Event

Shorts Program 6

Use As Directed
Directed By: Katherine Griffin
Written By: Katherine Griffin
Gilda, an ordinary hairdresser, believes that rules are essential to life and happiness. But in the course of one magical, rule-breaking day with a mysterious stranger, her life begins to fall into place. And Gilda discovers that sometimes you need to break the rules in order to let your heart dream.
Marigolds
Directed By: Stephanie Zari
Written By: Samantha Whittaker
Susannah is living a typically quiet and dusty life in the suburbs with her husband Paul, when an unexpected visit from her son, Piers, reveals a dark secret that has been brewing since he left the nest 15 years ago.

One Night
Directed By: Laura Jean Cronin
Written By: Laura Jean Cronin
Allie, a socially awkward and somewhat misguided girl with questionable boundaries, lands in a steamy pickup scene at a Ladies Night dance club. What follows is a recipe for tragic consequences. Welcome to One Night. Want to dance?

UNDERESTIMATED
Directed By: Michele Ervin
Written By: Michele Ervin
Inspired by actual events. Two home invaders looking for an easy score encounter more than they bargained for when they confront a homemaker who turns out to be more than just a housewife.

Barren
Directed By: Jennifer Greenstreet
Written By: Jennifer Greenstreet
Mary Jo hopes the role of mother will heal her. She uses the Internet to build relationships with and then prey on unknowing mothers-to-be. When one pregnant woman becomes an actual victim, a family member's curiosity may prevent Mary Jo from getting away with her gruesome and unthinkable crime.

Sunday Night Dinner
Directed By: Jean Mahoney
Written By: Jean Mahoney
Near the end of the 1950s, in St. Catherine's, Ontario, a conservative middle-class family must face the burden and tragedy of an elderly family member's descent into dementia.