Third Multicultural Film Festival

Crutch (2006) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Michael Mercy Length: 4 minutes

This video pays tribute to the people who stand by their partners during their most difficult moments.

Distance (2007) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Aaron Hughes Length: 4 minutes, 23 seconds

...what if you woke up in another place, and your only way home was to find out how you got there?

Eve (2008) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Shane Meadows Length: 5 minutes Canadian Premier

Eve experiences an objectification of herself as she is being perceived guilty of committing an original sin. While she runs through life and meets people she loses her original self, and, hurt by everybody, slowly turns into an object, a Renaissance painting.

Memorial (2007) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Megan Crosland and Eliza Crosland Length: 15 minutes Canadian Premier

You come home from Christmas and there, on your front lawn, hang two memorials for dead strangers. What you do? Memorial is a short about Kelly Jenkins, a reclusive woman who reveres her privacy.

The Red Button (2007) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Angus R. McLellan Length: 19 minutes Canadian Premier

This dark comedy is about a young man determined to destroy every opportunity that comes his way. After his girlfriend leaves him, he loses his job, and is kicked out of his apartment, a strange button appears on his wall. As he unravels the mystery of its purpose, he realizes that nothing is what it seems, not even himself.

The Passenger (2005) Date Screened: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Director: Michael Mercy Length: 13 minutes Won 2007 Houston International Film Festival - Platinum Remi Award for editing

On her way home from visiting her sister, a young woman's car runs low on gas in a dark, rural town where several murders have taken place. She has just enough gas to make it to a secluded gas station, but her relief turns to fear when the gas station attendant acts suspicious.

Never Lose Sight (2006) Date Screened: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Director: Michael Mercy Length: 3 minutes

This is the official music video for the feature film "Acuity."

Lucrece (2007) Date Screened: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Director: Angus R. McLellan Length: 21 minutes Canadian Premier

"Lucrece" is based on "The Rape of Lucrece" by William Shakespeare, a poem about the end of sovereignty in ancient Rome. The Directors of "Lucrece" use their work to draw pointed comparisons to events of our times.

Legacy of the Heart (2007) Date Screened: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Director: Azam Fouk Aladeh Length: 55 minutes Canadian Premier

This documentary honours celebrated Canadian journalist, author, and humanitarian, June Callwood. An Officer of the Order of Canada, June's most notable achievement was founding the world's first hospice for people living with HIV/AIDS. This film looks at the history of Casey House and pays tribute to those who helped make it a reality.

Midnight Radar (2004) Date Screened: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Director: Michael Mercy Length: 4 minutes

The masked sniper from "white" targets the band Ultraviolet.

Mousey Spinster (2005) Date Screened: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Director: Jamie Usas Length: 6 minutes, 30 seconds Won Audience Choice award - 48 hourReel Challenge

An older woman's unique dating journey.

Change Now, Now What? (2007) Date Screened: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Director: andrea k. bennett and Kaitlin Schwan Length: 51 minutes Canadian Premier

Change Now, a youth shelter located in Guelph, Ontario, was closed suddenly on June 15, 2007 as the result of a Board decision. No notice was given to youth or staff. Interviews with former staff members, youth, community members, and the primary funder detail the community's reaction during the aftermath of the closure.

Solarwind (2003) Date Screened: Friday, March 14th, 2008 Director: Roger Albrecht Length: 88 minutes Premiered at Pricess Cinema in 2003 and shown again in 2004

An indie film maker documents the life of an eccentric recluse who claims to be an 'ex-superhero'. Their friendship develops as the interview explores the chronology of the hero's life. Together they question deeper issues: social norms, concepts of freedom, the social gap, and emptiness found in the hearts of citizens. Finally their conversation turns to the subject of death and transcendence.

Sleeping Dogs (2007) Date Screened: Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Director: Terrance Odette Length: 81 minutes Toronto and Vancouver film festivals, Mumbai, Latin America, and Princess Cinema. Now on Super Channel pay TV.

Mr. Gloss escapes from rehab in an effort to save his dog from euthanasia. Thomas Benga is given a chance to find Gloss and thus save his job. Thomas journeys through a day of misadventure, lost in suburbia and becoming entangled in Gloss' history of dysfunction. They struggle together through unfamiliar and hostile territory, navigating the distance between what they hope to save, and what they can.

This event was sponsored by:

• City of Kitchener
• CTV
• MT Space
• Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo
• FM 98.5 CKWR
• Ed Video
• Waterloo Regional Arts Council
• Grand River Film Festival
• Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema