Romance, sex and a lot of laughs. Perfect for a date night out. <a href="https://www.connectfirstcu.com/en" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/71e3c9c9395caca1919281dc7f7d80c9.jpg" width="348" style="max-width: 100%;"></a> <a href="http://www.jwadesign.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/assets/Sponsors/Banners/e65a702925/Jerilyn-Wright-_-Associates_TileAd.jpg" width="350" style="max-width: 100%;"></a>

Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce – but when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough. Greta Lee (PAST LIVES) and Ben Sinclair (HBO's HIGH MAINTENANCE) star in this outrageously dark and funny film that will have you questioning your own relationship issues. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE BREAKTHROUGH will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

THE BREAKTHROUGH

Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.

For the evening's summer ball, three friends have the brilliant idea of dressing up as firefighters to flirt with girls. Their questionable project takes a turn when Joseph, already uncomfortable on the dance floor, finds himself drawn into a real firefighting mission. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE FIREFIGHTER'S BALL will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

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THE FIREFIGHTER'S BALL

While pretending to be a firefighter to meet girls at a party, Joseph gets roped into in a real disaster situation.

Cool Cat invites you! To join the world of Pussy Love. Enjoy a show of lust and laziness! The claws are sharp, the soda is sparkling and the fur is getting wet. Romance is kitsch. But even the most jaded cat can still be lost for love. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PUSSY LOVE will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

PUSSY LOVE

Hey Puss! Still playing hard to get? Let me be your pussycat.

Date night descends into a desperate game of cat and mouse when the Ishman family is terrorized by a hostile negotiator: THEIR BABYSITTER! <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CODDLE NO MORE will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

CODDLE NO MORE

Date night descends into a desperate game of cat and mouse when the Ishman family is terrorized by a hostile negotiator: THEIR BABYSITTER!

Sonya is a super-busy, sought-after model, and dating doesn't really fit her lifestyle. However, a one-night stand with a clumsy but considerate man might change her perspective. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MY EYES ARE UP HERE will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

MY EYES ARE UP HERE

A disabled woman sets off on a mission to get the morning after pill. The only thing in her way is... everything.

A young man finds himself in bed with a companion for the first time while he faces the biggest challenge of his existence... how to undo a bra. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HOOKS will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

HOOKS

Velcro? Magnets? How do you get this thing off?

On a seemingly ordinary night in Istanbul, a young couple are on the way to a friend's farewell party. They soon begin to face the strenuous challenges of navigating their city, causing them to grow increasingly tired and agitated, questioning their own lives as the night progresses. They finally arrive at the party, only to find a surprise awaiting them that transforms their night into something extraordinary. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AT LAST will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

AT LAST

A young couple tries to attend a house party on an "ordinary" Istanbul night but soon realizes they are not in an ordinary city.

While trying to get some takeout dinner at a family-owned restaurant in Little Haiti, visiting Haitian-American Jean is confronted by his lack of connection to the local language and culture. A young woman, serving as translator, quickly sweeps him into a vibrant party. Sometimes to find love in this world you need to connect with cultures that made you who you are today. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KONPA will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a>

KONPA

A Haitian-American disconnected from his culture learns how to dance KONPA to impress his crush.

Naomi (Molly Ringwald) and Pete (Peter Grosz) are stuck in a lifeless marriage. They're miles apart mentally, emotionally, and sexually. Especially sexually. When they take a weekend trip to the gorgeous country home of their attractive, successful - and most frustratingly - happily married friends, Catherine and Michael, they discover that reconnection might be possible if they’re willing to take an unusual approach to reignite their spark. CATHERINE &amp; MICHAEL is about forgiveness, hope and reinvention, and the unexpected places they can take you. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac10315cc4d00263d5baa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CATHERINE &amp; MICHAEL will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: MY HEART GENTLY WEEPS package.</a> Director Kathy Fusco &amp; Writer/Cast Member Peter Grosz will be in attendance at the September 27 screening.

CATHERINE & MICHAEL

An unhappily married couple visits their do-everything-right friends for a supposedly fun weekend upstate. But when their fragile relationship crumbles, they...

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