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Oh! Canada: CANADIAN COMEDY SHORTS
There are a lot of things about Canada that aren't intentionally funny, like Stephen Harper's haircut, eating beaver tails, and the metric system. But these homegrown comedies will sure as h-e-double-hockey-sticks have you laughing.
ROM | SATURDAY, JUNE 20 | 7:15 PM | 74 MINUTES
| The Green Film |
| An environmentally-aware filmmaker tries to make the greenest movie of all time, whether the environment likes it or not. |
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| Walk the Dog |
| While on a park stroll with her boyfriend, a woman (BEING ERICA's Erin Karpluk) learns the simple - and simply outrageous - truth about cats and dogs. |
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| P.M.O |
| When a non-confidence vote goes horribly wrong, the Prime Minister and his cronies scramble to hold on to power any way they can. It's a political farce Canadian-style, starring Patrick McKenna (THE RED GREEN SHOW, TRADERS) and Peter Keleghan (THE NEWSROOM). |
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| Robots |
| At the end of another hard day at the factory, usually reliable robots A5 and A6 experience unexpected system errors. The Second City comics present one of two hilarious comedies this year. |
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| Catalog |
| The 1970s gave us so much: fondue sets, ashtrays as furniture, and the jumpsuit. Filmmaker Blair Fukurama looks back through the 70s shopping catalog pages that changed the future, for better and for worse. |
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| Deadspiel |
| The Greatest Curling Zombie Film Ever Made! Need we say more? |
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| Heroes |
| Deep within a sea of cubicles, three coworkers fantasize about doing in their supervisor. Is it idle chitchat or inspired project management? The Second City comics strike again in this water cooler comedy gem. |
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| Air Knob |
| On a quiet residential street, two men battle for love, passion and glory. But in air guitar war, there are only losers. |
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| Captain Coulier (Space Explorer) (Oh Canada Program) |
| Fresh from Sundance Film Festival, CAPTAIN COULIER (SPACE EXPLORER) lands in Canada. Lured to space by the promise of action, adventure and glory, Captain Anthony Coulier now battles space travel's greatest obstacle - boredom. |
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| The Catsitter |
| Mild mannered bachelor Bob is finally going to meet his out-of-town internet lady friend. Against his better judgment, he asks an unreliable tenant to watch his beloved cat. The weekend produces unexpected twists and comedy gold. |
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