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High Life - Download Soundtrack Now Available! "A solid fest item - a razor-sharp miniature, capturing the precise moment when prolonged adolescence surrenders to sober adulthood. Performances, language, and technical/design aspects are perfectly honed - certainly bodes well for the future of director Lila Yomtoob…    more      Lieve Monster In this short documentary we follow the night misadventures of little Davide during his several attempts to escape from a monster that has occupied his room. His scary visions become a nightmare for his father who would just like to get back to sleep. The greenish photography obtained with the camera's night vision and the appropriate…    more      Lieve Monster - Download A young child's night visions become a nightmare for his father, who just wants to get back to sleep. Now available as a Download-to-own, in this short documentary we follow the night misadventures of little Davide (the filmmaker's son), during his several attempts to escape from a monster that has occupied his room. His scary visions…    more      Little Red Jiving Hood In a deep, deep forest lives a little girl who wears a Little Red--wait a minute. You know the story. But not quite like this... Mystery. Destiny. Redemption. Sukiyaki. This musical retelling of the age-old classic has everything. And more. Little Red Jiving Hood takes place in a surreal world where houses have bagels…    more      National Film Board of Canada - A Gift For Kate Kate is a recently discharged mental patient who now lives in a run-down halfway house. The weekly visits from her fifteen-year-old son, Arthur, are bright spots in her difficult life. For Arthur, who has trouble dealing with his mother's condition, the visits are difficult. Arthur's embarrassment and confusion lead him to lie to his…    more      National Film Board of Canada - Baby Blues "Baby Blues", a fast-paced drama made especially for teenage viewers, is a compelling discussion-starter on the topics of sex, responsibility, and contraception. Kristen appears to have it made -- she's bright, she's talented, she's popular. Her world begins to crumble when she suspects that she may be pregnant. Suddenly she and steady…    more