Official Selection 2024
Comedy
Humour in all its quirky forms, from a sound recordist tormented by a disturbing noise, a surprising breakthrough in the chaos of a divorce, an aspiring auteur looking for funding, and a too-distinctive dead cat. Each film in the Comedy programme brings its own unique twist on life’s absurdities, promising an unforgettable salute to the things that make us laugh.
THE SWIMMER
Dir: Máté Boegi
When a sound-recordist brings his girlfriend on a trip to the Danish west coast to record atmospheres, he picks up a disturbing sound that begins to torment his conscience.
PROOF OF CONCEPT
Dir: Max Cohn & Ellie Sachs
An aspiring auteur tries coaxing her dad and uncle into financing her first short film but winds up raising more questions than dollars.
THE FAMILY CIRCUS
Dir: Andrew Fitzgerald
A Vietnamese-American family's plan to cover up a drunk driving accident begins to unravel when their emotional baggage spills out in front of the police.
DON’T HATE ME
Dir: Grace Campbell
Grace is like, the happiest she’s ever been. But as she is due on stage to perform to a huge audience, something happens that sets the evening on a path of chaos; Grace sends “the love of her life” a picture of herself. He opens the message and… doesn’t reply.
FLAIL
Dir: Ben Gauthier
It's her boss's birthday, and Allie is trying as hard as she can. Driven ever more distracted and desperate by attention-zapping forces outside of her control, can Allie get her boss’ birthday party sorted and survive the stress?
DEAD CAT
Dir: Annie-Claude Caron & Danick Audet
What were Catherine and Louis thinking when they chose a cat with distinctive white spots? It would have been much easier to replace if they had picked the all-black one. Now, they will have to tell their daughter Sophie that Nugget’s dead. Unless…
THE BREAKTHROUGH
Dir: Daniel Sinclair
Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.
Official Programme 2024
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