CINEMORATA

“I wanted it to drip with genre.”

A trio of travelling hippies find themselves in an uneasy stand-off with a group of rural locals over where to set up their roadside food stand in the grindhouse horror-inspired short Please Eat Organic.

We talk with writer-director Jacob Thompson and producer Joe Craib about vintage cars, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the importance of having a clear creative vision.

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Please Eat Organic An encounter between a trio of hippies and a group of religious locals leads to some horrifying consequences in Please Eat Organic. We talk with writer-director Jacob Thompson and producer Joe Craib about their new grindhouse-inspired short.

“The film is a meditation on the impact of losing one’s physical and emotional home. It follows a character who is suddenly displaced and has to find their sense of belonging in an urban setting.”

A group of mountain villagers are swept away from their home by the winds of progress and forced to adapt to life in the big city in The Shepherds.

We chat with filmmaker, animator and visual artist Woody Ray about the making of their hand-drawn animated short.

The Shepherds Rural villagers struggle to adapt to life in an urban metropolis in The Shepherds. We chat with filmmaker Woody Ray about the making of their hand-drawn animated short.

“The film is an ode to girlhood, family and the friendships that we form, as well as the loneliness that we can feel when we’re growing up.”

Three young friends struggle to navigate the challenges and complexities of growing up in a working-class Scarborough neighborhood in Hard Falls. Writer-director Alina Vita Kulesh discusses revisiting her childhood community and the inspiration for her new dramatic short.

Click here to read our interview: https://www.cinemorata.com/hard-falls-alina-vita-kulesh/

Hard Falls Three young friends struggle to navigate the challenges of growing up in Hard Falls. Writer-director Alina Vita Kulesh discusses revisiting her childhood community and the inspiration for her new dramatic short.