Come screen some short Halloween films with us.  Popcorn will be served.  Presentation courtesy of the National Film Board.  For ages 13 +

A Little Craving:  In this surrealist stop-motion animation, two disembodied wigs give in to their desires and grow themselves into something a little more whole. Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship. (duration 1 minute)

Land of the Heads:  This animated short tells the tale of a vampire forced go out every night to separate children from their heads. The reason? His vain wife wants to replace her wrinkled head with one that is young and pretty. What a horror! Especially since the lady of the house is never satisfied and the heads keep piling up on the floor. How will our reluctant vampire ever get out of this vicious cycle? (duration 6 minutes)

Subservience:  In this animated short, the selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the oppression and exploitation of its servants take centre stage as a puppet show presents the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes. (duration 8 minutes)

The Subject:  An animator dissects his own body, extracting memories, emotions and fears that will nurture his work. As he cuts into his skin with a scalpel, various symbolic objects recalling his past emerge. Reaching the heart after cracking his ribs, he succeeds in identifying the burden he’s been dying to cast off. (duration 10 minutes)

Madame Tutli-Putli: This stop-motion animated film takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the fully imagined, tactile world of Madame Tutli-Putli. As she travels alone on the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past, she faces both the kindness and menace of strangers. Finding herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure, adrift between real and imagined. (duration 17 minutes)

The Brainwashers: In this animated short, two chimney sweepers clear all the memories from their victim's brain in a quest to determine what goes on in a man's head. A chilling film filled with fearsome puppets inhabiting a world of strange objects. (duration 12 minutes)

Afterlife: This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and some of the ancient myths, the afterlife state is portrayed as an awesome but methodical working-out of all the individual's past experiences. Film without words. (duration 7 minutes)

The Perfect Story is a heart-wrenching and provocative look at journalism, belonging, the stories we tell, and who gets to tell them. The film follows the decade-long relationship between Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard and Ismael Abdulle, a young Somali refugee who had his hand and foot cut off by the terrorist group al-Shabab.

Their story begins in 2010, when they met during one of Michelle’s reporting trips to Mogadishu for the Toronto Star. Her articles about Ismael sparked a movement within the Somali diaspora that helped him escape Mogadishu and find refuge in Harstad, Norway, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. For nearly a decade, Ismael embraced his new home, learning to speak Norwegian fluently and attempting to adapt to his new country. When Ismael goes back to Mogadishu, an unexpected turn of events forces Michelle to defy one of journalism’s golden rules—“report the story, don’t become part of it”—and makes her question her role as a storyteller.

74 minutes. English, Somali and Norwegian with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National film Board.

Join us for a lecture on Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein, presented by Carleton Professor, Julie Murray.

Registration required. 

Enjoy photos and narration of travels to beautiful and scenic Ireland and Scotland. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Orleans Photo Club and the Ottawa PC Users' Group.