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Location: Carlton Cinema
Rue Morgue Magazine & Unstable Ground present LITTLE TERRORS – Short Film Event – Volume 22 – Human Horror Little Terrors is now in it’s third year/season! Come check out a monthly showcase of horror short films! Originally featured at the Toronto rep-cinema ‘The Projection Booth’, the program’s current home is MAGIC LANTERN CARLTON CINEMA. Enjoy two full hours of the craziest, goriest, most-disturbing and off-the-wall short films the genre has to offer! Plus Q&As with some of the filmmakers! 18+. The poster this month is hand-drawn artwork from Darryl Shaw! —————————————— The twenty-second edition’s amazing line-up is a mix of fun and disturbing, partially focusing on the theme of horror in real life. Turncoat (15 minutes, UK, premiere) DIR: Will Gilbey Two cops break into a criminal’s home, cuff him to a chair, and begin an illegal search of the premises. The criminal’s only chance is to play the two cops off against each other. From the co-writer of ‘A Lonely Place to Die’, starring Neil Maskell (Utopia, Pusher, Kill List, Doghouse). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3103204/ Manifold (10 minutes, premiere) DIR: Anthony Scott Burns Shot in inky black & white, this Canadian-produced short follows a bizarre murder investigation. Burns is a director on an upcoming episode of Vincenzo Natali’s series ‘Darknet’. Starring Stephen McHattie (Pontypool, Watchmen, Hellmouth, A Little Bit Zombie). Previous selection of Fantastic Fest. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3331518/ https://vimeo.com/73668981 Out of One’s Misery (15 minutes) DIR: Michael Sharpe A stranger haunts a man struggling with the death of his wife and child. From LT-alumnus director Sharpe (Deviling). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3272156/ https://vimeo.com/60915064 Awake (10 minutes, premiere) DIR: Francisco Sonic Kim In this highly-disturbing short, a young couple struggles to cope when their son’s mysterious illness takes a turn for the worse. Previous selection of Fantasia, Mile High Horror Film Festival, Celluloid Screams and more! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2472740/ Torturous (6 minutes, premiere) DIR: Angus Swantee A gory mix of comedy and horror, chronicling an encounter between an employment counsellor and a professional torture artist. Previous selection of Sitges and Shriekfest. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2218030/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=795LiqPkAJE Ninjas (25 minutes, Brazil) DIR: Dennison Ramalho From the director of the deeply-unsettling ‘Love From Mother Only’ comes this tale of corrupt Brazilian police officers, guilt and spirits. Not for the feint of heart! Award-winning previous selection of Fantasia, Sitges, London BFI and more! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742091/ http://dennisonramalho.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/ninjas-poster-copy1.jpg The Last Video Store (10 minutes) DIR: Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford In the year 2010, a secret war was fought and lost by video stores worldwide. A lone man battles the impending extinction in the face of media giant Digital Movie Service, until an ally enters his world. Together they fight to preserve the Last Video Store. Previous selection of Fantasia and Toronto After Dark. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2982652/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQKqeI8enkg https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tales-from-the-Last-Video-Store/ Invocation (3 minutes, UK) DIR: Robert Morgan An animator is at the mercy of his subject in this twisted short from the director of ‘Bobby Yeah’ and ‘The Cat With Hands’. Previous selection of Toronto After Dark. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3304942/ M is For Showcase —————————– A short selection of quality runners up to the recent ‘ABCs of Death 2’ contest. These shorts are all from LT-alumni, or associates of the festival. M is for Magnetic Tape (3 minutes) DIR: Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford The tales of the Last Video Store continue, in this bizarre tribute to everything brick & mortar. M is for Merman (3 minutes) DIR: Darryl Shaw Can a man survive the wrath of the Merman? Nope. But watch him try anyway! M is for Marriage (3 minutes) DIR: Todd E. Freeman An unorthodox therapy session results in an explosive finale. Co-produced by Little Terrors programmer Christian Burgess. M is for Manure (3 minutes) DIR: Michael Schwartz A young farm worker is in deep shit. Co-written by LT-alumnus Jay Clarke (Orange). ————————————– Homepage: http://www.littleterrorsfestival.com/ Fanpage for future events: https://www.facebook.com/littleterrorstoronto Co-presented by RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE: http://www.rue-morgue.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rue-Morgue/163691139525 and UNSTABLE GROUND: http://www.unstableground.net/ https://www.facebook.com/unstableground MAGIC LANTERN CARLTON CINEMA: http://www.rainbowcinemas.ca/A/?theatre=Carlton& Official YouTube playlist (catch up on what you’re missing!): http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBEB80A4EC425BFEB Filmmakers, submit your shorts here: http://www.littleterrorsfestival.com/submissions.html
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