This Ain’t No Prairie Home Companion…
A Night With The Bad Boys Of DIY Filmmaking
**Toronto’s own Butler Brothers!**
Jason Butler and Brett Butler – The Bad Boys of “DIY Filmmaking”
Join us in our last Monthly Film Series before we start the
9th Annual ReelHeART International Film Festival
for an evening that’s sure to be some Badass Fun!
Location:
- The Big Picture Cinema
- 1035 Gerrard Street East
- M4M 1Z6 Map
- Advance Tickets $12
- Please Note, as Alcohol will be served at this event, ADVANCE Tickets Will Be Sold
We’ll be spending an evening celebrating Canadian film, with special Guests Jason and Brett Butler, the Hometown Heros of DIY Filmmaking.
**Opening Film**
“Seventeen People from Toronto” (30 Minutes)
Director David Wild Canada/USA
Seventeen people from Toronto talk about life, death and their favorite type of salad dressing.
**Feature Film**
“Confusions of an Unmarried Couple” Canada (73 Minutes)
Dir. Brett Butler, Dir. Jason Butler
Take a couple who’ve had a troubled past, including an ugly break-up, and throw in a strange attempt at reconciliation. Ask each where they think things went wrong and you have one confusing and very real account of a relationship in flux.
This film is one of the first feature films written by Brett Butler that he also co-starred in and co-directed with his brother Jason Butler.
We’re going to visit the journey the Butler Brothers have been on since we first premiered “Confusions” in 2008. They are one of the hardest working teams in local independent filmmaking from conception, to production to promotion, We’re going to learn their secrets.
A lot’s happened to these two brothers in the last 5 years and just like George and Louise Jefferson, the Butler Brothers are ‘Movin’ On Up’.
The evening will be filled with some cool surprises, popcorn, beverages, a little improv, and a Q&A with The Butler Brothers and the Director of the ReelHeART International Film Festival.
*If you’d like more than 1 Drink, please DONATE $10 more below for 2 Extra Drink Tickets*
Please Support Independent and Locally Grown Film…
*Ten Souls Rising* dir. Emily Rosdeitcher – The incredibly taut story of Eight New Yorkers and two French tourists who get stuck in an elevator in a New York City.
*Pilar* dir. Leda Maliga – Of particular controversy in the medical and educational communities is the use of cochlear implants. Pilar was born almost completely deaf and grew up expressing herself through her art in the hearing world. In her late 20’s she participated in a study on the cochlear implant and began a journey into a world of sound. This is a heartfelt portrait of Pilar as she overcomes obstacles with inspiring humor and grace…
ReelHeART Rings in the Chinese New Year Cajun Style -
Solutions (Director, Kim Wai Yuen, Hong Kong, China, 2006): Short film about a man who “stamps” women he pursues. Yi Dan, a lonely woman finds that life is nothing but boredom and emotional pain. She invents a little game; sending postcards that publicize ‘crimes of the heart’ committed by uncaring men she’s never met. Yan Song, works as a washroom attendant who accidentally discovers a game of his own, stabbing women’s buttocks. The director says his film’s “mark your target-stamping-game” was inspired by the Animal Channel…
Asian Task Force (Director, William Lu, Taiwan, 2008): Short film spoof of 90’s cops shows but with ‘Asians’ – In this spoof of a 90’s cop show, an elite police force is assembled to investigate Asian crimes in Southern California. In this “pilot episode” A.T.F. is on their first mission to take down one of Los Angeles’ most nefarious drug lords, Francisco Montablan.