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RINSE AND RE PE AT
3PM | L ADY OF THE L AKE THEATRE
SUN, JULY 29 | 84 M
No matter how hard we try, things in our lives can feel like they’re on repeat. Some of these repetitions are beneficial, others
harmful. But as these short films show, there is always something to be gained by circling back.
Thanks to Johnston Group, ACTRA Manitoba & the Directors Guild of Canada for sponsoring this collection of local and
Canadian shorts!
NUUCA
MICHELLE LATIMER | ONTARIO | 2017 | 10 M
A haunting essay that contemplates the connection between the abuse of the natural landscape and violence inflicted upon
Indigenous women and girls.
A CABEÇA E A MÃO
MARC SERPA FRANCOEUR | ONTARIO | 2018 | 23 M
A meditative glimpse into the lives of two women with disabilities who spent decades living together.
REFURBISHD (RETOUR DE QUALITÉ)
DANIEL ABRAHAM & PIERRE-ALEXANDRE GIRARD | QU BEC | 2017 | 5 M
Germain shows up to the emergency room thinking he will be diagnosed with depression. Turns out something a lot darker is
going on.
SAVING GRACE
BISONG TAIWO | MANITOBA | 2017 | 9 M
A detective makes a daring attempt at rescuing a friend from the clutches of a deranged psychopath.
A MOTHER’S LOVE
JENNY NG-TURNER | MANITOBA | 2018 | 18 M
A mother goes to the furthest lengths to try and find her son who disappears as a result of his addiction.
PUMPKIN MOVIE
SOPHY ROMVARI | BRITISH COLUMBIA | 2017 | 10 M
Two long-time friends swap stories of negative encounters with men, in this frank window into the pervasive nature of
gender inequality.
REPEAT VIEWING
DANIEL COCKBURN | ONTARIO | 2017 | 5 M
A performance about replaying memory, rewatching films & repeating mistakes.