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VIFF Short Forum 4

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from Brazil, Kenya, Martinique, Mexico, Taiwan, and USA.

 

Sept 30 & Oct 1: Q&A with filmmakers

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Minus Plus Multiply
Chu-Chieh Lee, UK (5 min)

Experiments with drawing, stop motion, and ceramics exploring one’s relationship to emotions through space.

 


Creatures of Light
Sylvie Weber, Mexico (12 min)

Through her connection with the natural world, Valeria brings comfort and lightness to her family.

 


When the Wind Rises
Hung Chen, Taiwan (18 min)

An elderly activist rallies his community against the expansion of an oil refinery in their tiny fishing village.

 


The Return
Laissa Malih, Kenya (16 min)

Malih returns to her community as the first Maasai filmmaker—both an insider and an outsider, a woman amongst men—so that she may carry on the sacred tradition of storytelling.

 


Mermaids
Sarah Malléon, Martinique (16 min)

On the island of Martinique, a young girl attempts to summon mermaids through calls from a conch shell.

 


Dadá
Luisa Arraes, Brazil (19 min)

In this comedy of manners, chaos ensues at a dinner party when the help does not arrive.

 


Fishmonger
Neil Ferron, USA (26 min)

A pathetic fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother’s soul.

 

Supported by

    

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2023-2024

Language

Various with English subtitles

18+
112 min
Action & Suspense Animation Award Winners Black Cinema Cinemas of Asia Comedy Documentary Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Family Relations Horror & Sci-Fi Human Rights & Social Justice Q&As at VIFF Romance Shorts Women Directors

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