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VIFF Short Forum 8

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from Canada, Hong Kong, Estonia, India, Japan, Mexico, and Spain.

 

Oct 4 & 5: Q&A with filmmakers

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Discoteque
Masashi Yamamoto, USA (5 min)

Two friends embark on a galactic journey towards the disco ball moon.

 


Sauna Day
Anna Hints & Tushar Prakash, Estonia (13 min)

An intimate portrait of Southern Estonian men enjoying a smoke sauna together after a hard day of work.

 


The Widow’s Son Turns Storyteller
Shikher Pal, India (11 min)

In the city of Kanpur, fables emanate from an ancient mound.

 


Save My Soul
Kam Fai Leung, Hong Kong (15 min)

What transpires when a mute and a blind man cross paths…

 


Almost the Dust
Léa Soler, Mexico (22 min)

From the upper branches of a tree, a land defender on a hunger strike is visited by people from his village.

 


The Moving Garden
Inês Lima, Portugal (19 min)

A group of hikers embark on a guided tour of the Arrábida Natural Park but observe a disturbing transformation.

 


Retracing Their Steps
Manuel Orhy Piron, Canada (21 min)

Boxes from the Montreal Archive Center reveal forgotten tales from the queer community.

 

Supported by

    

Community Partner

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2023-2024

Language

Various with English subtitles

Content Warning

Self harm

18+
106 min
Animation Cinemas of Asia Human Rights & Social Justice LGBTQIA2S+ Q&As at VIFF Romance Shorts Women Directors

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Tough Old Broads

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89 min

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It Was Just an Accident

Dir. Jafar Panahi
105 min

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One Battle After Another

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162 min

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Turner & Constable

Dir. David Bickerstaff
93 min

Filmed as a supplement to a blockbuster exhibition at Tate Britain happening right now, this doc in the popular Exhibition on Screen series allows us to view these competitive, complementary English landscape artists side by side.

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