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Bad Roomate is part of the Toronto After Dark Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before The Revenant.

Bad Roomate is a short film starring what I believe to be a paper mache cat who is waking up from a wild night of drinking, smoking, drugs and murder. Blood really is tough to get out of the bathtub. So is your roommate.

One of the directors of Bad Roomate, James Gangl, was at After Dark to introduce it and he was so extremely excited that I had to capture it on video. Here he is literally freaking out and explaining a little bit about the making of the short.

I can honestly say that this was one of the weirder shorts that I saw this festival, but it was good-weird, full of laughs, fun and WTF moments. (Video after the jump.) Keep reading…

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Becoming is part of Toronto After Dark’s Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before Black.

Becoming is a stunningly beautiful film about a mythical woodland creature called upon to fight a battle with Man. It mixes together beautiful imagery in the form of beautiful costumes and locations, but also the beauty of movement of the short’s main character – the mythical being described by the filmmakers as “…Idolamantis, an ancient woman that moves like a praying mantis…”

Gently it paints a picture of man’s battle with nature and takes a stand on the winner. I know I’ve said this a lot, but it’s deeply, truly beautiful. Go to the official website at http://www.becomingthefilm.com/Becoming.html for more images, the trailer and more. This trailer should be seen if you can. On a big screen it was astonishing.

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Hirsute is part of Toronto After Dark’s Canadian Short Film Showcase. It played before Franklyn.

Hirsute is the story of a man who is struggling to invent time travel. When he realizes that if he succeeded in creating time travel he would come back to exactly that moment to help himself, he is astonished when he actually appears. Unfortunately, the version of himself that returns is arrogant, strange and hairless creating some very uncomfortable situations.

Hirsute is a smart and interesting short film with a lot to say. It’s visually interesting and has some very fun concepts. Check out the official website http://hirsute.thesiblings.ca/news and catch a screening if you can.

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