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2: Memory & mediation

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from: Canada, France, Lebanon, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Syria, USA.

 

Oct 4 & 5: Q&A

 

This short film program includes the following films:

One Duck Down
Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre, Canada (5 min)

Filmed on the tundra of the Canadian Arctic, place and personal histories are explored through memories embedded in the land.

 


Baadarane
Samah El Kadi, Lebanon (15 min)

In a small town on Mount Lebanon, a young boy tests God after his mother’s sudden death.

 


Water Girl
Sandra Desmazières, France/Netherlands/Portugal (15 min)

Anchored by her relationship to the sea as a freediver, Mia recalls her past.

 


Adieu Ugarit
Samy Benammar, Canada (16 min)

Benammar interviews Mohamed, who witnessed his best friend’s murder by armed militia on the outskirts of Damascus in 2012.

 


A Light That Doesn’t Dim
Colby Barrios, USA (19 min)

Sister Jones, a Mormon missionary stationed in Mexico, wants to go home.

 


Four Walls of Memory
Joanna Płatek, Poland (12 min)

A wild creature chases a girl into a cabin, slams into the wall, and dies. Why doesn’t she leave?

 


WASSUPKAYLEE
Pepi Ginsberg, France/USA (20 min)

Kaylee, a teenage influencer, struggles to find her groove as the latest member of a popular TikTok content house.

 

Supported by

Community Partner

               

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2024 & 2025

Language

Various

Content Warning

Animal cruelty, violence, murder

18+
108
Animation BC Spotlight Documentary Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Horror & Sci-Fi Human Rights & Social Justice Indigenous Cinema Shorts Talent to Watch Women Directors

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