Repeated Crimes
Shorts Program I
Friday, Oct 16 2009, 7:00PM
Al Green Theatre
Co-presented by Worldwide Short Film Festival, Association for Native Development in the Performing & Visual Arts
2009, Canada, 18 min, Digital Beta, World Premiere
Director: Thomas King
Much to the chagrin of an upscale gallery owner, a defiant Totem pole takes root in an unwelcome environment.
Buddha's Smile
2008, Russia, 20 min, Beta SP, Buryat, North America Premiere
Director: Bair Dyshenov
Set against the breathtaking landscape of a buryat village near the holy Lake Baikal, Russia, this poetic film captures a little boy’s journey home, and the spiritual awakening awaiting him there.
2009, Canada, 14 min, Digital Beta
Director: Sarah Siddons
Producer: Nyla Innuksuk
In this sensitive and heartfelt piece, a young man tries to reconcile his past while trying to find a place for himself in the future.
2009, Canada, 18 min, Digital Beta, World Premiere
Director: Tracey Deer
A hip, young Native woman leaves the reserve to find love in the big city. But finding Mr. Right can go horribly wrong…
2008, Russia, 22 min, Russian and Komi
Director: Philipp Abryutin
It is 1946 and the members of a reindeer-herding camp are on the lookout for an escaped prisoner. Despite the best of intentions, an honest mistake has drastic consequences for a local youth.
