The Calgary Underground Film Festival
Shorts: Friends And Lovers In Confusing Times
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, 2018/ 2019
Archives
2019
Special Guest!
In Cinema
Globe Cinema
Sun,
Apr
28
4:45 PM
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description
Having issues connecting with others is a common experience. But the obstacles faced in these shorts are exceptional.
Shorts screened:
The Boogeywoman
United States, 2019, 19 min, Director Erica Scoggins
After getting her first period, a late bloomer meets a goddess opening the door to womanhood.
The Artistic Process
Canada, 2018, 8 min, Director Mandy May Cheetham
A blocked artist seeks creative inspiration.
Wakey Wakey
United States, 2018, 3 min, Director Mary Dauterman
Blood n' guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay, and her lazy (but weirdly menacing?) boyfriend add up to a really rough night of sleep for Alex.
Tickle My Pickle
United States, 2019, 8 min, Director Greta Griniute
Accompanied by a jar of pickles and a banging soundtrack, Emily shows her primal emotions toward her milkman.
Old Haunt
United States, 2018, 11 min, Director Andre Hyland
A procrastinating writer stays in an Airbnb to get some work done, but after an unexpected visitor arrives, he finds himself in an increasingly unsettling set of situations.
Memento Mori
Canada, 2019, 6 min, Directors Anna Barker & Ryan Irving
A young woman coming to terms with her cancer diagnosis is faced not only with cancer itself, but also with an onslaught of opinions from those sitting opposite to her.
Asparagus Tips
United Kingdom, 2018, 4 min, Director Sam Bailey
Dinner is so much easier with friends. Especially when one of them is edible.
A Chest Of Drawers
United States, 2019, 13 min, Director Maxwell Nalevansky
A tale set in no particular time or place, telling the tragic love story of a beekeeper and a brawny man.