A series of dancefilms produced by Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film & Video A series of dancefilms produced by Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film & Video
"Aerobia!" explores the absurd phenomenon of wanting to obtain physical and psychological perfection by emulating and parodying the notion of obtaining excellence through mass consumption. With a confluence of music, dance, choreography, and graphic elements, this short film satirises a cultural desire through the late-night infomercial aesthetic.
Along the Indian seacoast, men break down ships by hand. A tribute to the dying ships and the men who risk life and limb to scratch out a meager living.
A fantastical fictional examination of how the imaingation is colonized - how alien archtypes, media, and forms can pervade a culture and overwhelm it.
Buck floats away from his couch potato life and rubs shoulders with mindless Martians, upsets their civilization and becomes the big bang himself shedding light on all existence.
A young coiffeuse with big hair and an attitude to match thinks she is much better than the bargain-basement salon where she works. But when an old man comes in for a Christmas haircut, her grumpy spirit is tested.
Ed fell in love for the first time as a nine-year-old; it didn't work out so well. Now he's in his thirties, and not much has changed. But then he meets his childhood love for a second time... Featuring Fabrizio Filippo, of Queer As Folk fame.
Set in a dystopic, near future, David and the Conglomerate is an ironic, absurd, and paranoid twist on the David and Goliath myth. This time it's Man vs. Pop Machine.
Jeremy needs to leave his conservative Manitoba town in order to fully live his sexuality in the city, so he marries a rich man who wants a Canadian passport.
Lily Frost, as a nocturnal half-bird, half-woman, dances through a magical forest at night. As the sun begins to rise, we watch her nestle back into her white, feathered nest and return to dreamland.
A highly choreographed cinematic piece that raises questions about the way we celebrate the effects of appliances, computers, and the Internet on our bodies.
Created for The National Ballet of Canada, James Kudelka's The Four Seasons is an abstract ballet exploring the journey of life. Winter is rich with emotional conflict and connection.
WINNER of 2009 Daytime Emmy Award! In May 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fan invited himself into John Lennon's hotel room and convinced him to do an interview.
Life can change in an instant. A car accident on a desolate stretch of highway sets off a power struggle - every word spoken loaded with subtext and the potential to do serious damage.
The mundane transforms into the sublime when a man gets trapped in a glass revolving door. The word mandala, loosly translated from Sanskrit, means 'circle' and represents wholeness.
A black man and white woman, both nude, engage in a power struggle of opposites: males versus female, hunter versus hunted, black versus white, light versus dark.
The hilarious story of a non-confidence vote gone horribly wrong and the lengths the party in power will go to, to set it right. Based on Michael Healey's play "Generous" and starring Peter Keleghan, Patrick McKenna, C David Johnson, David Storch, Melody A Johnson, and Dan Lett.
Artists: Alan Catlin, Danny Smith, David Julian Hirsh, Jeff Kassel, Paul Popowich, Stephen Markle; Director: Jeff Kassell; Producers: Jeff Kassell, David Julian Hirsch
An actress auditioning for the role of a stripper in an independent film is caught off-guard when the director asks her to take off her clothes to prove that she has the mettle for the part.
An innovative initiative by Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) and the National Film Board of Canada, Shorts In Motion features micro-movies for video cell phones by four celebrated Canadian artists.
Artists: Julia Aplin, Learie McNicolls, Michael English, Michael Sean Marye, Philip Drube; Director: Michael Downing; Producer: Mihkel Harilaid, Trisha Emerson
Everything you've ever wanted in life is falling into place. But in a matter of seconds, it all gets ripped away. Ten seconds, either way, and life would be irrevocably different.
Two Easter bunnies are fired after one little girl doesn't receive her chocolate. An all-out, no holds barred surreal comedy and sharp political parody that engages the deep-seeded need to laugh at the absurdities of this modern day world.
A fast-paced satire about a desperate criminal who forces a man and woman at gunpoint to fall in love, get married, and maintain a healthy relationship. Told in a series of five rapid-fire scenes, it's a laugh-out-loud deconstruction of what really makes a relationship work.