COINCIDENCES | Neil Ira Needleman | 3:50 | ME
“This is a true story. All these decades later, I still have a hard time believing that this actually happened in 1997.”
*Filmmaker in attendance*
PUERTO RICO | John Rasmussen | 8:57 | VT
The Burlington Police found Paul O’Toole unresponsive on a heat grate on the coldest night of the year, December 17, 2011. Based on Jim Ellefson’s poem “In Dreams Paul Returns to Tell Us What It’s Like.” Jim was a close friend of Paul’s.
*Filmmaker in attendance*
KISS ME (EMBRASSE-MOI DONC) | Laetitia Mallette | 15:38 | QC | French w/ subtitles
Jury Special Mention
After a tragic accident, Nathan, Esteban and Romane escape Montreal, taking refuge in a cottage. Haunted by memories of the past, they pass the time in unusual ways.
DANAVAN | Jean-David Rodrigue, Franie-Éléonore Bernier | 12:37 | QC
In the Limoilou neighborhood of Quebec City, René and Polo are apprehensive about the arrival of the new next-door neighbor.
ASKA | Clara Milo | 14:01 | QC
Winner – Egan Media Award for Best Sound
Aska oversees the pilgrimage of two young sisters through the landscapes of Iceland in their quest to appease an ill-tempered volcano.