Film Programme
Pop Switch
fiction , Sun, 17:30
Canada, 2009, 18 min
Director: Jason Goode
Synopsis: After years of failing to get pregnant, Frank's baby-crazed wife, Estelle, forces the issue by secretly putting them back on the adoption wait list. When Estelle receives a phone call about the possibility of an available child, Frank must suddenly decide whether he’s committed to becoming a “Pop” or not.
Director: Jason Goode
Once a university volleyball player, college coach and part-time actor, Jason shifted gears from an academic career path to direct his first film Ducks and later, The Hitchhiker. Pop Switch, was one of five projects selected for the Directors Guild of Canada (BC) 2008 Kick Start Award. Pop Switch is making its world premiere at In the Palace International Short Film Festival.
