We’re kicking off our SIXTH great season next month and we’d love it if you could join us. We have an amazing lineup of films and after that, we’ll be walking over to Lou Dawg’s Southern BBQ (76 Gerrard St. E.) for food, beverages, and post-screening conversation. We’d love it if you could join us!
Thursday January 12th at 7:00pm
Carlton Cinemas
20 Carlton Street (steps from College subway station)
OBJECT
Dir: Paulina Skibińska
Poland – 2015
Object is a creative and abstract image of an underwater search. The action takes place in the dimensions of two worlds – ice desert and underwater. The story is told from the point of view of the rescue team, of the diver entering the water all covered by ice, and of the ordinary people waiting on the shore.
- Winner, Short Film Special Jury Prize for Visual Poetry – Sundance Film Festival
Duration: 15:00
PEACE IN THE VALLEY
Dirs: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher
USA – 2015
Peace in the Valley follows the town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas on the eve of a groundbreaking vote for LGBT rights. As the polls close, citizens on all sides of the issue grapple with the roles faith, sexuality and commerce play in their personal lives and community. Meanwhile, at the largest outdoor production of the life of Christ in the USA, the audience is waiting and the show must go on.
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
Duration: 15:00
SUNRISE ON THE TOTAL CHAOS
Dir: Craig Norris
Canada – 2016
An experimental short that surrealistically transports viewers to the deck of the Total Chaos, a lobster fishing vessel on the magnificent Bay of Fundy at sunrise.
Duration: 5:00
THE SHINING STAR OF LOSERS EVERYWHERE – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
Dir: Mickey Duzyj
USA – 2016
The strange but true story of how Japanese racehorse Haru Urara became a nationally celebrated symbol of perseverance while enduring a losing streak of epic proportions. Director and artist Mickey Duzyj traveled to Japan to uncover the story behind the horse’s unlikely rise to celebrity, and presents this animated short as the answer to how an undersized horse who vowed to “Never Give Up” became known as The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere..
- Official Selection – Sundance Film Festival
Duration: 18:00
ROUGH WATERS
Dir: Claire Imler
USA – 2016
Submerged in the darkness of her depression, Katie struggles to stay afloat the rough waters in her life, but uncovers what matters most in her journey to recovery.
Duration: 6:30
THESE C*CKSUCKING TEARS
Dir: Dan Taberski
USA – 2016
The uncompromising voice behind the first gay-themed country music album – 40 years after its release.
- Official Selection – Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Duration: 16:00
UNDERDOG
Dirs: Naomi Mark and Vivian Belik
Canada – 2016
With economic and physical challenges in the way, a young Japanese expat prepares to compete in a 1000 mile dog sled race to fulfill her mother’s dying wish.
Duration: 10:00
Show us your shorts and we’ll show you ours! The Facebook RSVP is free, advance tickets are (still!) just $10, and door tickets are only $12. And why not bring a friend? 🙂