Earlier this spring I had the pleasure of meeting Kazik Radwanski (director) and Dan Montgomery (producer), the gentlemen behind Medium Density Fibreboard Films, or MDFF for short. Or shorts, as it happens, because short films are what they make. Kaz and Dan are graduates of Ryerson University’s film department and since 2007 have collaborated on four short films which have been shown and awarded all over the world. They recently teamed up with Vancouver-based director Antoine Bourges to release his short film Woman Waiting.
This Wednesday, May 18, at 7pm, they’ll be showing all five films at the Royal Cinema (608 College St.). There will be a Q&A afterward, moderated by the Royal’s programmer Stacey Donen, followed by a party at Crawford (718 College St.).
Assault (2007)
Director: Kazik Radwanski
A young man goes through the phone book frantically calling lawyers. With each call, we learn more about what he has done.
Princess Margaret Blvd. (2008)
Director: Kazik Radwanski
A portrait of Isabelle, a woman confronted with a recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Out in That Deep Blue Sea (2009)
Director: Kazik Radwanski
A real-estate agent in a slump. Midlife crisis or existential meltdown?
Green Crayons (2010)
Director: Kazik Radwanski
A spitting contest between two kids raises the ire of their teacher.
Woman Waiting (2010)
Director: Antoine Bourges
A middle-aged woman struggling with poverty is forced to wait as she tries to get help from “the system.”