Three seven year-olds endure the culinary abuses of their mother. When mother’s aversion to brown eggs reaches new heights, young Chester, Eliza, and Godfrey take a stand. Description

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (18 minutes) in Short Program I, Friday, March 19, 7 pm - Fellini Theater (Wells 106B)

Teen heavy-metal enthusiast, Todd, seeks dating advice from the Prince of Darkness, unleashing the fury of hell to win the heart of the head cheerleader.Official Web site

Nuit d’Orage (Stormy Night)) (9 minutes, 49 seconds)shown with Si-Gueriki, Friday, March 19, 7 pm - Bresson Theater (Wells 102B)

A little girl and her dog on a stormy night, a thousand questions running through her head. Her thoughts take off in all directions, come suddenly back to earth, bounce off the invisible walls of her consciousness. In the middle of the night, the child observes the infinitely intimate as well as the universal. The wind whips up stronger and stronger, then the storm explodes: her darkest fears surface. What if? Official Web site

The School (12 minutes) in Short Program II, Saturday, March 20, 4 pm - Fellini Theater (Wells 106B)

A sense of absurdity and meaninglessness pervades the dark comedic fable The School, which examines the bizarre and unfortunate events in a grade two class in this adaptation of Donald Barthelme’s short story. Description

Blueberry (13 minutes) in Short Program II, Saturday, March 20, 4 pm - Fellini Theater (Wells 106B)

A dark comedy-drama with a pinch of absurdism, Blueberry is the story of a woman and the effect one man has had on her life, set in an out-of-time world. Official Web site

Les Ramoneurs Cérébraux (The Brainwashers) (12 minutes) shown with Martin & Orloff, Saturday, March 20, 9 pm - Hitchcock Theater (Wells 108B)

A man is taken to the doctor's office, but it's not for an ordinary checkup. A huge syringe is thrust into his head. Out of the syringe oozes a sticky yellowish liquid that magically turns into two sinister-looking men. These are the opening images of this chilling animation film, in which two chimney sweeps clear all the memories out of their victim's brain. Fearsome puppets inhabit a world of strange objects. What goes on in a man's head? Official Web site

Gaz Bar Blues (115 minutes) Sunday, March 21, 7:30 pm - E.L. Hannah Community Center

Mr. Brochu (known to his friends as The Boss) runs his gas station the best he can and tries to stay happy no matter what happens. This movie relates all the small tragedies surrounding the gaz bar, such as hold-ups, competition from the big companies invading the neighbourhood, and the fact that is sons don't seem to be interested in the gas station.
Furthermore, "The Boss" is starting to have Parkinson's disease... Description

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