Square Pegs

Square Pegs

Year 2012
Runtime 90 mins

 

SQUARE PEGS

Some people just don't quite fit, no matter how hard they try. This short package spotlights a group of perpetual outsiders. Whether it's their personality, their choices, or forces beyond their control, all of them have found themselves on the outskirts, but they all refuse to give up.

 

THE IMMIGRANT (dir. Josh Levy, Canada, 2012)

The Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson and Dave Foley star in this cameo-studded short about a formerly successful Canadian comic trying to make it in America.

 

ODYSSEUS'S GAMBIT (dir. Àlex Lora, Spain/USA, 2011)

Taken from Cambodia as a child to live in America, Saravuth Inn now spends his days playing chess on the streets of New York. A fascinating doc about the complexities of “saving” a life.

 

LIFE DOESN'T FRIGHTEN ME (dir. Stephen Dunn, Canada, 2012)

With only her grandfather to guide her, Esther Weary is having a hard time navigating the path to womanhood. Featuring beloved Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.

 

HOWARD CANTOUR.COM (dir. Shia LaBeouf, USA, 2012)

Comedian Jim Gaffigan plays an online film critic whose fiercely independent stance is put to the test in the latest directorial effort from Transformers star Shia LeBeouf.

 

CURFEW (dir. Shawn Christensen, USA, 2012)

Richie is at a low. Midway through a suicide attempt, he gets a call from his sister asking for a favour — she needs someone to babysit her daughter, and she's out of options.

 

PIONEER (dir. David Lowery, USA, 2011)

Musician and actor Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie “Prince” Billy) tucks in his son with what can only be described as a truly epic and unforgettable bedtime story.

 

Director
Various
Cast
Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Jim Gaffigan, Gordon Pinsent