A little bit of sad and a heck of a lot of funny. The selections in this block reflect the strangeness of a world without giving into the gloom.
The following shows in this screening block have geographic viewing restrictions and may not be available in your area: MILIZ!
INTERROBANG is a comedy anthology series about the intersection of love, sex, and anxiety. Each episode follows a couple after sex and answers the question: “Am I lovable even if…?”
Even if… I need a vibrator to orgasm?
Even if… my life is falling apart?
Even if… I make weird art?
Even if… it was more than just sex for me?
Even if… I fart?
Even if… I want to get married?
The year is 1989, and while most of the world is celebrating the triumph of the free market — 15-year-old Dunyasha McDougald is most definitely not. With the Berlin Wall about to fall and capitalism soaring, her parents, two full-fledged Pinkos, are becoming even more entrenched in their Uber-lefty beliefs.
This would all be okay with Dunyasha... if it weren’t for one thing: this dutiful daughter has just started at a new high school and a desire to fit in as well as a yearning to understand this glittering thing known as “American pop culture” is winning out. This puts Dunyasha at increasing odds with her dad, Ian, 50s, a modern-day Don Quixote with whom she’s always been close. An idealist with a capital “I,” Ian drives a rusty Lady Niva – a Russian army vehicle -- around their very conservative Toronto neighbourhood and has banned all forms of American media from the house.
So when Ian decides to throw his hat in the ring and run for election, it only serves to fuel Dunyasha’s anxiety. Will she fit in with the cool kids? Win the affections of Marc, the son of her Dad’s political rival? Or will she die of 1,000 little embarrassments instead?
Cam_Girlfriend is a comedic series that explores sex, technology, connectivity, and love through Chloe, a rising cam girl star, and Mike, her live in boyfriend. Chloe struggles to juggle her relationships with Mike and her dedicated fans giving new meaning to the term “work/life balance.”
After a strange solar eclipse leaves Félix convinced that he is the only person left on Earth, he must come to grips with his new reality. His life changes for the better after he meets Maude, and the two quickly grow close. A sudden meeting with a trio of other survivors brings new secrets to light, as they try to restore their world back to normal.
Diego joins the Peace Corps to win back his ex. He imagines exotic locales, instead he finds himself "Lost in Moldova."
Follow his adventures as he navigates the cultural differences that divide us and the shared humor and humanity that unites us.
We are fascinated by celebrities, from the Queen to Lizzo. We love Celebs. Whether it's when they are at their height or the bottom of the barrel. The Art of Blowing is a mockumentary about a former child star trying to make a comeback. Fate brings her Felix Ziegield, a closeted filmmaker who years to break out of his shell. This 11 episode season follows Emmy tailspin after a breakup and Felix coming out after a sex scandal. The show is filled with BIPOC and LGBTQ characters as well as a Body Positive cast. The show features wonderful slapstick and powerful moments of desperation.
The Art of Blowing it has heart. Emmy Hart.
Emmy’s life is characterized by boredom and routine. A well-intentioned encouragement from Christin leads to an adventure, but far from what they hoped for. Instead, they move from one hair-raising situation to the next, resulting in collateral damage they wouldn't even wish their worst enemies. This ultimately puts their usually so strong friendship to the test.
Fred is unable to finish is thesis on Nietszsche. Out of money, he gets a job as the night-shift janitor in a 24h grocery store. Full of strange costumers and even stranger staff, the grocery store eventually helps Fred find what his real place might actually be.
Helmut is in the midst of a personal crisis. His wife has thrown him out of their mutual home and Helmut has to move in with his grandmother. Since he is certain that only refugees can be the reason for his personal failure, Helmut gathers a group of vigilantes to fight back against what they think are foreign invaders taking over their country. Instead of regaining control over his personal life, Helmut now has a neonazi as bff who’s swamping him with relationship advice, which Helmut, prone as he is, cannot withstand. As the vigilantes try to force Helmuts ex to marry him in a suburbian standoff, Helmut is confronted with the fact that his life has jumped the rails and he has become a Nazi. But does he want to be one, and if not, will he be able to fight back?
When an International cosplayer and an introverted game developer connect online, they discover the challenges of a real-world relationship.
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