DJ XL5’S MIAOW MIX ZAPPIN' PARTY
For its 18th programme, DJ XL5 unfolds a kaleidoscope of short films, interspersing them with bursts of static, film clips and other cultural samples to simulate a festive evening of TV-watching with the gang. In total, 26 short films from all over the world are included. This programme marks the return of numerous friends and co-conspirators of DJ XL5. The emblematic SIMON'S CAT by English filmmaker Simon Tofield comes back with two short films to make the crowd meow, and Spain’s David Muñoz celebrates THE LAST CHRISTMAS OF THE UNIVERSE, making its Canadian premiere (3rd part of a trilogy composed of BRUTAL RELAX, 2010, and FIST OF JESUS, 2012). This party also sees a new contributions from Sydney Clara Brafman (USA) with the world premiere of CLAUSTROPHOBIA, England’s Lee Hardcastle with PINGU'S THE THING (aka THINGU), and Rémi Fréchette with BUMS - REMAKE D'UN FAIT DIVERS (YOLANDE OUELLET). This programme also celebrates the return of some more recent American friends, Trent Shy with THE EXORCISM and FRANKY TAKES A PICNIC, and Cressa Beer with the charming TRICK-R-TREAT!
Straight from Germany, witness the international premiere of the intriguing FORGETTABLE MAN by the duo David Schuster & David Wunderlich. From Austria, Leon Stanislawski shares an amusing self-portrait, HELLO, I AM LEON. France sends us two delirious existential animations, SERVICE APRES VIE (Canadian premiere) and TALES FROM THE MULTIVERSE (Montreal premiere). The Netherlands offers the zany SHINY NEW WORLD by Jan van Gorkum (North American premiere). The United Kingdom surprises us twice, with MAN OR TREE by writer/director duo Parralel Madness, a world premiere, and SPECIAL DELIVERY by John McPhail. From our neighbours to the south, we welcome Andrew Kasch's funny HALLOWEEN IS CANCELLED, Craig Low's disturbing DON'T TOUCH (international premiere) and Brian Olliver's funny I AM NOT A ROBOT (Canadian premiere). Closer to home, discover I ROBOT? by Anthony Korkidakis (World Premiere). Louis-David Jutras shares MES PEURS NOIRES, a Montreal premiere, and there are also BILL N BACK by Olivier Brisson, MORTS DE RIRE by Maxime Lehmann, SOUND LAB by Nicolas Bertrand and TASTY by Jack Brayer. Éric Lavoie, who hypnotized you last year with WHAT GOES UP... is back with a new collage, the humanist THE RESHAPE OF WATER in its world premiere. Finally, in the creation of this program, DJ XL5 is grateful for the support of DJ Baragon, Daphnée 4000, DJ Cipaille, DJ Sans Sauce and TIND.
DJ XL5'S MIAOW MIX ZAPPIN' PARTY will have its grand premiere at the Cinéma du Musée on August 13, 2021 and will then be presented online from August 14 to 25 inclusive. Audiences discovering the new programme in theatres will be treated to an exclusive 25-minute intro. Retro trailers, mashups and musical finds await you as you enter the theatre. Get there early! - Marc Lamothe
Bill N Back
Olivier Brisson
The exciting and mind-twisting adventures of two comically conjoined twins, an enthusiastic wolf and a bossy rabbit, who must work together to adapt to a wacky world in constant change.
Bums - Remake Of A Miscellaneous News It...
Rémi Fréchette
Reenactment of an iconic accident that happened in Trois-Rivière involving Yolande Ouellet and some teenage bums, that brought her in front of a judge in April 2000.
The Exorcism
Trent Shy
A stop motion exorcism!
Forgettable Man
David Schuster, David Wunderlich
A robbery doesn't go as planned. An unusual hero story.
Hello, I am Leon
Leon Stanislawski
This is a one minute movie about myself, about my love to filmmaking, about friends, humor, music, world peace and straciatella ice cream.
I, Robot?
AJ Korkidakis
An internet troll's failure to solve a CAPTCHA sends him spiralling down the rabbit hole. Will he ever escape?
The Last Christmas In The Universe
David Muñoz, Adrián Cardona
December 25th of next year. Humanity has gone to hell and only a few survive by eating each other. Santa Claus comes to hand out toys, but in a world without good children, he’ll have to use them as deadly...
Man Or Tree
Varun Raman, Tom Hancock
In the wilderness, a tree begins to question whether it may actually be a man tripping on hallucinogens.
Mes Peurs Noires
Louis-David Jutras
We are in Simons’s head, an agoraphobe who is afraid of everything. He shows us his deep dark fears.
Morts De Rire
Maxime Lehmann
What happens when you explore the Horror genre in 31 seconds while taking an expression literally; it gives an explosive comedy whose goal is to make the spectators die of laughter.
Pingu's The Thing
Lee Hardcastle
A penguin (not called Pingu) has to deal with John Carpenter's shape shifting alien.
The Reshape Of Water
Éric Lavoie
Monster are people too.
Service Après Vie
Coline Cesar, Florent Chaput, Steven Lecomte, Claire Maury, Emilie Milcent, Sophie Payan
At the After-life service, the soul Gaspard doesn’t have enough Karma points to reincarnate into the beautiful peacock he wishes to become.
Shiny New World
Jan Van Gorkum
Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a...
Sound Lab
Nicolas Bertrand
SOUND LAB is an animation inviting us to visit the interior of a colorful sound laboratory where little scientists experiment with different ways of making sound.
Special Delivery
John McPhail
A young delivery driver struggles with one simple direction: DO NOT OPEN THE BOX.
Tasty
Jonathan Brayer
We've all been told about the monsters under the bed, the ones we fear as we fall asleep. No one ever talks about the monster under the couch.
Technical Hitch
Simon Tofield
The struggle is real! Watch Simon's Cat's disruptive attempts to cut in on Simon's important video call.
Trick-r-treat!
Cressa Beer
Some friends for your socially distanced Halloween. Which one is your favorite?
Franky Takes A Picnic
Trent Shy
FRANKY is a claymation series that is FUN, silly, colorful, slightly disturbing, and funny!
Bat Cat
Simon Tofield
Will Simon’s Cat come to the rescue of a terrified Simon?
Claustrophobia
Sydney Clara Brafman
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane.
Tales From The Multiverse
Magnus Igland Møller, Mette Tange & Peter Smith
God is a single parent and amateur programmer. He's working on project 'Earth' but never seems to get a break from the kids. One day though, he finally gets a breakthrough.
Don't Touch
Craig Low
When Nina removes her neighbor's laundry without permission, she quickly finds herself in a load of trouble.
I'm Not a Robot
Brian Olliver
When a job applicant struggles to complete a captcha test, his interview escalates from cordial to combative.