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VIFF Short Forum

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The perspectives and approaches that are elevating short-form storytelling from around the world

As the chaos and heaviness of the world crisscross our circuits, filmmakers process our collective urgency by way of metaphor and poetics, using the short form to provide much needed grace. Difficult subjects are padded by recurring themes of kinship, faith, and the body, as we grasp for solidarity and resistance. The cozy compositions found in this year’s Short Forum offer a humble embrace through which to recharge our spirit.

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5: The absurd & spiritual

Dir. Various
105 min

Shorts from: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal.

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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 7
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6: City slickin’

Dir. Various
113 min

Shorts from: Canada, France, Jordan, Spain, USA.

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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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7: All day I dream about

Dir. Various
106 min

Shorts from: Canada, India, Spain, Taiwan, USA.

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6:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Fri Oct 10
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8: Love and despair

Dir. Various
113 min

Shorts from: China, France, Germany, Portugal, USA.

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8:45 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 7
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9: The scary one

Dir. Various
112 min

Shorts from: Canada, Korea, Romania, USA.

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8:30 pm
Fri Oct 10
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 7
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10: The new socialism; ceasefire now!

Dir. Various
114 min

Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 12
International Village 7
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Short Fuse

Dir. Various
75 min

An eye-opening collection of shorts exploring memories, experiences and relationships between friends, family, and across generations. From powwows in North America, to the rivers of Ethiopia and beyond, these shorts offer memorable stories on screen.

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11:30 am
Sun Oct 12
International Village 7
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1: Call your mother

Dir. Various
108 min

Shorts from: Canada, China, UK.

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2: Memory & mediation

Dir. Various
108

Shorts from: Canada, France, Lebanon, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Syria, USA.

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3: The peripheral core

Dir. Various
112 min

Shorts from: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA.

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4: Um, womanhood

Dir. Various
108 min

Shorts from: Canada, Columbia, France, Netherlands, Sweden.

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