Genres: Drama

  • Lost Heroes

    Francisco, the lead character, is a Portuguese-Canadian artist who has just been commissioned to work on a painting celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Portuguese revolution, which took place on April 25, 1974. His agent, upon realizing how distanced Francisco feels from his home, sends him to Portugal to rediscover it. Once there, he goes to meet Catarina, a childhood friend who lives with her family in a small village. Conflict arises when Catarina’s father discovers that Francisco has returned. An ex-captain of the notorious PIDE, the Portuguese equivalent to the KGB, he had Francisco’s father imprisoned, tortured, and killed…

  • Dolly Cake

    A story-within-a-story. Dolly is a woman trapped and isolated in a house with her man and friends; their fantasy seems to be about a Russian philosopher, his wife, student and servant. The wife is rescued by a dying vampire. Dolly is advised by her female friends to leave but is actually abused by all. When she almost does leave, the helplessness of her man in his search for the Cheez Whiz stops her. A satire on stereotyped women, men, film and filmmakers in a 20-minute “tragi-comedy.”

  • 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. “

  • Duration of Life and Other Tales from the Grimms, The

    Seven of the Grimms’ most mysterious and obscure fairytales are told over a dazzling display of Ontario landscape. Under the guidance of Katherine Grier’s careful telling, Canadian filmmaker Amy Bodman uses the film to create a dialogue between the inner and outer worlds, attempting to show how one’s imaginings are essential in giving meaning in our day-to-day living.