Reece Presley, Alex Henderson, John R. Taylor, Kurt Walker, Len Osanic, Zachary Williams
Canada
2022
English
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 1
What kind of alchemy occurs to transform hardship into fortune? Here, the extraordinary burn brightly.
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Forastera
In this mysterious and subtle coming of age drama, teenager Cata is soaking up the sun, smoking furtive cigarettes, and enjoying a summer break with her grandparents and her younger sis in Mallorca. That is, until Cata's beloved abuela collapses...
The Mother and the Bear
Johnny Ma’s film stars Kim Ho-jung as a Korean woman who flies to Winnipeg when her immigrant daughter is hospitalized there. This crowd-pleaser plays up cultural differences to hilarious effect and offers a touching take on mother-daughter tension.
Afternoons of Solitude
Pacification director Albert Serra turns his unflinching gaze on the subject of bullfighting, and in particular the famous young matador Andrés Roca Rey. The film challenges us to look its subject square in the eye and draw our own conclusions.
Credits
Executive Producer
Mike Archibald
Producer
Sandra Ignagni, Heather McDonald, Kurt Walker
Screenwriter
Kurt Walker
Cinematography
Jessica Johnson, Ryan Ermacora
ANIM
Kerr Holden
Editor
Kurt Walker
Production Design
Maria Katarina
Director
Kurt Walker
Kurt Walker is an experimental filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada. He makes movies concerned with place, experience, and connection.



