Dynamic, inventive, and irreverent, this excellent shorts program features some of the most captivating films ever put to screen, by up and coming directors to keep an eye on.

Pariah (Dee Rees, US, 2006): A lesbian teen unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to please her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas, and leads to explosive consequences.

Night Falls Fast (Mark Robert Jackson, US, 2007): A wayward meth addict and his boyfriend are summoned to his rural childhood home to check on his grieving father following his mother’s death. Conflict reveals family secrets leading to tragedy and a chance for redemption.

For the Love of God (Joe Tucker, UK, 2007): A dynamic and inventive animated film, For the Love of God is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham, an overgrown man-child who lives with his tyrannical mother and pet jackdaw in a Christian bookshop. Will Graham consummate his unholy fantasy and can it live up to his expectations?

Kali Ma (Soman Chainani, US, 2007): When an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice.

The Saddest Boy in the World (Jamie Travis, Canada, 2006): Friendlessness, suburban complacency, and prescription drugs have conspired against young Timothy Higgens, making this the worst year yet.

ADMISSION:  $10 non-member / $8 members