VIFF Short Forum: Programme 2
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Programme 2 imbeds us in the fraught drama of various volatile situations, be it a street riot, a formative sexual encounter or a manic depressive episode. Featured shorts: Canucks Riot II (dir. Lewis Bennett) + Even in the Silence (dir. Jonathan Elliott) + Laura (dir. : KAAYLA WHACHELL) + Parlour Palm (dir. Rebeccah Love) + Spring Tide (dir. Jean Parsons) + Toward You (dir. Meysam Motazedi) + ZOO (dir. Will Niava)
Includes an interview with Directors: Lewis Bennett (Canucks Riot II), Rebeccah Love (Parlour Palm), Meysam Motazedi (Toward You), Will Niava (ZOO), Jean Parsons (Spring Tide), Kaayla Whachell (Laura)
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Canucks Riot II
Director: Lewis Bennett / BC, 2020, 9 min.
The chaos on the streets of Vancouver that unfolded in the wake of the Canucks’ loss in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals is revisited from dozens of perspectives. more...
Even in the Silence
Director: Jonathan Elliott / ON, 2019, 4 min.
Rachel, a young Mohawk woman, struggles with the aftermath of a terrible drunk-driving incident, forcing her to confront her trauma and mistakes in order to heal. more...
Parlour Palm
Director: Rebeccah Love / ON, 2020, 25 min.
An overworked lawyer attempts to care for his partner while she descends into a climate crisis inspired, anxiety fuelled manic episode. more...
Spring Tide
Director: Jean Parsons / BC, 2020, 21 min.
A teen woman is ready to experiment, but an older man’s demands burden her sexual awakening with complex realizations about her place in the world. more...
Toward You
Director: Meysam Motazedi / ON, 2019, 15 min.
A day in the life of a tenacious teenage girl as she pursues her dream of becoming a socially conscious slam poet, agitating her stiflingly traditional surroundings in the process. more...
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Please note that VIFF 2020 online films can be viewed in British Columbia only.
