The future kinda depends on it.
This short film program includes the following films:
Pacific Spirit
Antoine Bourges, Canada (15 min)
Two university students walk through a forest to complete a photography assignment.
I Think You Should Be Here
Anna-Marija Adomaitytė, Élie Grappe, France/Switzerland (12 min)
Seven teenage girls are filmed in their rooms performing TikTok dances committed to memory.
A Breath of Fresh Air
Alexandre Pelletier, Canada (13 min)
Trapped in a room without air conditioning, four judges must agree on the winning act in a teen talent competition.
Concrete Kids
Saulius Baradinskas, Lithuania (20 min)
Rokas, a lonely teen targeted by a local gang, sings in the school choir while desperately waiting to emigrate to the US.
Content Considerations: Bullying
Pankaja
Anooya Swamy, India/USA (14 min)
When her husband goes missing, Pankaja and her daughter Lalli embark on a search.
The Comet
Julie Charette, Canada (12 min)
An unspeakable act of cruelty interrupts the idyllic summer of siblings Émile and Françoise.
Content Considerations: Animal cruelty
Skinny Bottines
Romain F. Dubois, Canada (20 min)
Dan, a nimble-fingered pickpocket, is accompanied by his cousin Pinpin for 24 hours.
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VIFF Short Forum
See more shorts in this series
Short Forum 1: The Scarier One
The return of scary: fear in all its chilling, suspenseful, and unsettling shades.
Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx
Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more!
Short Forum 3: Workers of the World
The grind of the working class in a system that betrays its promises.
Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
You don’t have to look far; life is beautiful!
Short Forum 5: Somewhere Else
If space and time are pure perception, let’s build them differently.
Short Forum 6: Archive Lives!
Before anything becomes archival, it’s lived.
Short Forum 7: War at Home
Truly, no one is safe until everyone is safe.
Short Forum 8: Sticky & Wet
No matter the age, things can always get sticky and wet.
Short Forum 9: Big Time Sensuality
Explorations of desire and intimacy serve both pain and pleasure.
Short Forum 10: Are the Kids Alright?
The future kinda depends on it.