103 mins

For Sled Island’s 2013 Film Program, Kyle Thomas and Alexander Carson have curated a selection of innovative shorts from the biggest film festivals around the world, including films from Canada, the United States, England, Iceland, Sweden, and the Ukraine. These films reflect the grit and personal vision that define North Country Cinema, and the curators are proud to bring this content to Calgary audiences for the first time.

The Chair
Dir. Grainger David, 12:20, USA, Colour, 2011 - ALBERTA PREMIERE
The Chair is the story of a mysterious outbreak of poisonous mold in a small town and one boy’s attempt to understand his mother’s death, his grandmother’s obsession with their discarded recliner, and the roots of this short- lived, strange, and inexplicable plague. 
Notable Screenings and Awards: SXSW (Jury Prize), Cannes, Telluride, LA Film (Jury Prize)

Taxi For Two
Dir. Dan Popa, 13:00, Canada (QC), Colour, 2012 - CANADIAN PREMIERE
Taxi for Two poetically and visually explores the universe of two eccentric Montreal taxi drivers.  
Notable Screenings and Awards: Festival de Nouveau Cinema

Love Story
Dir. Ása Hjorleifsdóttir, 17:00, USA/Iceland, Colour, 2012 - CANADIAN PREMIERE 
A story of love, madness, and 24-hour daylight. Solange's boyfriend Baldur mysteriously takes off for Iceland. She follows, but an even deeper mystery awaits her.  
Notable Screenings and Awards: Clermont---Ferrand, Reykjavik International, Raindance London

Girl
Dir. Fijona Jonuzi, 15:00, Sweden, Colour, 2011 - ALBERTA PREMIERE
Hanna, 32, randomly finds herself at a party of a 20-year-old-boys. At First she feels uncomfortable, but after a little adjusting, she soon feels like she is one of them.
Notable Screenings and Awards: Worldwide Shorts, Sundance, Melbourne International

Surveillant
Dir. Yan Giroux, 18:00, Canada (QC), Colour, 2011 - ALBERTA PREMIERE
It’s another quiet summer day in Park Dufresne. The neighbourhood teens loiter about until a young park monitor shows up for his first day of work. Two universes clash and a territorial struggle begins.
Notable Screenings and Awards: TIFF, Sundance

Good Night
Dir. Muriel d'Ansembourg, 27:00, United Kingdom, Colour, 2011 - ALBERTA PREMIERE
An intimate portrait of two 14-year-old girls on a night where their childhood innocence is threatened by an awakening sexuality. The film follows Rachel and Chloe as they head into London on a secret night out, dressed way beyond their years and oozing a sexuality they barely own. Giving mixed signals to the men they meet the boundaries between innocent play and dangerous seduction start to blur.
Notable Screenings and Awards: Worldwide Shorts, Palm Springs (Jury Prize), BAFTA nomination for Best Short

The Date 
Dir. Ievgen Matvienko, 11:00, Ukraine, Colour, 2012 - CANADIAN PREMIERE
Ania has a little son and has no husband. To take care of the child she has to work two jobs – dubbing cartoons and providing sexual services by phone. Ania has a regular customer. He always calls in time and never misses sessions. 
Notable Screenings and Awards: Clermont-Ferrand