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Award-Winning Indie CHICK FLICKS

14 Films  
Over 304 Minutes
Over 30 Awards Including:
Toronto International Film Festival, International Heart of Gold, and London Film Festival

Out of Print


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Featuring Marion Bridge

Wiebke von Carolsfeld
93 Min. | Drama | Canada


In the midst of struggling to overcome her self-destructive behavior, the youngest of three sisters, Agnes, returns to her hometown in Nova Scotia determined to confront the past. Her arrival sets in motion a chain of events that allows a family of women to, each in their own way, re-connect with the world and each other. 

  • Winner: Toronto International Film Festival
  • Winner: Atlantic Film Festival
  • London Film Festival

Disc 1

Celamy

Julie Anne Meerschwam

18:45 | Drama | USA

 

When Nelly’s mom passes away when she’s only 5 years old, she creates “Celamy,” an imaginary friend, to help her cope with her loss. For years the two girls are inseparable. But once Nelly becomes a teenager, it becomes obvious to Celamy that she’s no longer needed, in fact that she’s in the way. So now it’s up to Celamy to choose: should she stay like she wants to, or leave so that Nelly can grow up?

  • Multiple awards including Angelus Film Awards, Spiritual Film Festival at Sea and Vail Film Festival

 

Love On Track

Allison Heather

4:14 | Romantic Comedy | Australia

 

The promise of true love goes temporarily off the rails when a man and woman have a misunderstanding on the Sydney monorail. The denouement takes place on a station platform, when a pair of buskers help get the romance back on track.

  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival*
  • Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
  • Rhode Island International Film Festival
  • Bradford International Film Festival

 

The White Dress

Vanessa Gildea

3:40 | Drama | Ireland

 

The White Dress is the story of a girl on her communion day but, unlike most other little girls, she is making her communion all on her own.

  • Best Short Film: Belfast Film Festival
  • Best Irish Short – Seagate Foyle Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifier)
  • Best Irish Short: Galway Film Festival

 

Mashed

Zam Salim

3:22 | Drama | Ireland

 

Alone and sitting at the bus stop, a young girl decides to hook up with some friends for a car ride that promises to cure her of her boredom, but at what price?

  • Writing Award: Raw Cuts

 

Clarissa Performs a Magic Trick

Virginia Mesiti
9 min. | Drama | Australia

 

Clarissa, an overweight teenager, is inspired to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina after an abusive encounter with Sam, a shallow ad man. 

  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival*
  • Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
  • Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, USA

 

Marion Banphrionsa

Melanie Clark Pullen
8:35 | Drama | Ireland

 

Ireland 1961 – Princess Grace of Monaco is making her first official visit to Ireland and little Marion is determined to meet her. Monaco 2005 – a woman makes her first visit to the Principality of Monaco.

  • Best Irish Language Short: Cork International Film Festival
Charlotte’s Red

Colin McIvor
15 min. | Drama | Northern Ireland

 

Seven year-old Charlotte has a talent for painting. Her Father has a talent for burglary. When Van Gogh’s ‘The Sunflowers’ visits Belfast, Charlotte’s Father can’t resist the biggest heist of his career.

  • Best Short: Kids Film Fest La Matatena, Mexico
  • Best Children’s Film: Heart of Gold Film Festival, Australia
  • Most Popular in Fest: New York Kids Film Fest

 

Danya

Beth Armstrong
18:30 | Drama | Australia

 

Danya is the story of a troubled 8 year-old who is determined to find out about her late mother but her repressed father is unable to reach out to her. An elderly Bulgarian woman provides a bridge. Set in neighboring terrace houses in an autumnal Sydney, Danya considers how three generations deal with death.

  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival*
  • Best Australian Short Film: Jackson Hole Film Festival
  • Gold Heart Award for Most Outstanding Film: Heart of Gold Film Festival
  • Best Film: Boston Motion Picture Awards

 

Everyday

Mark Ash
3:20 | Drama | Ireland

 

A young girl observes the little everyday things of her life. How do those little things add up when tragedy strikes?

  • Writing Award: Raw Cuts

 

Gafa

John Gleeson
3:26 | Comedy | Ireland

 

Una is upset. She has just discovered that the guy she was going out with is engaged to someone else. At work, as a flight attendant, all she sees are happy couples. She has had enough, so she jumps. And now here story really begins.

  • OFFICIAL BEST OF FEST

 

Delphane

Nick Kelly
3:42 | Drama | Ireland

 

Delphane will go through anything to learn how to play the guitar. And nothing is going to stop her, not even a high price tag or a room full of skeptics. Will her slow and tedious commitment pay off?

  • OFFICIAL BEST OF FEST

 

Dance Lexie Dance

Tim Loane
15 min. | Drama | Ireland

 

A young protestant girl in Derry wants to be a RIVERDANCER but her grief-stricken father has to be convinced. [L] 

  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival*
  • Academy Award® Nomination for Live Action Drama
  • Best Short Drama: International Celtic Film and Television Festival
  • Best Short Drama: Galway Film Festival, Ireland

Disc 2

The Republic of Love

Deepa Mehta
96 Min. | Comedy | Canada

 

Tom is a charismatic late-night radio talk show host. Fay is his total opposite; her romantic ideal has not yet been attained and is unlikely ever to be due to her impossibly high expectations. The characters connect in a maze of situations, underpinning the idea that ‘geography is destiny’ and that each of us has our own ‘republic’, where lives intersect. [L] [S]

  • Toronto International Film Festival
  • Belfast Film Festival
  • Atlantic Film Festival
Marion Bridge

Wiebke von Carolsfeld
93 Min. | Drama | Canada

 

In the midst of struggling to overcome her self-destructive behavior, the youngest of three sisters, Agnes, returns to her hometown in Nova Scotia determined to confront the past. Her arrival sets in motion a chain of events that allows a family of women to, each in their own way, re-connect with the world and each other. [L] [S]

  • Winner: Toronto International Film Festival
  • Winner: Atlantic Film Festival
  • London Film Festival

Notes

 

[L]  [V]  [S] 
Some of these films contain adult-oriented material—some language [L], violence [V] and sexual content [S]. Please use descretion when viewing around children 12 and under.

*With special thanks to the Heart of Gold International Film Festival for guiding us to some truly heartwarming films. Heart of Gold films are marked with a heart.

www.heartofgold.com.au

 
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