Before anything becomes archival, it’s lived.
This short film program includes the following films:
Endless Sunlight
Tyson Houseman, Canada (9 min)
A conversation between kokum Penny Roan and Jennifer Houseman reveals the story of how Penny’s great uncle burned down a residential school.
Content Considerations: Residential schools
Collectors
Andrew Cividino, Canada (15 min)
Chloe discovers the object of her desire at an antique shop.
Shards
Luciana Decker, Bolivia (15 min)
Museological objects are approached as temporal fragments through Decker’s magical editing.
Letters From Tibet
Kunsang Kyirong, Canada (17 min)
How does one think of Tibet? Kyirong investigates the construction of its identity through colonial and cinematic history.
These Voices Are Real
Baran Nikrah, Iran (11 min)
A mother and her daughter spend the day together while waiting for the results of a medical test.
Lovely Butterfly
Fairouz Hasan, Palestine (22 min)
Through faded letters and Google maps, Hasan reconstructs the memory of her father, detained for years in Israeli prisons.
Chuuraa
Evgenia Arbugaeva, UK (18 min)
In the wilderness of the Siberian Arctic, an Indigenous palaeontologist descends into the depths of the melting permafrost in search of an ancient creature.
Various
Various
2025 & 2026
Various
Indigenous & Community Access
Indigenous Access Tickets Community Access Tickets Ticket Donation Requests
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.