Tottering Biped Film Festival

6-7 Reception

It is our pleasure to announce the following line up for our 2014 Festival:

—-Session 1—-

Promise – 8 mins
Longing to be reunited with her dead husband a grieving widow visits his grave for one last goodbye when a phone call changes her life. Directed by Collin Chan & Johnny Chocolate

Wanderlust – 4.5 mins
A young boy searches near and far for his purpose. Directed by Mike Martins

Allusion – 11 mins
So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately that Alice had begun to think that things indeed were really impossible. “Allusion” is the story of a day in the life of a girl who works in a record store and the odd people who visit during the day. Directed by: Vanessa Crosbie Ramsay

New Domain – 11 mins
A commentary on Generation Y relationships online. – Directed by Andre Rehal

Wade’s World – 16 mins
Wade faces the long awaited trials and tribulations of being an imaginary friend when his best friend, 29 year old Dan, falls in love. It ain’t easy being imaginary. – Directed by Matthew Yipchuck

Kids Town (Episode 5) – 12 mins
12 year old Brian Russell is the new kid in town, again. As he navigates another set of unwritten rules of the school yard Brian finds himself tangled in the strings of small town politics when he clashes heads with the Mayor’s son, the local press owners youngest, and the Librarian’s pretty daughter. A family series as much for adults as their children, KID’S TOWN is about young love, friendship, small town civics, power struggles and the universal need to figure out one’s place in the world. – Directed by Mikelle Virey

—-Session 2—-

Tasha and Friends – 15 mins
Local children’s show host, Tasha, decides to shut the show down. Her puppet co-stars, however, want to shut her down…permanently. – Directed by Greg Kovacs

For Clearer Skies – 7 mins
A man struggles to decide whether or not to pursue survival as his race nears extinction. Directed by Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi

One More For the Road – 17 mins
A married couple go on a road trip to rekindle their marriage, leading to disastrous results. Directed by Navin Ramaswaran

4 – 11 mins
Four alternative versions of one young man deal with various conflicts in their everyday life – all involve confronting someone about something that has been taken from him. Directed by Mike Chantaj, Sydney Cowper, RJ Kemp and Cameron Veitch

Yeah Rite – 6 mins
An atheist and a blind priest perform their first exorcism. – Directed by Michael Penney

Shhh – 12 mins
Shhh is a fantasy/horror short tale about a young boy, Guillermo, who uses his imagination to overcome his bully: a hair-eating monster. Tired of being scared, Guillermo eventually takes matters into his own hands. It’s only then that we realize the monster might not be as fictitious as one may have thought. Directed by Freddy Chavez Olmos, Shervin Shoghian