What would you do for love? How far would you go? Take a trip around the world via these unexpected encounters, eternal promises, and intimate moments. Love truly knows no bounds or boundaries in this eclectic collection of shorts that redefine romance. Running time: 92 minutes.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema: Friday June 8, 7:00 pm
CN Tower: Saturday June 9, 8:15 pm
| Lunch Date
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| What's a girl to do when her date sends his 14-year-old brother to dump her? An endlessly charming comedy about a surprising encounter on a sunny afternoon.
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| Rhinos
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| A chance meeting in a park between Dubliner Thomas and German Ingrid sparks an afternoon of unspoken connection and urban wandering. This enchanting encounter will have you looking a little more closely at the strangers around you.
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| To Die By Your Side
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| A tragicomic romance between two storybook characters ignites between the covers, and on the shelves of famed Parisian bookstore Shakespeare & Company. A stylish stop-motion animation from co-director Spike Jonze.
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| Café Regular, Cairo
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| A young Muslim couple meet on a café patio to discuss the next step in their relationship. Communication is at the heart of this wonderfully astute navigation of pre-marital romance.
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| We Refuse To Be Cold
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| A couple creates their own personal survival guide to enduring the long Montreal winter. A warmhearted experimental ode to the importance of keeping promises and keeping out the cold.
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| I Could've Been A Hooker
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| A girl, a pair of gardening shears and a panic attack lead to a chance encounter. A regular joe and a persistent girl collide in this unpredictably quirky revenge-romance.
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| After The Credits
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| Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy runs to the airport to win girl back. This hilarious and intelligent take on the real-life consequences of a cinematic grand gesture redefines the 21st century rom-com.
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