The Vancity Theatre is hosting the annual Toronto International Film Festival student showcase May 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Established in 2004, this TIFF event presents a range of student films – including animation, documentary, fiction and experimental work. Among the films from across Canada are these from Vancouver student filmmakers, with notes from the program:
Genius: The Kevin Aussant Story
Naomi Mark (Langara College)
Kevin — and his mother — always believed he’d become the greatest screenwriter of all time. Gifted and confident, but discouraged by his father, Kevin finally moves to the big city to pursue his dream in this quirky comedy about the unshakable power of creativity.
Placement of the Grain
Mitch Kraft (Emily Carr University)
Sculpted monochromatic figures mutate into eerie renderings that are simultaneously transfixing and disturbing; if the Quay Brothers and David Cronenberg had an animated cinematic lovechild, it might look like Placement of the Grain.
Savage
Dylan Stirewalt (University of B.C.)
On a small farm, two young brothers spend their day picking produce, tormenting chickens, throwing eggs at trains, and hunting each other with foam-dart guns. Daily life in the countryside is given a sensitive, subtle and patient treatment by director Dylan Stirewalt.
Team Work
Tor Aunet (Emily Carr)
It’s a beautiful day in the mountains as a young boy, Snorkly, joins a day-camp race and lies to get onto the team of his choice, The Fanny Pack. Team Work is an absurd, hilarious film — a cross between Robot Chicken and South Park.
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