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7: All day I dream about

VIFF Short Forum

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Shorts from: Canada, India, Spain, Taiwan, USA.

 

Oct 9 & 10: Q&A

 

This short film program includes the following films:

Santa Clara. Birth in Three Phases
Arturo Franco & Tono Mejuto, Spain (9 min)

Amidst the ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara, workers clean, weed, and drill.

 


The Foreigner
Wen-Shuo Hsueh, Taiwan (16 min)

A night in the life of A-bang, a Taiwanese patrol guard amidst a factory of migrant workers.

 


Canada in the 12th Century
Jack Parker, Canada (10 min)

Two Canadas from the 12th century: one real, one imaginary.

 


How to Live Together
Tim Nicholas, USA (18 min)

Six people living in a cramped four-bedroom apartment seek a new roommate.

 


To Look, and to Look Again
Monica Cheema, Canada (6 min)

A meditation on labour and land via a blueberry farm in Surrey, BC.

 


The Housekeeper
Surya Balakrishnan, India (24 min)

Over time, the routines of Abhi, a young urbanite living in Mumbai, and Deepa, his housekeeper, intertwine.

 


Paradise Heights
Karl Kai & Robert Mentov, Canada (23 min)

Lah, a narcoleptic seven-year old, discovers an otherworldly bond to her late mother’s past within dreams of the Burmese jungle.

 

Supported by

Community Partner

         

Director

Various

Country of Origin

Various

Year

2024 & 2025

Language

Various

18+
106 min
BC Spotlight Cinemas of Asia Comedy Documentary Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Family Relations Shorts Talent to Watch Women Directors

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