Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn’t matter with these films
By Jesse Kinos-Goodin May 16, 2012 in National Post

Scott Thompson’s film The Immigrant, about a struggling actor who takes a job as a day labourer, is one of 244 films making up the Worldwide Short Film Festival.

Bigger may be better in some cases, but for the organizers behind the Worldwide Short Film Festival, who announced the 2012 lineup in Toronto Tuesday, good things definitely come in small packages.

“There’s a novelty to short films, because you can’t really see them outside of ads or music videos,” says Angie Driscoll, interim artistic director for the festival, adding it was particularly tough to narrow the selection down this year.

From the 4,768 entries from 113 countries that were submitted for consideration, 244 films from 35 countries will be screened this year, and 207 of those are premieres.

 The Immigrant, Josh Levy, Canada: Follow the travails of a once famous Canadian comedian (played by Scott Thompson) as he attempts a Hollywood comeback, but must first make sneak his way across the Mexico/U.S. border. Also starring Michael Cera and Dave Foley.

“It’s always interesting to see how many celebrities are recruited to shoot short films,” Driscoll says, adding that one of the most fascinating films would have to be Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, starring 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. Described as a “playfully demented” remake of Chris Marker’s La 
Jetée, Driscoll promises a unique experience: “You’ve never seen anything like this.”

The Worldwide Short Film Festival runs June 5-10 in Toronto. For more information, visit shorterisbetter.com.

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