So what is Project Bootleg?

Auteur theory has been the subject of stimulated debate since 1954, when French lmmaker Francois
Truaut advocated that an author's creative voice is distinct enough to shine through studio interference
and the collective process. 50 years later, Truaut's words adopt an entirely new context as today's digital
revolution liberates lmmakers from the antiquated studio system. Project Bootleg is about showcasing
high quality, arresting lms that rival the best of Hollywood storytelling at a fraction of the cost
and none of the hyperbole.
A few years ago, my no-budget debut feature lm, Icarus Broken, handcrafted and sweated over for too long,
broke onto the international scene and was released in the USA and Canada.
I was elated. But at the same time, more than a little battle-bruised by the ever-tough journey from concept
to distribution - and I kept thinking, Im not the rst person to do this, so why is the route to success such a
well kept secret? I knew there had to be another way - an alternative for talented lmmakers beyond pressing
palms at the same old suit and boots lm festivals, where acceptance counts more on your name than the
quality of your movie.
During the whole process, I realized that making a low-budget lm was only half the battle - getting it seen
and surviving the business, thats the tough part. I also recognized that most lmmakers had little awareness
of what happened when their lm landed, and that in many ways, the indie world can be just as predictable
as Hollywood 1.0. So I decided a dierent approach was needed and I created Project Bootleg - an indie lm
company with a vision to redraft the rulebook.
The Bootleg Film Festival sprang to life in September 2008, situated in the basement art gallery of a little
coee shop in Glasgow. With audience members sitting on the oor of a makeshift screening space alongside
new and established lmmakers, the three-day event was a great success, typied by the quality of the lms
including the Greta Gerwig (Arthur, Greenberg) vehicle, Yeast.
After the festival, I stuck to my intentions and introduced select lms and lmmakers to some of the
producers and sales agents I had gotten to know on both sides of the Atlantic. By holding the door for a lot
of the lms the Bootleg audience had dug, we were now able to assist in establishing new connections and
tangible working relationships for many.
In February 2010, Bootleg Film Festival returned, this time to Swansea, South Wales, as part of an idea I had
to make a big noise in a new city every year. Again, the festival took a unique space and turned it into an
art-house cinema, discovering even more new talent and welcoming back some previous lmmakers
(aka Bootleg All-Stars) to the proceedings. Once more, I had the joy of introducing some of the lmmakers
to solid connections I had fought hard to make, leading to more working relationships being formed.
In February 2011, Bootleg hit London for our biggest showing yet. With more lms than ever submitted,
the Exhibit Cinema in South London served as the ideal space for the lmmakers and the audiences to share
experiences, learn just what it takes to get a lm to market and most importantly, to inspire each other to
keep ghting the good ght. Again, fostering new and established relationships, weve passed many of the
lms on for additional public screenings in partnership with One Way Theatre and their outdoor cinema
facilities.
Im really excited for Bootleg in 2012, as Toronto marks the rst time the festival will be happening overseas -
something I couldnt have dreamed of back in that little basement in Glasgow. It also represents the
beginning of the next stage for all involved with Project Bootleg, and as the festival approaches, there will be
several exciting announcements made as we continue to re-dene the independent lm approach.
When I started out, I had a saying; I can and I will. Eventually, after a lot of hustle and hard work, I added I did.
Bootleg Film Festival exists to promote, assist and celebrate all those that believe they can, and they will.
Tom Wilton
Executive Director
Bootleg Film Festival
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team bootleg 2012
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Founder / Executive Director
Tom Wilton
Festival Directors - Toronto
Jerey P. Nesker
Justin Kelly
Cimberly R. Nesker
Nikki Yee
Technical Director / House Manager
Gavin Ellis
Media / Press Liason
Jenn Perras
Festival Sta
Jerey Grabell
Gavin Ellis
Emily Barr
Bootleg Screeners
Alex Vonbun
Andrew Isherwood
Andrew Stephen Campion
Armando Fernandes
Bryan Burke
Christine Laskowski
Cimberly Nesker (Screener Co-Ordinator)
Damir Dragicevic (Special Mention)
Gavin Ellis
Gordon Lee
Jerey Grabell (Associate Screener Co-Ordinator)
Julia Oxley (Special Mention)
Julie Hodson
Keegan Galea
Laura French
Nathan Campbell
Nicolas Mann
Paola Gracile (Special Mention)
Pia Hundal
Robin Mandel (Special Mention)
Sean Russo
Shayna Lampert
Special Thanks...
Robbie Luster @ The Tranzac
Colin@ The Tranzac
all the gracious Sta of The Tranzac
To our all volunteers...we couldnt have
done this without you!
Volunteer Co-Ordinator
Nikki Yee
Web Design
Nikki Yee
Program Design
Nikki Yee
Jerey P. Nesker
Proud Sponsor of the Bootleg Film Festival.
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THANKS FOR SUPPORTING INDEPENDANT CINEMA!
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EVENING EVENTS
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Host: Danny Mendlow
Comedy Night
Danny is an award winning screenwriter, professional stand-up
comedian and versatile content producer.
He is skilled at writing, producing and developing content across all
mediums;from squeaky clean corporate material toboundary pushing
uncensored comedy.
Experienced in professional copywriting, politics, concept development,
marketing, bloggingand viral videocampaigns, Danny brings a variety
of experience anda determination to instill substance and originality
into any project on the table.
www.timshelpictures.com
Featuring:
Darcy Michael
Considered to be one of Canadas rising stars, Darcy has worked
alongside many comedian greats, including Harland Williams, Janeane
Garofalo, Craig Robinson, Mike Smith, and Matthew Perry. Pegged by
the Montreal Gazette as one of their favourites at the prestigious Just
for Laughs festival in Montreal, Darcy was nominated for a 2010
Canadian Comedy Award for Best Televised Performance. His edgy
but personable approach has won him appearances at the Global
Comedy Festival; Halifax Comedy Festival, The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno, and CBC Radio's 'The Debaters.'
www.darcymichael.com
Jape
The members of Jape formed the troupe in 2003 after recognizing their comedic chemistry at The
Second Citys teen improv program. Eric Turk, Simon Pond, Adam McNamara and
Aaron Hagey-MacKay have been performing improv and sketch together ever since.
In 2008 the group decided to focus on sketch performance, winning the Steamwhistle Producers
Pick at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival that year. Since then they have garnered a monthly
spot at Comedy Bar and have traveled to sketch festivals in Montreal and Chicago.
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Lashings of Apologies
Punch In The Box
Punch in the Box is made of up Second City Alumnae Ashley Botting, Karen Parker and Leslie Seiler.
They're an all-girl Toronto sketch troupe with a lot of heart and a ton of balls. The ladies met while
working at Second City Toronto's Mainstage. Their hit show Pick of the Fringe earned them a
CCA nomination.
Carmine and Jen met and discovered that they like to improvise together so they became an
improv duo. You can watch them improvise together all over Toronto at various venues and shows.
They then discovered that they like to do other things together so they became friends. You can
watch them be friends together all over Toronto in various restaurants and bars. You can improvise
with them if you can skillfully insert your name into Lashings of Apologies and you can be friends
with them if you like showers that have one of those big overhead disc things so it feels like youre
being rained on.
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Host: Adam Rodness
Karaoke Night
After high school Adam moved to Los Angeles and began working in
various music, television and radio projects. He returned to Toronto
later that year and attended Seneca@Yorks Radio and Television
Broadcasting School.
Subsequently Adam has been back and forth from Toronto to L.A
for the past 7 years pursuing his career. His latest BravoFACT lm
The Seder has been selected in the 2012 LA Comedy Festival and
premieres at Bootleg.
sedermovie.com
A Toronto legend, Carson T. Foster is bringing his special
brand of myhem, Kickass Karaoke, to Bootleg.
In his own words:
Kickass Karaoke takes place the rst and third Sundays of the
month at the Rivoli Pool Hall.
Kickass Karaoke is karaoke with an edge, an additude.
It's rock 'n roll, or something done in a rock 'n roll style.
It's about kicking out the jams because you just don't give a
damn...
and let's face it. You've got nothin' left to lose.
Line up the Jger.
After all, it's only karaoke.
kickasskaraoke.com
Featuring:
Kickass Karaoke
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Saturday, May 11th, 2012
Karaoke Night
The ocial leader, I am the co-creator of Funny Stu. I can be a
hard task master. People think Im abrupt, impatient or even
overwhelmed. Im not. I just dont like it when they (people) take too
long to do stu. Especially kids. Especially my kids.
makingfunnystu.ca
Actor by day, DJ by night, Rebekah Miskin is a true modern
renaissance woman.
Expect her to rock the party like she owns it at the
Bootleg 2012 closing night festivities.
rebekahmiskin.com
Featuring:
DJ Miskin
Hosts: Glen McDonald & Daveed Louza
Glen McDonald
Daveed Louza
Me? Im the brains behind the comedy triumvirate
Funny Stu. Unlike those other two, Im the only
classically trained comedian, having studied for four
consecutive weekends at the Bnai Brith Jewish Comedy
Workout sponsored by Pearls Delicatessen.
I shoot guns regularly; it helps keep me balanced.
Closing Night
www.lmbinder.com
lmbinder is a new distribution platform where
100% of your rental payment goes directly to the lmmaker.
lmbinder is proud to support the Bootleg Film Festival.
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SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Afternoon Block 4-6pm
Bugbaby
Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
Killing Anna
Humanzoo
Luke
Fractured Minds
Evening Block 7-9:30pm
Just the 2 of Us
Murgi Kengo Mutant
The Night of the Falling Star
With No One in the World
Roger The Chicken
The Enemies You Keep
Darcy Michael: One Skinny Bitch
Special Screening 10pm
Host: Danny Mendlow
Comedy Night with host DANNY MENDLOW, featuring stand-up and Improv comedy including
LASHINGS OF APPOLOGIES, PUNCH IN THE BOX, and JAPE.
Evening Events
Premiere Party for DARCY MICHAEL: ONE SKINNY BITCH.
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Friday, May 11th, 2012
Host: Adam Rodness
Brunch Block 11am-1pm
Holding the Line
Couch Potatoes
Clubbin
Bruised
Daytime Events 12 :45pm
Waiting for Yesterday
Soleil
The Bet
Francis of Brooklyn
Afternoon Block 2-5pm
A Day O
Oce Romance 2.0
Migracija
Frankie
The Man in the Suit
Beast
Captain Amazingly Incredible and the Space Vampires from the Evil Planet!!!

Beneath
So Many Hours in the Day
I Woz Drunk
The Seder
Evening Events
THE SEDER Canadian Premiere with host ADAM RODNESS.
The legendary KICKASS KARAOKE with CARSON FOSTER.
Special Screening 9:30pm
Special Tour: William F. White International Inc.
Evening Block 6-9:30pm
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Hosts: Glen McDonald & Daveed Louza
Brunch Block 11am-1pm
Sola, Contigo
The Anchor
Perserverance
Afternoon Block 2-5pm
Then She Was Gone
A Vision of Yellow
This Is Not Real
Blind Luck
Evening Block 6-8:20pm
Evening Events
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING/THE UNDRAWN/MAKING FUNNY STUFF 3 Premiere
Party with hosts GLEN McDONALD & DAVEED LOUZA of MAKING FUNNY STUFF..
CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS.
Being Bradford Dilman
CandyMan
Crosshairs
Dorothy
La Mia Mantia
38:50
Daddys Pride
Echoes
Historias de la Urbe
Incoherent
Thrown
Kitchens Closed
Mr. Shultz in Public
Weaversh
Corvus
My Left Hand Man
Friday Night and Saturday Morning
The Undrawn
Making Funny Stu 3
Music by DJ MISKIN.
Special Screenings 8:20pm
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lights. camera. snack.
never fried (unhealthy). never baked (undelicious). we take a
little heat, add some pressure, and pop! its a chip so delicious
and crispy you wont notice its (we hesitate to say) healthier. and
with a craving-crushing 20 chips per serving, 120 calories and 4
grams of fat, who wouldnt want to pop one in their mouth?
2012 popchips, inc.
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FILM LIST A-Z
A Day O
Canada, 2011, 15 min
DIR: Andrew Chiang
CONTACT: 1528pictures@gmail.com
38:50
Marshall Sovereign is fed up with his wife, Emma's, workaholic
habits. Its tough being married to a superhero.
38:50
USA, 2010, 18 min
DIR: Chris Capel
38:50 follows Andrew and John, lifelong friends who hike out
to the middle of nowhere to face a dicult decision.
CONTACT: capel3d@gmail.com
The Anchor
UK, 2011, 15 min
DIR: Luke Daniels
In a pub, no one can hear you dream.
CONTACT: lukeydee@hotmail.com
A Vision of Yellow
UK, 2011, 6 min
DIR: Christopher Poole
CONTACT: chrispoole1990@hotmail.com
A lone man with an implanted user interface within his brain.
An interface that has become infected with a 'virus' to his
human mind.
But is the 'virus' what it seems?
Beast
UK, 2011, 8 min
DIR: Jasper Warry
Local journalist Maggie Cripps' attempts to get the scoop
on the sighting of a 'beast' in the countryside near Brecon
from eccentric farmer Charles Evans.
CONTACT: jasper@hellodeer.co.uk
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Beneath
UK, 2011, 13 min
DIR: Al White
CONTACT: bokehpictures@hotmail.co.uk
38:50
A lone boy and girl travel the unknown planet, searching for
the last great secret the Earth has to give. But they are hunted
by a force determined to beat them to it.
Being Bradford Dilman
UK, 2011, 10 min
DIR: Emma Burch
The tale of how Molly was born a boy called Bradford Dillman
but had her willy chopped o then takes on a life of its own
CONTACT: emma@beingbradforddillman.com
Blind Luck
Canada, 2011, 2 min
DIR: Diane Aarts
On a day out in a busy city, a seeing eye dog must choose
between his owner and his favorite toy.
CONTACT: diane.aarts@live.com
Bruised
UK, 2012, 12 min
DIR: Greg Hall
CONTACT:
A modern day love story with not only a black heart but a red
raw bloodied st, taking a peak and a punch at a world where
everyone acts like a bunch of f**king c**ts.
The Bet
Germany, 2011, 7 min
DIR: Anthony Straeger
Searching for the ultimate thrill one man nds that he may have
bitten o more than he was prepared to chew. Desperate not to
pay up he is on the run. The question is will he succeed in
evading paying the ferryman..
CONTACT: anthony@quidinshrapnel.com
CONTACT: diane.aarts@live.com
CONTACT: greg@brokebutmakinglms.com
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CandyMan
USA, 2011, 7 min
DIR: Anthony Tocchio
CONTACT: 1528pictures@gmail.com
38:50
A man is hunted through the forest by a ravenous group of
villagers. As he ghts and evades capture, it becomes evident
that there is something special this man has that the hunters
want...
Bugbaby
USA, 2010, 15 min
DIR: Rebecca Lorenne
Sammy Gregory is a 'special needs' infant - special in that he
resembles a giant insect, and needs a constant supply of raw
meat. His parents (Lara Fisher and Jared Martzell),
are understandably at the end of their rope.
CONTACT: victory409@gmail.com
Captain Amazingly Incredible and the
Space Vampires from Evil Planet!!!
New Zealand, 2010, 78 min
DIR: Karl Burnett
The daring Captain Amazingly Incredible and his chubby
sidekick, Detective Jack Spartan, embark on a dangerous
mission to rid the world of the villainous Evil Doctor, before he
turns the population of planet earth into vindaloo devouring
vampires.
CONTACT: karl@caimovie.com
Clubbin
Canada, 2010, 3 min
DIR: Nikki Yee
CONTACT: nikkiyee@nikkiyee.com
When Sienna (Lauren Toan) and Sadie (Nikki Yee) get bored,
they decideto go clubbing. They just have to take care of some
business rst...
A micro sized comedy with a twist!
Couch Potatoes
USA, 2011, 15 min
DIR: Jessie Goldenberg
Recently uncoupled couple, Libbie London and Sheridan Crane,
recount the ups and downs of their relationship as they battle
over possession of their beloved couch.
CONTACT: jessie.goldenberg@gmail.com
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Crosshairs
Australia, 2011, 11 min
DIR: Mike Hoath
CONTACT: mikehoath@yahoo.com.au
38:50
Beau and Jamie, two brothers from a rural Western Australian
town are caught poaching a lamb from a neighbouring
property. When Beau refuses to go quietly his younger brother
becomes a pawn in a violent showdown.
Corvus
UK, 2011, 8 min
DIR: Clare Kissane
One deed unforgiven. One revenge untaken. One man, one
woman enter a forest that holds secrets of the past. Unaware of
the eyes that watch.
CONTACT: clare.kissane@blueyonder.co.uk
Austria, 2012, 23 min
DIR: Dinko Draganovic
CONTACT: draganovic@dinko.at
Darcy Michael: One Skinny Bitch
Canada, 2012, 32min
DIR: Danny Mendlow
CONTACT: gerhard@timshelpictures.com
Darcy tackles topics as diverse as failing miserably to quit
smoking, successfully losing weight, beating cancer and his
home life as a gay married father in small town B.C.
Daddys Pride
Nermin and Ivana are a migrant teenage couple. They are hiding
their relationship, but as their parents nd out, they are forced to
break up. Their proud fathers are good friends and work mates,
who are acting like there is no problem going on.
Jenn Perras
Perras Public Relations
phone: 416 525 7625
email: Jenn@perraspr.com
twitter: @jennperras
Official Festival Publicist
Official Festival Distribution Partner
www.dramaclubfilms.com
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Dorothy
Australia, 2011, 14 min
DIR: Eros Romero
CONTACT: eros_romero@hotmail.com
38:50
Two captured clowns ght for their lives as they try to impress
a bloodthirsty little girl and her doll.
Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
UK, 2011, 9 min
DIR: Torquil Jones
Over the course of one day the life of Jack slowly becomes
unraveled when he is confronted by Jim, an astute and
overbearing force in Jack's world.
CONTACT: torquil.jones@gmail.com
Echoes
USA, 2011, 27 min
DIR: John Aniu
A man travels back in time to change some things in his life.
He is chased by two other men, who will stop at nothing to
apprehend him.
The Enemies You Keep
USA, 2012, 25 min
DIR: David Damen
CONTACT:
Jake, a small time street hustler embarks on a cathartic journey
of his past over an ill-fated game of chess with Death.
Fractured Minds
USA 2011, 30 min
DIR: Frank Battiston
A couple take a road trip to save their marriage. As their
problems resurface, a horric evil creeps out from the darkness.
CONTACT: fbattiston@walkingwolfproductions.com
CONTACT: ghostdog7@gmail.com
CONTACT:1240erion@gmail.com
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Frankie
USA, 2011, 22 min
DIR: Mike Pappa
CONTACT: pappaml@yahoo.com
38:50
When a watch repair man acquires an antique pocket watch
that can control time, he decides to use it to achieve his dreams.
His plans soon become sinister when he learns he isn't the only
one with the knowledge of the pocket watch.
Francis of Brooklyn
USA, 2011, 106 min
DIR: Josh Wick
A Traumatized veteran's vision of Jesus leads him to renounce
everything he owns and form a fraternity of oddball eccentrics
to join him in Gospel poverty and homelessness on the streets
of Brooklyn.
CONTACT: josh@imperfectlms.com
Scotland, 2012, 12 min
DIR: Neil Rolland
CONTACT: neilrolland@gmail.com
Historias de la Urbe
Venezuela/Spain/USA, 2012, 80 min
DIR: Carla Forte
CONTACT: historiasdelaurbe@gmail.com
A dramatic feature lm that follows several immigrants of
dierent nationalities as they adapt to life in Miami. The stories
unfold through stylistic camera work that interrelates the eight
vignettes, pushing the boundaries of independent cinema.
Holding the Line
UK, 2012, 25 min
DIR: Patrick Wells
Solo lmmaker Patrick Wells spent three weeks living on the
front line with the Martyr's Brigade, a group of Libyan rebel
ghters defending their besieged home city of Misrata, an
intimate portrait of citizen soldiers at war.
CONTACT: paddywells@hotmail.com
Friday Night and Saturday
Morning
Friday night you get wasted, Saturday morning you face the
consequences. Mixing black comedy with horric reality Friday
Night and Saturday Morning looks at just how far things can go
and without judgement asks; how do you feel about this?
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Incoherent
South Africa, 2011, 23 min
DIR: Kyle van Tonder
CONTACT: Kyle van Tonderkylevant@gmail.com
38:50
Kevin Hatchet (a CCTV operator) plunges into a surrealistic
spiral of obsession and paranoia.
Humanzoo
USA, 2011, 30 min
DIR: Mack Fisher
A story of personal struggle through the eyes of Simon Kelly,
a 23 year-old grati artist from an obscure east coast city.
CONTACT: mackenzie_sher@emerson.edu
I Woz Drunk
UK, 2011, 11 min
DIR: Tom Gorst
Jack is a privileged teenager spending the summer in his
family's country estate. Bored and alone, he fantasizes about
love and becomes consumed in an imaginary relationship.
Just The 2 of Us
UK, 2011, 13 min
DIR: Mat Brooks
Al and his agoraphobic atmate Michael take things to the
extreme in their quest for home domination.
Killing Anna
USA, 2011, 29 min
DIR: Paul Gallasch
After my long term girlfriend asked me to move out of our
home I found myself wishing that she had instead died in a
tragic accident. In order to investigate my attitudes
towards loss and grief I organize and perform a funeral service
as if her death was real...
CONTACT: paulhenri85@gmail.com
CONTACT: tbtgorst@gmail.com
CONTACT: mbrooksgrape@mac.com
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Luke
Canada, 2012, 7 min
DIR: Daniel Bartlett
CONTACT: bartlettdaniel6@gmail.com
38:50
Luke, an estranged young man, arrives unannounced at
his families home after leaving them on unsettled terms a few
years prior. A emotional roller coaster through the human heart.
Kitchens Closed
UK, 2011, 10 min
DIR: David Lilley (Loonatik and Drinks)
3 comic tales of heartache and break up. Set against the
backdrop of a French Bistro where the sta just want the
customers to leave, we see 3 very dierent takes on the eternal
struggle of just how to dump your loved one when youre totally
sick of their stupid bloody faces.
CONTACT: info@loonatikanddrinks.com
USA, 2011, 18 min
DIR: Elizabeth Friedman
CONTACT: izzofriedman@gmail.com
The Man in the Suit
Two unusual people cross paths and form a strange bond.
Making Funny Stu 3
Canada, 2012, 22 min
DIR: Funny Stu
CONTACT: makingfunnystu.ca
Were a comedy triumvirate called FUNNY STUFF and were
making funny stu. Our rst episode won some awards at
some awesome lm fests and everyone thinks were really
funny stu. So check out our stu, its funny.
Italy, 2011, 30 min
DIR: Giulio Vita
CONTACT: giuliovita@laguarimba.com
La Mia Mantia
Amanda was born in Calabria but she left with her mother
when she was 5. After her father dies, she returns to her
hometown.
Proud supporter of the Bootleg Film Festival
www.technicolor.com
Proud Sponsor of the Bootleg Film Festival - Toronto 2012
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CONTACT: malcoie@yahoo.com
The Night of the Falling Star
France/Netherlands, 2011, 18 min
DIR: Jean-Marc Deltorn
Lost in space, Captain Oldelaf will try everything to get back
home
My Left Hand Man
USA, 2011,18 min
DIR: Antonia Bogdanovich
CONTACT: tonia2010@yahoo.com
The Emersons are a theatrical family, of sorts. A visit from a
murderous loan shark gives them a chance at freedom --
but at a high price...
Mr. Shultz in Public
Canada, 2012, 2 min
DIR: Josh Shultz
CONTACT: shultzjosh@gmail.com
Many teachers do not want to run into their students in
public. Especially when those teachers are with their
obnoxious friends. This is why.
Murgi Keno Mutant
Bangladesh, 2011,15 min
DIR: Nayeem Mahbub
In the near future, Bangladesh is terrorized by killer mutant
chickens. A team of kung-fu ghting chefs are determined to
keep chicken on the menu.
CONTACT: nayeem.mahbub@gmail.com
Migracija
Canada, 2011, 9 min
DIR: Catherine Kaiser
CONTACT: wanniganproductions@gmail.com
Danka, a Serbian immigrant new to Toronto, struggles while
trying to nd a way to send money back home for her sister's
therapy.
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38:50
So Many Hours in the Day
When a brilliant but obsessive scientist miraculously reunites
with a woman from his past happiness clouds his suspicion but
the truth behind her reappearance turns out to be very real
and the miracle becomes a tragedy for more then just himself.
Canada, 2011, 23 min
DIR: Dustin Alen
CONTACT: alen.dustin@gmail.com
The Seder
Canada, 2012, 12 min
DIR: Justin Kelly
Leo is bringing Mitchell home to meet his parents for the rst
time. Judith isnt thrilled about meeting her sons new partner,
on the night of the Seder, with Rabbi Solomon as guest of
honour.
CONTACT: justin@timshelpictures.com
UK, 2011, 12 min
DIR: Mark Owen
CONTACT: belloq@sky.com
Perserverance
A young woman is raped one night. Unprepared for the
massive eect this has on her, she secludes herself away
from friends and family, but desperately tries to nd her
own way in overcoming the psychological ordeal forced
upon her and resume life in a normal fashion...
Roger The Chicken
USA, 2011, 14 min
DIR: Matthew-Lee Erlbach
A dry comedy centering on an eccentric hipster who lives his
life in a chicken suit as he struggles to strike a balance with his
relationships, career, and the 'passe' social conventions around
him.
CONTACT: matthew-lee@hotmail.com
UK, 2011, 10 min

A secretary embarks on a very modern oce romance with
an unexpected co-worker. Is it love or is her admirer just
after one thing?
DIR: Leon Chambers
CONTACT: leon@leonchambers.co.uk
Oce Romance 2.0
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38:50
Thrown
A family bereavement leads to a favourite chair being
assigned to the scrap heap, until a seemingly insignicant
discovery leads to a change of heart.
UK, 2011, 13 min
DIR: Ryd Cook
This Is Not Real
UK, 2011, 7 min
DIR: Gergely Wootsch
A young boy's chimerical journey from a small English town
to the Himalayas that leads him to an all dening conclusion.
CONTACT: hello@gergely-wootscha.com
Soleil
USA, 2012, 17 min
DIR: Patrick Shanahan
CONTACT: artbypatrick@gmail.com
In a Land of Conformists, where all it's inhabitants wear the
same mask, one man chooses to step outside. For love, for
himself, for life. What will become of Soleil without the mask?
Love? Life? Death?
CONTACT: rydcook@gmail.com
Then She Was Gone
Australia, 2011, 7 min
DIR: Burleigh Smith
Basil pursues Mia. But Mia is only interested in men who
are masculine.
CONTACT: burleighsmith@yahoo.com.au
Sola, Contigo
Mexico, 2011, 5 min
DIR: Ricardo Martinez
CONTACT: ricardo.mtzg91@gmail.com
A young girl deals with the pain of breaking up. Her desire
to get over her old lover will break the boundaries between
reality and fantasy.
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With No One Else in the World
Israel, 2011, 24 min
DIR: Tal Haring
An injured criminal meets a depressed waitress in an empty
pub after a failed robbery. As the night passes the two get
intimate, but never really reveal to each other their secrets
and pasts.
CONTACT: talharing@gmail.com
Weaversh
UK, 2012, 39 min
DIR: Harrison Wall
For some, Fountainhead Creek was what their memories
were made of. For others, it was a place to claim back. But for
everyone, the danger is yet to surface.
CONTACT: harrisonwall@live.com
Waiting For Yesterday
New Zealand/Belgium/France/Germany,
2012, 17 min
DIR: Patrick Junghans
CONTACT: mail@maerlyn.de
A depressed man struggles to move on and can't escape the
haunting memories of his wife.
The Undrawn
Canada, 2012, 22 min
DIR: Jerey P. Nesker
CONTACT: jereyp@ocularnutrition.ca
The exploits of six ridiculous, drunk, slutty and ineective
superhero bottom feeders at SuperCorp. in their plight to make
a name for themselves and achieve the ultimate success -
getting drawn in a comic book and even nabbing a movie
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