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VIFF Short Forum 3

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from Canada, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Macau, Taiwan, and USA.

 

Sept 29 & 30: Q&A with filmmakers

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Jane’s in the Freezer
Caleb Joye, USA (13 min)

A day in the life of Jane, a single middle-aged woman who searches for connection while hiding from the past.

 


My Dog is Dead
Tasuku Matsunaga & Takehiro Senda, Japan (9 min)

Riko and her boyfriend Yoshiki go visit her mom after the death of their family dog.

 


Shoes and Hooves
Viktória Traub, Hungary (15 min)

Paula the centaur-girl falls in love with Arnold the crocodile man.

 


Nemo 1
Albéric Aurtenèche, Canada (12 min)

On the coastline of Chittagong, Bangladesh, cargo ships wait to be recycled.

 


Tayal Forest Club
Laha Mebow, Taiwan (19 min)

Two teens lose their way during a hike in the dense and mountainous Atayal homelands, crossing paths with a man who at first appears to be the town drunk.

 


Chuff Chuff Chuff
Chao Koi Wang, Taiwan (7 min)

Asleep on a train, a man awakes in a dream inside his apartment.

 


Nietzschean Suicide
Payam Kurdistani, Iran (18 min)

A pharmacy owner attempts to delay the suicide of the only midwife in town until after his pregnant wife gives birth.

 


Darker
Matazi Weathers, USA (19 min)

In a dystopian Los Angeles, a coalition of Black insurgents, trans hackers, and their POC allies prepare for an uprising.

 

Supported by

    

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2023-2024

Language

Various with English subtitles

Content Warning

Sexual violence

18+
112 min
Action & Suspense Animation Black Cinema Cinemas of Asia Documentary Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Family Relations Human Rights & Social Justice Indigenous Cinema LGBTQIA2S+ Q&As at VIFF Romance Shorts Women Directors

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