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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Kindergarten
In this charming Quebecois documentary, we are invited to look closely at the interactions of children between the ages of 1 and 5, a period in which they are just beginning to learn about social interactions. And yet how much they resemble ourselves!
How to Divorce During the War
Screenwriter Vytus is left reeling when on successive days his wife demands a divorce and Russia invades Ukraine. Blazevicius' masterful feature emerges as an engrossing satire about virtue signaling, nationalism, good intentions, and survival modes.
Chronovisor
A device so sensitive it can pick up emanations from history, the Chronovisor caused a ripple in scientific circles in the latter half of the 20th century, although most dismissed it as a hoax. But why would anyone want to suppress a hoax?
A Sad and Beautiful World
This Lebanese love story chronicles the romance between a level-headed businesswoman and a romantic restauranteur across several decades in wartorn Beirut. It's funny, charming, melancholy and you'll feel it all.
Tokyo Taxi
An overworked taxi driver takes 85-year-old Madame Sumire on a final journey through Tokyo, revisiting the places that shaped her life. Yoji Yamada’s 91st film is a moving, heartwarming love letter to Tokyo, nominated for nine Japanese Academy Awards.
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.


