Break out your tux, pop open the champagne and don your sequins. Time to put your best foot forward and walk the red carpet in celebration of this past year’s most celebrated and decorated short films from around the globe. Running time: 80 minutes.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema: Tuesday June 5, 7:00 pm
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema: Sunday June 10, 9:30 pm
| Luminaris
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| An assembly-line worker plots to break free from his ordered routine to make way for a new life. This radiant photorealist stop-motion animation sparkles with light, love and adventure.
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| Dripped
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| In 1950s New York, an art thief about town has an unusual use for the paintings he pilfers. This riotous celebration of colour dazzles the senses and gives art appreciation a whole new meaning!
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| Armadingen
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| When Walter learns of an asteroid hurtling towards earth, he takes drastic measures to protect his wife Helga from looming disaster. The sweetest Armageddon redux this side of Michael Bay.
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| Grandmothers
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| Take a wonderfully inventive tour inside a grandmother's apartment in Buenos Aires. A seamless blend of animation and real-life testimonials creates an unforgettable tale of history, memory, loss and new beginnings.
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| Trotteur
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| A simple country boy takes on a state-of-the-art steam engine in this breathtaking contest between man and machine.
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| The Fisherman
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| On the Day of the Dead, an elderly fisherman uses old photographs to bait his best and most beloved memories from the depths of the sea. A striking cinematic poem.
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| The Elaborate End Of Robert Ebb
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| Night watchman Robert Ebb unsuspectingly crosses over into his own personal twilight zone in this vibrant send-up of classic sci-fi monster movies.
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