More Canadian shorts, but these are more focused on art and the artist’s life.
L’année de l’os
Some weird abstract shit. Pretty entertaining under different circumstances, but it was also fairly hypnotic and I think it put me to sleep. Not kidding, but I also blame the fact that I was tired that day.
The Sapporo Project
A lovely animated short featuring the work of Japanese artist and calligrapher Gazanbou Higuchi.
Lippset Diaries
An imaginary peek inside the tortured mind of experimental filmmaker Arthur Lippset
Madame Perrault’s Bluebeard
A disturbing retelling of the story of Bluebeard, where fiction and reality merge.
Figs in Motion
Two butch daddies put on tutus and prance about. Then they put on horse heads and keep going. Very, very cute.
Ghost Noise
The longest film of the series, this is a look at Inuit artist Shuvinai Ashoona, her life in Cape Dorset, and the strange, wonderful things going through her mind.
Flawed
A long-distance relationship between an artist and a successful plastic surgeon, narrated by the artist herself and illustrated with hand-painted postcards. The resolution definitely counts as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming
Break a Leg
An aspiring actor rehearses a scene with his grandson in a diner. Better than it sounds.
Labour Laws
Anything a woman can do, she can do pregnant! Wait, even pole dancing? Sure! Why not?
Exposed
An elevator breakdown leads to a moment of passion between a photographer and his surprise subject. Hilarious and erotic.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Biddie Schitzerman
An eightysomething standup comedienne’s last show with her loyal sidekick. Or is it? CMoH #2 of the night.