#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

Blue Ruin

Murder Party’s Jeremy Saulnier returns to the director’s chair after a six-year absence to bring us this Cannes-winning tale of rural revenge. Macon Blair stars as Dwight, a beach hobo still shell shocked from the murder of his parents years ago. When he hears that the man accused of killing them is being released from prison, Dwight heads back to his old haunts to give the killer a blood-soaked homecoming. “Blue Ruin may occasionally be midnight-movie lurid, but not at the expense of deeper questions about vengeance’s diminishing returns.” (Tim Grierson, Paste Magazine) -KJ

Sun, Feb 16, 2014 7:01 PM

Thu, Feb 20, 2014 9:15 PM

BLUEBIRD

When a small town in the stark frozen northern reaches of Maine is shattered by tragedy, the community is shaken as it struggles to process the guilt, recognizing that even the slightest actions can have enormous consequences. Writer/Director Lance Edmands explores the interconnectedness of the town and chillingly captures the setting‘s lonely yet beautiful tone in this striking and moving debut feature. - HR

Sat, Feb 8, 2014 12:15 PM

Sun, Feb 9, 2014 9:15 PM

BOUNTY KILLER

Set in a dystopian future where corporations put out hits on executives and directors, star-crossed lovers and rival bounty hunters Mary Death (Christian Pitre) and Drifter (Matthew Marsden) are going after the corporate world’s most wanted. Along with their gun caddy Jack LeMans (Barak Hardley), the duo is hunting down the Yellow Ties, a powerful group of business officials complete with power suits and power neckties. With postapocalyptic car chases against cannibal gypsies, a healthy dose of blood, bullets and over-the-top violence and a string of stellar appearances by the likes of Gary Busey, Eve, and Beverly D’Angelo (to name a few), BOUNTY KILLER a fun and mind-blowing (an image featured more than a few times in the movie) experience for anyone drawn to shoot’em-up B-movies.

Fri, Feb 14, 2014 11:30 PM

CANUXPLOITATION: The Genre Gems of Astron 6

Astron-6 is the brainchild of five iconoclastic, multi-media artists who share a fascination with the mechanics of fear and laughter. They subvert the expectations of the seasoned viewer with the nightmarish and absurd. Their imagery and recurring themes are often torn from the childhood of the irony-craving, internet savvy Generations X and Y. We'll be screening a selection of shorts and a sneak preview clip of The Editor, a feature giallo comedy starring Udo Kier. -AF

Fri, Feb 7, 2014 11:30 PM

CHEATIN'

Jake and Ella quite literally run into each other in a car accident. Following this fender-bender, a wonderful romance begins. However, the ghost of jealousy will soon appear when a scheming “other” woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship. With the help of a not so honest magician and his forbidden “soul machine,” Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny. -JR

Fri, Feb 7, 2014 7:00 PM

Tue, Feb 11, 2014 9:15 PM

Mon, Feb 17, 2014 9:15 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!

The search for a missing boy takes a turn for the bizarre in director Mike Brune's surreal and darkly comic Congratulations! Little Paul Gray disappears from his oldest brother's graduation party, local police are on the scene. Led by the grizzled Detective Skok, who is haunted by a similar unsolved case, the officers take up residence in the home to investigate the mystery, resulting in an absurd and hilarious family dynamic. -HR

Sun, Feb 9, 2014 4:45 PM

Mon, Feb 10, 2014 9:15 PM

THE CONGRESS

An aging actress – Robin Wright, playing a version of herself in one of the year’s bravest performances – gets an offer from a major studio to sell her soul and cinematic identity so that she’ll be “scanned” and her digitalized image used with no restrictions. The consequences of her decision will affect her in ways she didn’t consider. A heady blend of live action and animation from the director of Waltzing with Bashir, and based on Stanislaw Lem’s classic sci-fi novel. Plays with "Beasts In The Real World" (8mins). -KJ

Thu, Feb 6, 2014 7:00 PM

Sat, Feb 15, 2014 12:16 PM

DELIVERY

In this unnerving chiller, a young couple agrees to document their first pregnancy for a reality show, but when unexplained events start to plague the production, they suspect something might be wrong with their unborn bundle of joy. Told through the show’s un-aired footage and interviews from friends, family and production members, Brian Netto’s savvy debut feature injects the found footage genre with a fresh perspective and enough eeriness to keep you on the edge of your seat. -HR

Sat, Feb 8, 2014 9:16 PM

Mon, Feb 10, 2014 9:15 PM

Wed, Feb 19, 2014 7:00 PM

DOOMSDAYS

Dirty Fred and Bruho live an itinerant life, breaking in to vacation homes in the Catskills and enjoying what pleasures they find, convinced that the world is on a collision course with disaster due to dwindling petroleum supplies. “Billed as a 'pre-apocalyptic comedy' and evocative of early Jarmusch, Linklater, Hellman and Varda, Doomsdays is one of the most profoundly counter-culture films you will ever see.” -Mitch Davis, Fantasia Film Festival - AF

Fri, Feb 7, 2014 9:16 PM

Thu, Feb 13, 2014 9:16 PM