#feelings

It’s not you, but it’s not me, either. It’s these stupid #feelings. Let’s face it, modern love is weird. It’s confusing and scary and who was that guy who “liked” your new profile picture, anyway? But it’s also warm and fulfilling and annoying for everybody else but I don’t care because I really, really like you. Love is in the air, or at least it was until you walked in. So what’ll it be, will you marry me? Because it’s legal here, now. Meet me at the shorts screening and we’ll run away together. -JW

Sat, Feb 8, 2014 2:31 PM

Tue, Feb 11, 2014 7:01 PM

80s POWER BALLAD SING-A-LONG

Some of us just can't stand Valentine's Day. Fortunately, there's an entire genre of music made just for our pain, and it happens to be the most badass music ever: POWER BALLADS! This Valentine's Day we'll sing, we'll hold lighters in the air and sway, we'll pound our fists at the sky in defiance of those who would dare not love us. Featuring the music of Journey, Guns 'n Roses, Bon Jovi, Warrant and more.

Fri, Feb 14, 2014 9:15 PM

ALDO

Independent male hair stylist (Aldo) lives in the Echo Park neighborhood of LA. After placing a do or die bet on a basketball playoff series, Aldo gets in deep trouble with an underground loan shark. Reminiscent of 1970’s American cinema, Aldo stands on its own as an impressive example of modern independent filmmaking. Director Ross Kolton’s feature debut. Co-starring Jon Abrahams (Meet the Parents), Patrick Brennan (Twilight Saga), and Nicole Simone (singer-songwriter and star Glee). Plays with "Closure" (17 min.) -JMG

Wed, Feb 12, 2014 9:15 PM

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 7:01 PM

Tue, Feb 18, 2014 9:15 PM

ALL FIGURED OUT

IndieFest turns 16 this year, and like any good adolescent, we know we’ve got everything all figured out. Or at least we would, if only she’d pay attention to us. If only they’d come to our party. If only they’d let us meet our real mother. If only we weren’t stuck here in this Podunk town. Ugh, just stop asking us questions and watch for yourself. I hate you!!! -JW

Sun, Feb 9, 2014 2:30 PM

Wed, Feb 12, 2014 7:00 PM

ALMOST HUMAN

In Joe Begos’ debut feature, a man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances returns to wreak havoc upon a small town. “Almost Human is a raw indie film that delivers the splatter, drawing from many of the touchstones of cinematic shock for a refreshingly intense thriller bound to excite a new generation of moviegoers.” (Colin Geddes, TIFF) -KJ

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 9:15 PM

Mon, Feb 17, 2014 9:15 PM

AN ANIMATED WORLD

Despite being one of the oldest forms of the moving image, there is no shortage of innovation when it comes to animation. This program features the best of new animation from around the world, with a wide range of styles from 8-bit cartoon to celluloid manipulation to rotoscoping the invisible. See humans learn to communicate at the dawn of time, an overture brought to life in inky black and white, and a man get his first (of many) colonoscopies, all rendered one frame at a time. -JW

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 4:46 PM

Thu, Feb 20, 2014 7:01 PM

ASPHALT WATCHES

This autobiographical psychedelic animated road movie - and TIFF award winner - from underground comix darlings Seth Scriver and Shayne Ehman follows characters Bucktooth Cloud and Skeleton Hat as they embark on a hilarious and frightening road trip, encountering strange people and happenings you could only find along the Canadian highway – a psychotic Santa Claus from Calgary, a small town beauty contest in Regina and a barrage of out-of-control hosers – all set to head-bopping beats. Plays with LOVES OF A CYCLOPS (25mins.) -KJ

Mon, Feb 10, 2014 7:00 PM

Fri, Feb 14, 2014 7:00 PM

Mon, Feb 17, 2014 7:00 PM

BABY BLUES

Polish director Katarzyna Roslaniec follows her controversial, irresistibly scrappy debut Mall Girls with this edgy and disarmingly frank look at teen pregnancy. “Unlike many films about teenage mothers, Baby Blues is anything but a piece of gloomy social realism. Instead, it is an exhilarating ride through a garishly coloured world of clothes, sex and drugs and a ribald look at Poland's fledgling capitalism.” (Berlin IFF) Plays with "Mai" (16mins). -KJ

Wed, Feb 12, 2014 7:00 PM

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 4:45 PM

Mon, Feb 17, 2014 9:15 PM

BIG LEBOWSKI party+film

Way out west there was this fella... fella I wanna tell you about. Fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the handle his loving parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. Mr. Lebowski, he called himself “The Dude.” Now, "Dude" - that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place so darned interestin'.

11th annual Big Lebowski party kicks off at 8p at 518 Valencia with Lebowski-related entertainments and (of course) white russians followed by a costume contest and 35mm screening of the Coen Brothers' classic on the Roxie screen at midnight. The party is 21up, the midnight screening is all ages.

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 8:00 PM