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My Comrade film image; man standing next to another man aiming a bow and arrow in a forest

10: The new socialism; ceasefire now!

VIFF Short Forum

Image: My Comrade

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Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.

 

Oct 11 & 12: Q&A

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Good Luck to You All
Cordell Barker, Canada (8 min)

Audio interviews with AI experts form the basis of this animated envisioning of what the future may bring.

 


The Glass Essays
River Yuhao Cao, UK/China (17 min)

Unable to sleep, a young man follows a mysterious sound across the river and through the forest.

 


My Comrade
Tathagata Ghosh, India (25 min)

A romantic spark between a villager and a wounded Naxalite insurgent emboldens their solidarity and threatens their safety.

 


A Metamorphosis
Lin Htet Aung, Myanmar (17 min)

Repurposed government propaganda footage and haunting folk lullabies are used to deconstruct Myanmar’s dictatorship and examine the suffering and resilience of the Burmese people.

 


Thanks to Meet You!
Richard Hunter, UK (14 min)

Five business people walk into a room…

 


Loynes
Dorian Jespers, Belgium (25 min)

Set in 19th-century Liverpool, a corpse with neither name nor past is on trial.

 


The 12 Inch Pianist
Lucas Ansel, USA (8 min)

Just a typical night at a NYC bar, where a genie with a hearing problem is granting wishes in the bathroom.

 

Supported by

Community Partner

         

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2024 & 2025

Language

Various

Content Warning

Flashing/Strobing lights

18+
114 min
Animation Award Winners Cinemas of Asia Comedy Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Human Rights & Social Justice Indigenous Cinema LGBTQIA2S+ Romance Shorts Talent to Watch

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