Montreal’s legendary Fantasia International Film Festival is North America’s largest fantasy / horror film event and one of the most influential fantastic film festivals in the world. It is where Hideo Nakata’s RINGU was introduced to the West, where Jaume (DARKNESS) Balaguero first screened THE NAMELESS to an English speaking audience, where Nacho (AFTERMATH) Cerda attained worldwide fandom infamy and was the first festival in North America to show a film by Takashi … mehr(AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER) Miike. Since its inception in 1996, Fantasia has been hugely supportive of short films, with their most recent installment showcasing over 100 selections.
Hand-picked by Fantasia's Mitch Davis, SMALL GUAGE TRAUMA is an extraordinary collection of 13 award winning shorts from 8 countries. Included: Abuelitos, Chamber Juane, Flat-N-Fluffy, Gorgonas, I'll See You in My Dreams, Infini, L'ilya, Love from Mother Only, Miss Greeny, Ruta Destroy!, the Separation, Sister Lulu, and Tea Break.
This DVD features 13 short films from many acclaimed directors:
ABUELITOS (aka GRANDFATHER) - 15 min. Directed by Paco Plaza
CHAMBRE JAUNE - 8 min. Directed by Helene Cattet & Brunco Forzani
FLAT - N - FLUFFY - 7 min. Directed by Benoit Boucher
GORGONAS - 15 min. Directed by Salvador Sanz
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS - 20 min. Directed by Miguel Vivas
INFINI (aka INFINITY) - 9 min. Directed by Guillaume Fortin
L'ILYA - 39 min. Directed by Tomoya Sato
LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY - 21 min. Directed by Dennison Ramalho
MISS GREENY - :30 sec. Directed by Tenkwaku Naniwa
RUTA DESTROY! - 15 min. Directed by Diego Abad
THE SEPARATION - 10 min. Directed by Robert Morgan
SISTER LULU - 5 min. Directed by Philip Johny
TEA BREAK - 7 min. Directed by Sam Walker
Extras:
Filmmaker Commentaries on Most Short Films
Outrageous “Moonspell” Music Video for I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
A Deleted Scene for THE SEPARATION
Special Filmed Introduction from Jose Mojica Marins (Coffin Joe)… and MORE! weniger