Under the night sky in the Ugandan town of Masaka, giant lightbulbs, filaments exposed, are rigged perilously over scaffolding and iron sheets – attracting swarms of grasshoppers
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Marina, a former elementary school teacher, emerges badly bruised on the shore of a lake. After a lengthy track through the hot Mexican sun, she lands at the primary school where she once worked.
A bizarre incident as a young boy left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement that has plagued him all his life. Isolated and vulnerable, Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts.
Risking injury and incarceration, an environmental activist disrupts the clear-cutting of an ancient redwood grove by sitting on a tiny platform up in the tree canopy.
After a brutal near death experience Sam IL is forced to contemplate his past whilst accepting the non-existence of his future.
Short of the Week editors, Jason and Andrew, will be attending Seattle Int'l Film Festival's Shortsfest Weekend this Friday through Sunday attempting to watch as many short films as possible. If you see us at SIFF Cinema, please stop us to say hi and discuss the merits and follies of short films.
Camelia, an escort with a troubled past, is newly employed at an erotic massage parlor in eastern Montreal. Met coldly by her competitive new colleagues, she struggles to establish a clientele while maintaining her dignity.
Nursing a broken heart, a man with arachnophobia buys a poisonous bird spider and sets it free in his apartment.
Legendary Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson reflects on a gruelling and often surreal life between the goalposts.
