Saturday 29th – 7:00PM Screening

7:00PM

THE BIG PICTURE CINEMA (Formerly the Projection Booth)
1035 Gerrard St E Toronto, ON M4M 1Z6

The Wish Horse – Short Screenplay Top 3 Winner
A short screenplay by Lisa Ford

The Story: The Wish Horse is a drama about Russell, 14, who is struggling to take care of his 6 year-old sister, Kitty, after their mother abandons them. When a foal is born on a neighboring farm, Kitty believes the foal is magical and can grant wishes.

The Inspiration: I wrote The Wish Horse because I wanted to tell an inspirational story about resilient, creative kids growing up in a family with a mentally ill parent.

The Interviewer
13:25  (Petersham, NSW, Australia)
Dir. Genevieve Clay, Dir. Robin Bryan

Thomas Howell gets more than he’s bargained for in a job interview at a prestigious law firm, an insult about his tie, a rendition of Harry Potter and the chance to change the lives of a father and son.

Trailer:
Keywords: Family, Comedy, Drama, Disability Culture

American Dream
3:31  (New York, NY USA)
Dir. Jason Eugene Flynn

An acoustic perspective on modern life in the United States of America.

Trailer:
Keywords: Music Video, Educational, Human Rights, Independent, Rejected, Urban, Reality, Docu-Drama, Culture, Personal Narrative, Social Issue, News

Lost on Purpose    Official Closing Night Film
1:44:00  (Los Angeles, CA USA)
Dir. Ian Nelms, Dir. Eshom Nelms

Fueled by gin and pure determination, Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm In the Middle, The Simpsons) stars as Elizabeth James, a third generation dairy woman struggling to keep her farm from being swallowed up by the region’s domineering co-op. To help with the workload, she’s hired five renegade ranch hands. Together they fight for love, pride, family, and their vanishing way of life.  The film also stars, James Lafferty (One Tree Hill) Aaron Hill (Glee, Greek), C Thomas Howell (Outsiders, Southland), Dale Dickey (Breaking Bad, My Name is Earl), and Octavia Spencer (The Help).

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/63253153
Keywords: Personal Narrative, Economic Issues, Agriculture, Economic Spiral, Dairy Farmers, Alcoholism, Family Issues, Central California