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FILMS
(2009)
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SELECTION COMMITTEE:
Nicole St John (Pillar
Nonprofit Network)
Victor Harris (Echidna
Solutions)
Nik Harron (rtraction)
Dianne Pearce (Museum
London)
Katrina Clarke (London
Short Film Showcase)
Alison Challis (London
Fringe)
PLEASE NOTE: Films are not suitable for
children as they may contain coarse language, violence, and
mature themes. LSFS recommends viewer discretion.
* Gala Official Selection
| + People's Choice Winner |

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Bad Friday
Director:
Rory Leydier
Cast Overview: Laura Macdonald, April Hutchinson, Claudia
Motea, Chris McAuley, Raven Urbanowicz, Jessie Howard
Summary: Lauren visits her childhood home, angry parents and
non-existent friends as she tries to make amends for the troubles
she had caused during her youth. |

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Bolt Cutterz Director:
Sean Stanley Cast Overview: Adam Clarke, Eric Mayr, Kevin
Grant, Lauren Ouellette Summary: Just another regular day for
Adam until his bike is stolen. |

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Buried Over the Roofs: (en)terrados
Director:
Alex Lora
Cast Overview: Pauos Aroukatos, Rosa Garcia, Jorge Sanz,
Dani Louzao
Summary: There's no chance to find a flat in the entire city
and three characters try to find an alternative. |

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Denfield Road
Director:
Darryl Callcott
Cast Overview: Adrienne Masseo, Tammy Chrest, Josh Cottrell,
Mike Small
Summary: A simple plan. A new beginning. And everything will
change before sunrise. |

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Down by the River Lived
Director:
Colin Campbell, Brandon Frank
Cast Overview: Brent Baird, Jessica Theilade, Nick Andrews
Summary: When Clementine is murdered, it is up to Ray to
bring her killer to justice in this retelling of the classic story
behind "Oh My Darlin' Clemetine". |

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Easy Pickins +
Director:
Darryl Callcott
Cast Overview: Josh Cottrell, Gregory Rankie, Steve Lloyd,
Tia Brown, Mike Small
Summary: A classic bank heist with a twist. |

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The Empress
Director:
Lyle Pisio
Cast Overview: Chantal Vitalis, Peter Moller, Lyle Pisio
Summary: Martha and Trevor fall in love in a dingy bar. |

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Future Self
Director:
Chelsea Stevenson
Cast Overview: Amber Brewer, Louis Paredes, Joseph Dunlop
Addley, Laura Jean McCann
Summary: Gobi is a seemingly young man who practices the art
of doing "not much" until the day he meets his former self. |

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Her Lost Soul
Director:
Emma Stoliker
Cast Overview: Ava Baker, Mark Speechley, Ryan Myler, Andrew
Wright, Jame Wybrow
Summary: Chloe's career in broadcasting is jeopardized when
her boss accuses her of something demeaning. |

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Holy Shit: A Real Life Poo-Done-It
Director:
Andrew Wright
Cast Overview: Craig Cornfield, Stefannie Flannigan, Mark
Meindel, Megan Thelosen
Summary: Two college students tell the story of Matt Brown, a
disheveled man who, while attending his girlfriend's dinner party,
clogs the toilet and panic ensues. |

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I Remember *
Director:
Kara MacLean
Cast Overview: Elizabeth Stranges, Mike Palombo
Summary: Two former lovers meet at a cross walk and remember
their past. |

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If Not Now, When?
Director:
Akash Lockmun, Nilesh Bell-Gorsia
Cast Overview: Eric Kofi Abrefa, Emily Felicia Moore, Darcy
Thomas
Summary: Daniel is another one of those kids who dreams of
becoming a professional footballer until his journey takes a sudden
and very tragic turn. |

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In the White Room With Actor Johnny Matte
Director:
Sean Stanley
Cast Overview: David Lahti, Andrew Johnson, Meghan Brown
Summary: Struggling actor Johnny Matte is down on his luck
and, looking for money, he decides to sign up for a "white room"
experiment. |

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Jackpot! *
Director:
Gary Van Osch
Cast Overview: Dominique Kamras, Ian O'Brien, Eric Jeddry,
Megan Thelosen, Merle Byrne, Benjamin Van Osch
Summary: The loss of a loved one usually brings people
together, but for Skye and Tommy, the mere suggestion of hidden
treasure may tear them apart. Winner of London Film-on-the Fringe
2009. |

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Joel & Lauren Hook Up +
Director:
Mike Small
Cast Overview: Mike Small, Darryl Callcott, Alexandra Purdy
Summary: When Joel throws a surprise going-away party for his
best friend Lauren, his roommate Seth records what happens when
their relationship suddenly changes. |

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Magic Elevator *
Director:
Sylvia Nagy
Cast Overview: Devon Howes, Luis Paredes, Mark Heindel
Summary: Winner of Fanshawe AFM Film Festival. Three friends have a special game which celebrates
the power of imagination and the joy of whacky chaos. |

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My Best Friend(s) Scott & Gary
Director:
Mike Small, Steve Lloyd
Cast Overview: Mike Small, Steve Lloyd
Summary: A look into a lifelong friendship. |

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My Charlotte
Director: Val
Petrov
Cast Overview: Matthew Currie Holmes, Val Petrov
Summary: A self-medicated polymath believes he can alter his
sanity through muse, but his emotions are really in control. |

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One Word: Mike *
Director:
Sommer-Leigh Landry-Miller, Darren Yan, Matt Matlovich, Genevieve
Megan
Cast Overview: Mike Di Bratto
Summary: Winner of Western Film Festival, this mockumentary
follows a day in the life of Mike,
a socially inept man-child. |

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Run Like Hell
Director:
Michael Jari Davidson
Cast Overview: Christina Notto, Robert Nolan, Nicholas
Longstaff
Summary: A young college student struggles to survive with
two strangers as the rescue station they have taken refuge in is
surrounded by an epidemic of violence. |

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Scott & Gary Origins
Director:
Mike Small, Steve Lloyd
Cast Overview: Mike Small, Steve Lloyd
Summary: A look at Scott and Gary throughout history. |

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A Short Love Story in Stop Motion
Director:
Carlos Lascano
Cast Overview: Sigur Ròs
Summary: A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a
little girl´s drawing, leading us through the life she dreams of. |

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The Shrink Files
Director:
Chelsea Stevenson, Andrew Wright
Cast Overview: Jessica Ducharme, Chelsea Stevenson, Don
Edward Cook
Summary: The story of a disturbed girl, narrated by a
deranged TV host psychologist. |

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Something For the Wickend +
Director:
Howard Cohen
Cast Overview: Marco Bortolino, Tom Harris, Matt Bell, Alix
Dunmore
Summary: A man begins work with a candle company and
struggles to cope with the motivational techniques of his new boss. |

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To Whom it May Concern*
Director: Soo-Hon
Kim, Spring Morris
Cast Overview: Alanna Gurr, Neil Rimmer, Soo-Hon Kim
Summary: Winner of the 2009 62-hour London Fringe Contest,
this story re-establishes the old adage of finding happiness in the
simplest things. |

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Wild Dogs
Director:
Michael Cryderman
Cast Overview: Jeana Lowes, Damon Muma, Sylvia Nagy
Summary: Siblings Janie and Caleb share their frustrations
while easing their relationship with a single startling memory. |