World Premiere
The countdown is on as a freshman international student tries to print their essay before heading in to an exam.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
April Park, Sina Salimi, Egan Yi
Canada
2022
In English and Korean with English subtitles
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 3
The camera eye knows no bounds in these stories that push the limits of gravity and grace.
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Shifting Baselines
Towering rockets rise as wetlands vanish in this sly black-and-white documentary about SpaceX’s conquest of Boca Chica, Texas. With sci-fi aesthetics and observational calm, the film exposes how cosmic dreams begin with the quiet erasure of Earth.
A Poet
When embittered poet Oscar Restrepo takes a job at a local high school, he meets Yurlady, a talented student from a poor background. Seeking to help her cultivate her art, he draws her into the poetry world — to disastrous and comedic results.
La Salsa Vive
An exuberant celebration of salsa that traces the genre's evolution from New York City in the 1960s and 70s to Cali, Colombia — the salsa capital of the world. Carvajal’s documentary highlights the rich legacy of this musical form and the joy it inspires.
Memory of Princess Mumbi
Can a filmmaker depict the future without AI? Damien Hauser crafts a genre-blending Afro-speculative fable about love, war, and the future of storytelling in a resurrected African kingdom. A micro-budget epic fueled by digital invention and heart.
Winter Light
Da-bin has a broke mother, a runaway brother, and a sister who’s going deaf, but gets by thanks to his best friend and caring girlfriend. Poignant and poetic, this is a film that explores the pain of adolescence and the stress of competing loyalties.
The Nonsense
Insurance investigator Yoo-na is working a case of death by drowning; her company claims suicide, but the truth is unclear. Confronting an eccentric beneficiary with great powers of persuasion, Yoo-na finds herself in a fog of doubt and suspicion.
Credits
Producer
Christian Bunea, Karan Boparai
Screenwriter
Christian Bunea, April Park
Cinematography
Karan Boparai
Editor
Taylor Ness, Christian Bunea
Director
Christian Bunea
Christian Bunea is a Toronto-based filmmaker who holds a keen interest in exploring evocative stories found within the cracks of everyday life. His previous works, As Niagara Falls (2017), The Walrus Whisperer (2017), and Pacaroni (2020) have toured festivals internationally before reaching acclaim with large audiences online. Several of his upcoming projects will be entering the festival circuit, starting with Square Peg (2022), which will make its world premiere at VIFF.