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VIFF Short Forum 7

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from Armenia, Canada, Tibet, Colombia, Japan, and Turkey.

 

Oct 3 & 4: Q&A with filmmakers

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Grizzly Bear Country
Mave Ky, Canada (6 min)

Masculinity and male friendships are explored through three friends who go on a backcountry hiking trip in the Alberta Rockies.

 


Magic Candies
Daisuke Nishio, Japan (21 min)

Somewhat of a loner, Dong-Dong is content playing marbles on his own. One day, he goes to buy new marbles but leaves the shop with a bag of magic candies instead. Based on the Korean picture book, Magic Candies by Heena Baek.

 


The Egg
Vahan Grigoryan, Armenia (12 min)

A struggling actor decides to steal an egg at the grocery store.

 


Morî
Yakup Tekintangaç, Turkey (20 min)

When a new teacher starts at school, Morî is convinced that he is her long-lost father.

 


The Boys and the Donkey
Tsering Yangjyab, China (21 min)

In the Tibetan Plateau, four friends roughhouse with a neighbour’s donkey, leading to a nasty scratch on one of their faces. They resolve to punish the beast.

 


Culture Shock
Barry Bilinsky, Canada (15 min)

While Joey struggles to fit in at Culture Camp—where she is sent after defacing a mural—the mural artist’s sister is there also, looking for the vandal.

 


We Deserve an Empire
Mauricio Maldonado, Colombia (23 min)

Scrap metal thieves prepare to excavate an abandoned mine for gold.

 

Supported by

    

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2023-2024

Language

Various with English subtitles

Content Warning

Animal cruelty

18+
118 min
Animation BC Spotlight Cinemas of Asia Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Indigenous Cinema LGBTQIA2S+ Q&As at VIFF Shorts

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The Teacher

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Bob Trevino Likes It

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The Encampments

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