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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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Love

Dir. Dag Johan Haugerud
119 min

This warm, thoughtful piece offers shrewd comic observations on modern dating as it trains a quizzical eye on the trysts of a female doctor, Marianne (Andrea Bræin Hovig), and her colleague, a gay male nurse, Tor (Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen).

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The Wedding Banquet

Dir. Andrew Ahn
103 min

This joyful comedy cleverly updates Ang Lee's 1993 gay marriage comedy and transports the action to contemporary Seattle (actually, Vancouver).

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Fire

Dir. Deepa Mehta
104 min

Deepa Mehta's tender and tumultuous love story between two women, finding comfort in each other in resistance to India's patriarchal society.

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Two Women

Dir. Chloé Robichaud
100 min

In this light-hearted, emancipatory take on a classic sex farce, two neglected married women discover the joys of casual sex and get their plumbing fixed.

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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again
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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again

Dir. Lyana Patrick
91 min

In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.

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Tornado

Dir. John Maclean
91 min

Scotland in the 1790s, travelling circus samurai Tornado (Kōki) runs afoul of a band of murderous brigands led by Tim Roth and his ambitious son, Jack Lowden. Mayhem ensues.

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