 
            Shorts from Belgium, Canada, France, South Korea, Taiwan, and USA.
 Oct 1 & 2: Q&A with filmmakers
 Oct 1 & 2: Q&A with filmmakers
This short film program includes the following films:
Stuffed
Louise Labrousse, France (11 min)
A woman decides to treat herself to a bowl of noodles in the bath.
Strawberry Shortcake
Deborah Devyn Chuang, Taiwan (21 min)
A teenage girl falls into a Freudian phantasy with her mother.
The Painting
Michèle Lemieux, Canada (11 min)
Using pinscreen animation, an instance of institutionalized incest in art history is examined through the portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria, who was 14 when she married her uncle.
Zanatany, When Soulless Shrouds Whisper
Hachimiya Ahamada, Belgium/France/Qatar (27 min)
Tensions rise in the community, days before the little known 1976 Majunga massacre.
Shadow
Kamell Allaway, USA (12 min)
A young mother’s shadow takes on a life of its own, terrorizing her and her daughter.
Hatch
Alireza Kazemipour & Panta Mosleh, Canada (11 min)
A group of Afghan refugees hide inside a water tanker as they attempt to cross the border to safety.
Time to Dilate
Kim Nayoung, South Korea (22 min)
Two lovers, Myung-ki and Do, break up because of a secret Myung-ki’s been hiding. When they meet again, this secret cannot be ignored.
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Various
2023-2024
Various with English subtitles
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