The perspectives and approaches that are elevating short-form storytelling in Canada
Arranged according to flows of energy, mood, and spirit, the Short Forum showcases works by filmmakers from across the country. Each short is strategically placed to highlight the comparative contrasts and tones of its neighbouring films, together creating a diverse but unified continuity over the course of five inimitable programs. Recurring themes of family, migration, and community move through a selection of 42 powerful and compelling works categorised under the expansive framework of ‘Canadian’ filmmaking.
— Casey Wei, VIFF Short Forum Programmer
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 1
As time moves ever the more forward, histories are revisited. Some continue to be honoured while others are called for a reckoning.
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 2
Get in for a rollercoaster journey through the depths of struggle and perseverance. Not for the faint of heart, this collection is as difficult as it is beautiful.
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 3
The femme experience as told through various disciplines and genres, each a distinctly inimitable perspective.
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 4
To locate one's self, the desire to be seen and the need to hide one’s desires are in constant negotiation.
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 5
Cosmological, geological, and speculative potentials provide hope in periods of doubt and hardship.
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Short Fuse
An innovative and eye-opening collection of animated and experimental Canadian shorts. A collection that inspires new approaches to the moving image on screen and re-imagines compelling perspectives, histories, memories and formative life experiences.
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