Do you like poutine? Do you like beer and beer cocktails? What about movies?
Well, then our choice of what to do, May 24 is simple — go to CineImagine’s Shorty film festival at the Cité Des Prairies. (2104, 6th Ave. South)
The event will feature two hours worth of comedic short films beginning at 7 p.m.
“ The goal is to have a fun evening, so we chose comedic short films that are recent,” summarized event organizer Marie-Héléne Lyle.
“ All of the films are subtitled but some of them have English in them,” she continued.
Half of the show is comedic short films, while the other half are independent films in French and English. The latter resulted from a connection with the University of Lethbridge short film festival LAMPS (Lethbridge Alberta Motion Picture Showcase) which took place at the Movie Mill in April.
“ We had a 10 minute spot to advertise this at the festival so we got a couple films from that,” she said.
The festival is geared to an over 18 audience.
“There’s no age limit, but it is definitely not a family event,” she continued.
Beer cocktails, where beer is mixed with a variety of juices and mixes will be a highlight of the festival.
“They’re the latest rage in Quebec,” she enthused.
“ You can eat poutine, drink beer and watch films. You don’t have to speak French to do that,” she said.
“ It’s just been a lot of fun screening all of these films and I was just in Cochrane to pick up cheese and poutine supplies, she enthused.
The event begins at 7 p.m., May 24, with an after party to follow at the Owl Acoustic Lounge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are five dollars at the door.
