The Best Chick Flicks: Disc 1, Short Films |
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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?
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.
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.
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?
Clarissa Performs a Magic Trick Virginia Mesiti
Clarissa, an overweight teenager, is inspired to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina after an abusive encounter with Sam, a shallow ad man.
Melanie Clark Pullen
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.
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 Charlotte’s Red
Colin McIvor
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.
Beth Armstrong
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.
Mark Ash
A young girl observes the little everyday things of her life. How do those little things add up when tragedy strikes?
John Gleeson
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.
Nick Kelly
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?
Tim Loane
A young protestant girl in Derry wants to be a RIVERDANCER but her grief-stricken father has to be convinced. [L]
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Disc 2, Feature Films |
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Deepa Mehta
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]
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 Marion Bridge
Wiebke von Carolsfeld
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]
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Notes
[L] [V] [S] *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. |
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Celamy
Love On Track
The White Dress
Mashed
Marion Banphrionsa
Danya
Everyday
Gafa
Delphane
Dance Lexie Dance
The Republic of Love
