Seeking out another short film, I decided to take a look at Children of Fate. This drama takes place in Hungary in 1945. Director Natasha Baron based it on her mother’s memories, and has said
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Beau Comme Dans Les Films: A Review
Today I checked out a French Canadian romantic comedy called Beau Comme Dans Les Films. (That’s “beautiful as in the movies”.) This is a short film about a teenage girl with a large interest in
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Down Here Set to Premiere in Vancouver
(Via Wireservice.ca) Down Here, a film set in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver that blends elements of a crime thriller and a contemporary social drama, will make its theatrical premiere April 17th in the city
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Blind Luck and Backyard: Mini-Reviews
Today, I decided to take a look at a couple two-minute animated Canadian movies. The first was called Blind Luck, a movie about an elderly woman and her dog. Since the woman is blind, the
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The Environmentalist: A Review
The Environmentalist is an interesting, Canadian-produced short about saving the Earth, but it pretty much stars a freak who goes on out of control rants in his saving attempts. Starting at the appropriately named Kranky
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Adventures of Owen: A Review
The Adventures of Owen, written and directed by David Cadiz, is a short independent Canadian film about a little boy who has a huge interest in a girl in his class. It starts off in Owen’s
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