Guests with PAINKILLER and GROSS INDECENCY: THE EVERETT KLIPPERT STORY will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A on September 22 and 24.

These shorts look at evolving norms - changes to laws, advances to how we view and are viewed and shifts in culture. Is this progress or have we been going about things the wrong way?

SHORT FILMS IN THIS PACKAGE:

HAIR WOLF - directed by Mariama Diallo

The denizens of a black hair salon prepare for the invasion of a new monster - white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture. Winner of Jury Prize for Best US Fiction at Sundance Film Festival Learn more

WENDY'S SHABBAT - directed by Rachel Myers

A group of Jewish senior citizens gather at Wendy's weekly for Shabbat. They share a celebration of their religion with burgers, fries and grape juice. Learn more

DENISE - directed by Rossella Inglese

Denise is a teenager obsessed by how people see her. She progressively shows her awareness of being observed, exposing herself to the viewer in fierce and provocative ways. Learn more

WOMAN IN STALL - directed by Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

A woman finds herself trapped in a bathroom stall by a man whose intentions are not entirely clear. Learn more

PAINKILLER - directed by Mathew Embry

A look at the opioid epidemic devastating North America through the eyes of Tracey — a young woman who survived a near-fatal overdose with life altering complications from the director of 2017 selection, LIVING PROOF. Learn more

GROSS INDECENCY: THE EVERETT KLIPPERT STORY - directed by Laura O'Grady

In 1965 mild-mannered Calgary bus driver Everett Klippert was the last Canadian to be jailed for homosexuality. Kevin Allen of Calgary Gay History Project journeys to better understand Klippert and his place in Canadian LGBTQ history. Learn more

EYE CONTACT - directed by Stuart Mannion

In the future, a face to face connection demands disconnecting from a taboo and ever present addiction. Learn more

SOULS OF TOTALITY - directed by Richard Raymond

Cult members Lady 18 (ORPHAN BLACK’s Tatiana Maslany) and Guy 3 (Tom Cullen) share a secret. On the day of a solar eclipse that they believe will take their souls to paradise, the star-crossed lovers cannot ignore their destiny any longer. Learn more

Presented by Jerilyn Wright / Partner Distribution Ltd.

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