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International Shorts: Morality Plays

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Morals are being challenged on many fronts. The protagonists in this program of short films are all faced with difficult moral choices and they don’t always make the right decisions.

 

Q&A Oct 3 & Oct 5

 

This short film program includes the following films:

The Silent Ones
Basile Vuillemin, France/Belgium/Switzerland (20 min)

At the end of an unsuccessful fishing trip, a small trawler’s desperate captain and crew ultimately agree they have to do something risky, but potentially lucrative, to change their fortune.

 


Solar Eclipse
Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli, France/Iran (15 min)

A teen girl and her two friends and are off for an afternoon in the largest park in Teheran to photograph a rare total solar eclipse.

 


A Moral Man
Paul and Simon Wade, UK (19 min)

A right-to-die evangelist must wrestle with his faith and morality when his latest client turns out to be not what she claimed.

 


For Real
Ernest Lorek, Poland (19 min)

A young man’s house party takes an unexpected turn when his gangster neighbour breaks into his apartment.

 


Perspective
Alaa Algburi, Iraq/Jordan (10 min)

A symbolic examination of how men treat women in most of the Middle East from a young woman’s perspective.

 


The Lone Wolf
Filipe Melo, Portugal (24 min)

A talk show radio host has chosen emotions as his theme for tonight’s show, which proves surprisingly banal until he gets a call from an old friend.

 

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2021-2022

Language

Various with English subtitles

Content Warning

Domestic Violence, Gender or Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse

18+
107 min
Shorts

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The Christophers

Dir. Steven Soderbergh
100 min

A sharp and brilliantly performed movie about a burned out older artist (Ian McKellen) and the idealistic forger (Michaela Coel) who poses as his new apprentice.

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The Art of Adventure

Dir. Alison Reid
90 min

The unbelievable adventure story of how painter Robert Bateman and ecologist Bristol Foster drove a Land Rover from Africa to Australia in 1957, developing a love of nature to last a lifetime. An inspirational love letter to the adventure of life itself.

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Bushido

Dir. Kazuya Shiraishi
129 min

An impeccable samurai (and "Go" expert), Kakunoshin is framed for a crime and forced into exile. Years later he stumbles across the true reason for his fall from grace, and sets about exacting his revenge...

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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Dir. Ben McKenzie
89 min

In which former OC star Ben McKenzie brushes off his economics degree and digs into the cryptocurrency conundrum. If bitcoin is truly all about transparency, how come no one can explain it?

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My Name Ain't Suzie

Dir. Angie Chen
96 min

Director Angie Chen introduces her 1985 film, an authentic and poetic portrait of the bargirl life in Wanchu, Hong Kong, 1955-1980, starring Pat Ha and a very young Anthony Wong.

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Steal This Story, Please!

Dir. Carl Deal & Tia Lessin
101 min

Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is a portrait of Amy Goodman, the host of the long-running progressive news show, Democracy Now!

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