Harriet (Jacki Gunn) visits Doctor October (Jennifer Koenig) to have her IUD removed. In response to Dr. October’s questions Harriet explains she is experiencing nausea, insomnia, anxiety, low libido, depression and at times thoughts of suicide. Perhaps it is all just attributable to hormonal changes?
Her boyfriend Matt (Matthew Graham) in slug like fashion eats enormous amounts of greens, avoids salt and to retain his moisture bathes five times daily.
Is he exhibiting the classic characteristics of a garden slug or is Harriet suffering from delusions. That’s the fun of this short if in fact there can be “fun” in “creatively” describing mental illness.
The gloomy cinematography and exaggerated facial shots create a 1950’ish bizarro unreal film with elements of a governmental educational high school film, a B horror movie and a gardening instructional video.
Written by Jacki Gunn.
The film will be shown at an 11April2026 Gala Screening in Vancouver,
RKS CANADIAN Film Rating 91/100.
Crazy8s is an 8-day short filmmaking challenge and program that provides support and funding to emerging filmmakers to produce a short film and provides training opportunities to crew and cast. Each year, more than 100 teams apply to be part of Crazy8s.
Crazy8s is run by the Crazy8s Film Society, a registered British Columbia not-for-profit organization. Its mandate is to foster support for emerging and mid-career BC-based, Canadian short filmmakers who have limited access to resources or funding to produce professional-quality short-form content. Since 1999, Crazy8s has produced 151 short films that have gone on to win awards at film festivals worldwide.
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