow
A cubicle worker’s poetic rant on society turns into a twisted cinematic statement of pent-up 9-to-5 contemporary office angst....more
Jesus Indian
2010, Canada, 8 min, Digital Beta, 14A
World Premiere
Director: Marie Clements
With a haunting score and stunning visuals, Jesus Indian dramatically depicts the cinematic, down-and-out story of an incarcerated Indigenous woman....more
Bloodland
2011, Canada, 4 min, HDCAM, 18A
Blackfood and English with English subtitles
Ontario Premiere
Director: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Blending theatre with film, this distinctive short puts forward a gruesome and immutable image of the detrimental impact of oil extraction on Mother Earth....more
I Need You, Need Me
2011, Canada, 2 min, Digital Beta, 18A
Toronto Premiere
Director: Danyel Fortin
Loneliness becomes a fatal weakness once family members become brain-eating zombies!...more
Chased: Version 2
2011, USA, 4 min, Beta SP, 18A
World Premiere
Director: SuperFly Filmmaking
An unrelenting predator and a terrifying chase culminate in the horror of a stomach-turning request....more
#%!?djävel (Darned lapp)
2010, Sweden, 4 min, 14A
Swedish with English subtitles
North America Premiere
Director: Per-Josef Idivuoma
A Sámi youth finds a sinister solution to his problems through a new group of friends....more
Dead Creek
2009, New Zealand, 11 min, HDCAM, PG
Ontario Premiere
Director: Benjimin Southwell
Two worlds collide around a sacred waterhole in this supernatural thriller....more