International Premiere
In an autobiographical search for the filmmaker’s birth mother, questions surrounding identity, family, and memory are embodied through performance.
Supported by
Community Partner
Canada/USA
2023
English
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Credits
Producer
Rafe Scobey-Thal, Anne Alexander, Keenan MacWilliam
Screenwriter
Ryan Trecartin
Cinematography
Andrea Gavazzi, Keenan MacWilliam
Editor
Kima Hibbert
Director
Keenan MacWilliam
Keenan is a filmmaker, writer and artist who’s distinct style exudes a playful and spontaneous quality. Driven by curiosity towards the human condition, her work, is both deeply personal and universal. Keenan has been commissioned by the SHED, Friends of the Highline NYC, has shown work at the Geneva Moving Image Biennial, Images Festival Toronto, and is a recipient of a Canadian Council of the Arts Grant in support of her film, Donna.
VIFF Short Forum
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1: Call your mother
Shorts from: Canada, China, UK.
2: Memory & mediation
Shorts from: Canada, France, Lebanon, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Syria, USA.
3: The peripheral core
Shorts from: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA.
4: Um, womanhood
Shorts from: Canada, Columbia, France, Netherlands, Sweden.
5: The absurd & spiritual
Shorts from: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal.
6: City slickin’
Shorts from: Canada, France, Jordan, Spain, USA.
7: All day I dream about
Shorts from: Canada, India, Spain, Taiwan, USA.
8: Love and despair
Shorts from: China, France, Germany, Portugal, USA.
9: The scary one
Shorts from: Canada, Korea, Romania, USA.
10: The new socialism; ceasefire now!
Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.
Short Fuse
An eye-opening collection of shorts exploring memories, experiences and relationships between friends, family, and across generations. From powwows in North America, to the rivers of Ethiopia and beyond, these shorts offer memorable stories on screen.