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.
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2023-2024
Various with English subtitles
Sexual violence
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Sirât
A desperate father (Sergi Lopez) searchers for his missing daughter through the spiritual wasteland of the Moroccan desert. An unforgettable sensory powerhouse, Sîrat will have you riveted and rattled for hours after the end credits have rolled.
All That's Left of You
Jordan's submission for the Academy Awards, All That's Left of You makes the most of its epic format to chronicle seven decades of Palestinian history while tracking the psychological impact of cycles of exile and oppression on three generations.
Muzizi
From the director of the award-winning film Union Street, Jamila Pomeroy, Muzizi embarks on a great culinary adventure through Vancouver’s African diasporic culinary scene. Muzizi explores powerful stories of immigration, resilience, and joy.
Emergence: Women in the Storm
Stories of resistance and recovery, courage, creativity and community in the face of the climate emergency gleaned from women first responders and those impacted in Western Canada, particularly Lytton and the Fraser Valley.