A group of clever and always hilarious New Media students from the University of Lethbridge came together to produce a comedy student film titled “Inside Charlie”. I understand that they hired union actors and raised the production costs themselves. It sounds like it’s actually going to be a really funny movie.

The premiere of our High Definition short film, “Inside Charlie” will be finally happening in February! Along with 4 to 5 other shorts which were shot in the Fall of 2006, our films will be premiering in the SU ballrooms on February 3rd, 2007. A short synopsis of Inside Charlie for those of you who haven’t heard…

Charlie – photographer and father - parks on a set of train tracks, determined to take a picture that will save his career. When the train comes earlier than scheduled, he refuses to let his career slip between his fingertips. In the seconds before impact he is overcome by a flash of memories—will his mind reveal the one clue that can save his life?

“Inside Charlie” is a short comedic drama written, filmed, and produced by six Canadian artists. It is an exploration of the mind that exposes the emotional complexities that can drive a human being to choose their career over everything else in their life. Our short film, entitled “Inside Charlie”, uses absurd humour and formalistic satire to take the viewer on a journey inside the protagonist’s mind moments before he could possibly lose his life. In what is to be his final moment on Earth, Charlie relives a lifetime of memories and comes to understand that he has a reason to live, even more important than his career.

Come support your friends and have some drinks at the Zoo! Ticket sales will be in January and February, see below for more details!

Ticket Price:

$8 for U of L students and/or faculty (bring ID card)
$10 for general public

You can purchase tickets in one of three ways:

1. At the “Inside Charlie” Promo table in the atrium of the University of Lethbridge during RUSH week or on one of these dates:

   Tuesday January 16th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
   Thursday January 18th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
   Monday January 29th to Friday February 2nd from 12:00pm to 2:00pm each day

2. From one of these five members of Inside Charlie:
   • Arden Rhine
   • Ian Flaig
   • Rod Leland
   • John Poliquin
   • Dave Grant
3. At the door of the event! Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm so come early!

   The first 100 people into the Zoo will get free Inside Charlie buttons, so make sure you’re there on time! As well, we will have DVDs and posters for sale, $6 dollars each, or a DVD/Poster package for $10 dollars.

   We are excited for you to come out and support your local New Media artists, and can’t wait to share this dream of ours with you. There will be a Q&A session after the screening as well, so you can dive into the minds of the creators. Hope to see you there!

Check out http://www.insidecharlie.com for more details.

(Disclaimer: I’m friends with Ian, Dave, and Rod—but they didn’t ask me to advertise for them, I just think their movie will be fun to watch.)