Milton Centre for the Arts
1010 Main Street E., Milton ON
Short Film Program
The Milton Film Festival is proud to be showcasing a juried selection of short films from film makers in Milton, Halton and the GTHA. These 'shorts' will be presented before each of our eight feature films.
Feature tickets include the short film, and are available through the Milton Centre for the Arts box office
Exhibiting these films at the Milton Film Festival will provide opportunities for the general public to see a variety of films which may not receive mass distribution, and for independent filmmakers to reach new audiences and explore new opportunities for distribution.
We would like to thank the many talented film makers who submitted their work to the Festival, and encourage all of them to submit again next year.
The short films selected for the 2014 Milton Film Festival are:
 Saturday 11:00am |
SAD MONSTERDir: Kurt Dettbarn Sad Monster is a short film by Award Winning Creative Director Kurt Dettbarn based on the original song written and recorded by Kurt Dettbarn. The short film attempts to capture a moment in the life of Kurt's 2 year old daughter (Maja) as she outgrows the imaginary monster in her closet. |
 Saturday 1:45pm |
FROSTDir: Jeremy Ball FROST tells the story of Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father's recognition as a capable disciple. When a season of scarcity threatens their family, she embarks on a perilous search for food beyond the perimeter of their ancestral hunting grounds. Out there at the edge of the ice floes, Naya makes an astonishing discovery: a strange world beyond her ability to comprehend... and a dangerous predator that may be beyond her ability to survive. |
 Saturday 4:00pm |
MSG SENTDir: Aisha Jamal A film about texting, relationships, etc. as a young woman seems to be haunted by her smartphone and must "unplug". |
 Saturday 4:00pm |
THE CHANGEDir: Amanda Wilton & Samantha Kelly Based on the idea of a PSA regarding bullying in schools. The film follows Hannah who is being bullied to the point where she has no other options out of her situation. Does she give in to her bullying or is there a change in store? |
 Saturday 8:30pm |
A STAR ON HOLLYWOOD BLVDDir: Steve Belford A Canadian actor tries his luck in Hollywood, but the only way he can afford to do it is by living in his car. From food to showers to dealing with life's challenges, the filmmaker takes us on a journey of hope, belief, and doing what it takes to make a dream come true. |
 Saturday 8:30pm |
THE WOLF OF WAUBAMIK WOODSDir: Bruce Turner Based on British Columbia's 'highway of tears' The Wolf of Waubamik Woods follows the story of a young first nations woman hitchhiking across Northern Canada who is picked up by a nice man that gives her money for a bus and a place to stay until it comes. They have lunch and talk and go for a walk to a lookout point only to discover that the woods may not be the safest place to be with a stranger. |
 Sunday 11:00am |
LONESOME TOWNDir: Grace Wang A postcard of nostalgia, isolation, crowds, personal memory, and universal notions of fun. Featured at the 2013 Scarborough Film Festival (world premiere, closing night), 2013 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Nov 7), and 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival (Nov 9). |
 Sunday 1:30pm |
BLACK HEARTS BLEEDING BLACK FEATURING MARCUS MISERY AND THE SORROWDir: Stuart Service A 'mockumentary' by Milton journalist and filmmaker Stuart Service. The underworld was introduced to Black Hearts Bleeding Black (BHBB) when the release of the band's first single, Beaucoup Haiku, generated enough traffic to shut down MySpace for 666 minutes. Find out if BHBB's emotional frontmen, Marcus Misery and The Sorrow, have what it takes to achieve their pursuit of unhappiness. |
 Sunday 8:00pm |
ROSIE TAKES THE TRAINDir: Stephen Scott A character study, portraying moments of a woman's life from aged 10 in the 1930s until old age in the 1980s, in the form of a surreal dreamscape set aboard a vintage passenger train. |