ATLANTIC AUTEURS

SHORTS PROGRAM

MAY 30, 2024 • 9:00 PM
@ THE BUS STOP THEATRE
(2203 GOTTINGEN STREET, HALIFAX)

91 mins

A Q+A WITH THE FILMMAKERS WILL FOLLOW THE SCREENING

Atlantic Auteurs is our annual program focused on showcasing innovative regional shorts hot-off-the-press to our audiences. This year’s program centres around themes of exploration: of self, others, and time, and its relationship to community, culture, and home life. Stay after the screening for a Q&A with the artists, followed by an evening soiree at the Tusket Falls Beer Project (2220 Gottingen Street) in celebration of Maritime cinema.

PROGRAM LINEUP

Me and My Teeth
dir. Anna Quon
Nova Scotia / 14 mins

A witty and poetic short on the filmmaker’s journey through their mental—and dental—health, told through playful animations coupled with intimate tableaus of Quon’s day-to-day life.

Where my Branches Stem
dir. Teresa Kuo
Price Edward Island / 7 mins

A graceful animation about a young Chinese woman who moves in with her grandfather to seek disruption in her city routine, allowing her to reconnect with her family and culture.

Mello, Judd, and Tooth Floss
dir. Emily Flynn
Nova Scotia / 5 mins

Modern-day Statler and Waldorf hit the vape and observe people from the comfort of their car, conjuring lore on strangers’ lives to pass the time. 

Somewhere Real
dir. Kate Solar
Nova Scotia / 5 mins

Solar uses analog animation to dive into a moment of their past uncaptured by the camera, exercising an extraction and abstraction of their memory and ability to represent it visually or through language.

Something to Do with Brook Water
dir. Todd Fraser
New Brunswick / 12 mins

An analog letter to a friend filmed over the course of the pandemic, reflecting on changes in healthcare, space, and outlook on life. 

Footnotes
dir. Stephanie Joline
Nova Scotia / 3 mins

A brief retelling of the history of colonization on Turtle Island through poetry, capturing the resilience and hope of the Indigenous people told through bold animation.

Ghost Story
dir. Luke Hathaway, Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Liam Ross Gibson, Paul MacIntyre
Nova Scotia / 16 mins

A group of musicians embark on a collaborative journey of healing over the course of a year, pulling apart and collaging fragments from Bach’s Chaconne while meditating on ghostly layering of story. 

DWELLING
dir. Brandon Lorimer
Nova Scotia / 15 mins

Brandon Lorimer’s DWELLING conjures a dystopian world where alienation meets an all-time high, and isolation builds to a breaking point. 

Escape the Usual 
dir. Colby Conrad
Nova Scotia / 14 mins

A coming-of-age story following a young boy in rural Nova Scotia over the course of a day as he navigates troubles in his home life and the pressures of growing up.