Film Categories: comedy

  • Go Go Reject

    A skinny, naive go go dancer meets with unexpected rejection when he attempts to fulfill his childhood “Flashdance” fantasy.

  • Duel, The

    With great formality and improbable weapons, duelists confront one another on a remote hill-top. A bizarre comedy that owes much to Laurel & Hardy and the silent film, “The Duel” is a very early work by the maker of “Goin’ Down the Road. “

  • CLUBSCENE: The Under-Ager

    After a night of clubbing, under-ager Murray asks his older buddy, Gabe, for some advice.

  • 52

    “52” probes one man’s greatest nightmare: getting old. Written by and starring Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall).

  • 4 Pounds

    “4 Pounds” is the story of an actor who, over the course of four life-altering weeks, focuses his considerable will to the goal of losing some weight. Though the people in his life try to dissuade him from his ruinous path, he ignores them in his headlong rush towards self-destruction. Written by and starring Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall).

  • Flyers

    A street flyer leads to a surprising discovery.

  • James MacSwain Retrospective, A

    “Atlantic native James MacSwain has made more than 20 films over the last 30 years. His voice has become a pervasive and sophisticated contribution to the experimental film community in this country, often literally as his extensive use of voiceover – and his clever scripts – evince a considerable talent as a writer. MacSwain’s particular use of 16mm collage and animation appear deceptively simple, but his films have a lingering depth and poignancy that resists easy categorization.” – Images Festival, 2011 DVD Compilation Contains: 1. Little Known Curious Facts (1981, 4.20 min.) 2. Flower (1984, 8.20 min.) 3. Amherst (1984,…

  • Frischluft-Therapie 2 (Fresh Air Therapy 2)

    German couple Petra and Kerstin are back–in couple’s counselling. At their therapist’s request, they rent a hotel room and try, unsuccessfully, to engage in role-play. Yet, it’s in the hotel room that the women realize they’re not alone…and that their relationship may not be the only problem. (Note: Not available through CFMDC in the United Kingdom including Malta, Gibraltar, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland.)

  • 33 Teeth

    Eddie is a hormonal 14-year-old boy living alone with his mother in the suburbs. One day after school, he accidentally spies on his attractive older neighbor, Chad, as he steps out of the shower and measures himself with a red comb. Not long afterward, Eddie is the victim of a verbal slur by Chad’s friend Tim. This inspires Eddie to enact some creative retaliation. Winner of the Audience Award at the MiMi LGBT Short Film Festival 2012.

  • Bus Pass, The

    A woman sees the girl of her dreams on the train home from work. Will she dare take the plunge and ask for her number? Winner – Audience Award for Best Lesbian Short at Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2011)