Atlantic Film Festival 2008

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Short films screening in this program include: Afghan, Liberty 45, The Scavengers, For Wendy, Spoiled, There Are Monsters, Treevenge
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A "donkey punch," like a “dirty Sanchez,” is one of those sexual acts that most people will never, ever do, nor even actually want to do, but still the kind of thing that makes for good conversation over a couple of beers at a frat party. That said it's hard to imagine a donkey punch ending well, even in the most perfect of scenarios. But in Olly Blackburn's debut feature that premiered at Sundance, Donkey Punch , the consequences of one harmless little donkey punch quickly spiral out of control. Three attractive young British women decide to vacation in Spain. After drinking and dancing their way through several clubs, they happen upon a bar with four attractive men eager to make their acquaintance and invite them back to their yacht for an afternoon of dancing, drugs and debauchery. After a particularly jarring sexual scenario, the girls realize that perhaps they can't trust the guys they just met in a nightclub after all. Channeling the "Oh crap! Maybe this will fix this situation. Crap! Now we're even more f*#ked!" subgenre of thriller as with its predecessors Shallow Grave and Very Bad Things/i>, Donkey Punch is one of the most intense and sexiest horror films to come out of the UK in recent years. Be warned, this film might just leave you punch-drunk.
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Soundtracks & Stories Songwriters Circle along with a special surprise

Introducing Soundtracks and Stories, a special songwriter showcase sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada featuring: Lennie Gallant, Meaghan Blanchard, Christina Martin, Jessica Rhaye and hosted by none other than Ron Hynes. Event takes place at the Carlton,1685 Argyle Street in Halifax on Friday September 24th at 7:00 pm. Hear some of Atlantic Canada's best songwriters on the same stage at the same time! This is a MUST attend for those of you taking in the festival or just looking to spend a glorious Friday afternoon of great Canadian songs and stories.

Sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada

Please Note: Badge Holders must purchase a ticket for this event. Capacity is limited and subject to availability. Dinner is not included in the ticket price. Dinner reservations are recommended. Contact the Carleton at 422-6335.


Immediately after the Songwriters Circle, Mamabolo will take to the stage. Who is Mamabolo? Let's let the music experts at The Carleton explain:

Mamabolo featuring Barbara mamabolo, John Kastner and director Rob stefaniuk will play a few songs after songwriter showcase.

What it means is this: Jeff has produced a movie called
Suck, that will be screening at the Atlantic Film Festival on Friday (September 25th). Some of the cast of the movie are also in town and are musicians. They will be making a special appearance at The Carleton directly following the Atlantic Film Festival/Songwriter's Association of Canada Songwriter's Circle Soundtracks & Stories (also at the Carleton on the 24th - 7 PM). Incidentally, the movie is about a rock band of vampires and also stars Jennifer Pare, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Dave Farrell and Malcolm MacDowell!

Barbara Mambolo is joined by John Kastner (who some of you may remember from seminal Canadian rock band, The Doughboys and Rob Stefaniuk who wrote and directed the film... Admission will be free. Come out!
Getting Crafty with Handmade Nation

On Thursday, September 24th, Halifax's enthusiastic crafting community will be gathering up their yarn and heading to Park Lane for the screening of Handmade Nation. This inspiring doc about crafting and DIY culture features folks who knit, embroider, make prints, blow glass, make jewelery and do just about any other crafty thing you can think of. They talk about why they love to craft and how it fits into larger ideas of social and environmental justice.

Don't miss the awesome craft-crawl of events before the screening:

The Loop (1547 Barrington Street) will host Loop Group from 6 to 8:30 pm. Bring your craft-in-progress, and enjoy some treats while work. I'm going to bring the scarf I've been working on for three years and ask someone how the heck to bind it off. Seriously, I just keep knitting and knitting 'cause I don't know what to do.

Love, Me Boutique (1539 Birmingham Street) will also be hosting a pre-screening reception from 7 to 8:30 pm.

And it doesn't stop there! When you head over to Empire Park Lane, theatre 3 for the Handmade Nation screening, at 9:30 pm, there will be hands-on crafting demos and tons of door prizes!

So whether you're a veteran crafter or newbie like myself, (who just enjoys occasionally affixing a lot of glitter to construction paper and calling it art), this event will be amazing!
CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala - encore screening!


We are incredibly happy to announce that due to popular demand we will be repeating the sold-out CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala this Thursday, September 24th at 9:30PM at the Oxford Theatre. Tickets will be available for purchase from all Atlantic Film Festival box office locations and our online program guide later today.


Short films screening in this program include: Ghost Vase, Birth of Nicola, Hall, The, Date with the Dead, Escape of RGB255, The, New Blood, Conscript (pictured, bottom), Super Science (pictured, top)
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