Vancouver International Film Festival: Shorts Lineup
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- DirectorKlych López
- DirectorAkira KamikiStarsPedro BosnichGustavo HaddadAfterglow is a sensorial movie about finding the joy of living again.
- DirectorAmanda ZackemPulitzer-prize winning Journalist, Author and Activist Chris Hedges, discusses modern day consumerism, totalitarian corporate power and living in a culture dominated by pervasive illusion.
- DirectorJoschka LaukeninksStarsXenia AssenzaJan StapelfeldtJessica McIntyreAs a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just as everything seems to be finally working out for him, a sudden event changes the course of his life forever. A story about how everything we love, everything we learn, everything we build, everything we fear, will one day be gone.
- DirectorLeonor Teles"Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another", narrates the voiceover. "All the animals danced together and were immeasurably happy. There was only one who wasn't invited to the celebration - the frog. In his rage about the injustice, he committed suicide." Something Romani and frogs have in common is that they will never be unseen, or stay unnoticed. In her film, young director Leonor Teles weaves the life circumstance of Romani in Portugal today with the recollections of a yesterday. Anything but a passive observer, Teles consciously decides to participate and take up position. As a third pillar, she establishes an active applied performance art that becomes integrated in the cinematic narrative. Thereby transforming "once upon a time" into "there is". "Afterwards, nothing will be as it was and the melody of life will have changed", explains a voice off-camera.
- DirectorDane ClarkLinsey StewartStarsLiane BalabanPatrick John CostelloDaniel PolicelliA woman secretly starts taking skateboarding lessons from a handsome teenager to avoid dealing with the problems in her marriage.
- DirectorMolly ParkerStarsClare CoulterSamantha DuarteGéza KovácsWhen Sam, a woman mired in regret, goes to visit her aged parents, the disappearance of her mother's pet bird threatens to unravel her tenuous hold on life.
- DirectorEvan DerushieA portrait of the exotic bird-trade industry.
- DirectorFrancesco SavianoStarsFrancesco SavianoEscaping city life, a young man takes a trip to a remote cabin - only to discover that something ominous may be lurking close by.
- DirectorMarkus EichenbergerStarsModel SabrinaA Journey by train through the beautiful landscape of Switzerland with scenes of the starry night skies of some of the most beautiful Alpine regions.
- DirectorJoseph AmentaStarsAllysin ChaynesSheldon McIntoshSapphire Titha ReignTwo drag queens move through the city on a night of debauchery, insight, and revenge.
- DirectorPhilippe David GagnéJean Marc E. RoyStarsCharlotte AubinMacha LimonchikA young woman returns to her home town after the death of her father. As a single daughter, she must empty the house of her father, who was a compulsive accumulator (or hoarder). She will then revisit, through the various stacks of objects, the life of her father, trying to find out what her specific place is among this multitude of memories.
- DirectorVincent ToiStarsZidor MontalEbby Angel LouisLovena DieudonnéA man is drawn into the footsteps of the historic Haitian slave leader; Mackandal. Following a man trapped in a curse which started centuries ago, this modern fable folds accounts of the past with the resilience of the present.
- DirectorTravis FrickStarsJustin Hurtt-DunkleyEllen KarisBrian J. CarterA high school hustler is bullied by a basketball star into doing his schoolwork until his hard work yields surprising results for both of them.
- DirectorJason RostovskyStarsMeredith ThomasAlex McArthurNancy La ScalaIn this horror fantasy, a supernatural force helps a girl fight back against a group of bullies and a dark creature that haunts her.
- DirectorLendita ZeqirajStarsArti LokajIlire Vinca CelajXhejlane GodanciLittle Genti wants a puppy. He expresses his wish at the family gathering, after his Roma coeval Xeni shows at the door, with his stray dog friend Aaj. This brings up a fired up discussion among the grown ups. After a quick disapproval, discussion changes its path into a clash of generations, conflict between traditional beliefs and new contemporary way of life. Ignored by grownups and despite his mother's disapproval, Genti joins Xeni and Aja on the street, continuing to find his new puppy-friend.
- DirectorSylvain CruiziatMila ZhluktenkoStarsNathan CarruthersMona Vojacek KoperPaul OsswaldFind Fix Finish delves into the stories of three US-Drone pilots revealing the clandestine operational strategies practiced by the US Government.
- DirectorDimitar VelevStarsBailee MyKellWhat Stela's parents don't suspect is that her goldfish isn't her only pet. The others, however, appear only when the house is flooded.
- DirectorKristian HåskjoldStarsFrederikke Dahl HansenFerdinand Falsen HiisHenning Valin JakobsenAfter several years together William and Cecilie breaks up. To treat the sorrow with love the same night they decide to do the drug, MDMA, together. This results in a emotional rollercoaster ride for better or worse over a whole weekend, where they're isolated together in their apartment.
- DirectorGabriel AdelmanStarsTerrance AzzuoloTerrance is told that his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child during the infamous full moon party in Thailand. We follow him through the night and into the early morning as he wrestles with the notion of becoming a father.
- DirectorJeannie DonohoeStarsRick FoxNicole Chanel WilliamsTye WhiteA new kid in town tests the limits at the high school basketball tryouts.
- DirectorAraminta PardoeStarsAmanda BurkeAlan ColodeyTammy McCaffreyTeresa, a young nun, wants to explore her sexuality before taking her final vows and committing to a lifetime of celibacy.
- DirectorClara RoquetStarsNídia ChamorroOna ComasMarta MarcoTwo sisters navigating the no man's land between childhood and adulthood have to deal with the consecuences of their actions after one of the horses of their farm loses one eye.
- DirectorTrevor MackA First Nations boy struggles to deal with the death of his grandmother, but finds a connection with her through an old VHS camcorder.
- DirectorDouwe DijkstraBehind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting - and yet turbulent - Brazil.
- DirectorLiz CairnsStarsBrie DoyleKelly Van der Burg
- DirectorCarlos PoloStarsGloria MuñozMiguel RellánAntonio Gomez
- DirectorAlejandro MontalvoStarsAlejandra RiosecoHernan Del RiegoDunia HernandezOn his 57th birthday, a man decides to do what is necessary to redeem a lifetime of hunger.
- DirectorRubén GuzmánStarsHorst NiehausPhotography, spiritual rocks and miniatures.
- DirectorAlan TsaoStarsShaan I. MemonChadrick ScottAli AlyanakTwo thieves encounter with an movie actor in the corridor.
- DirectorJay RosenblattThe Kodachrome elegies is a short documentary about a lost film stock, the loss of innocence and the end of an era.
- DirectorPablo Alvarez-MesaFernando López EscriváLa Pesca portrays a day in the life of a family of fishermen in Colombia. With poetry and sensorial richness, the film captures the gestures of these men as they weave nets, cook, and play dominoes, all the while waiting for the fish to come so that they can recommence anew.
- DirectorJosh AuterStarsBriana MarinPresley MooreDonnie SmithWith her daughter needing nightly transfusions and it becoming apparent that no help is on the way, we learn exactly how far a mother will go to save her child.
- DirectorRamón RodríguezStarsEshan BayJustin AhedoA lonely teenager, new to the city, is forced out of his comfort zone one morning on the basketball court.
- DirectorSophy RomvariDeragh CampbellStarsDeragh CampbellSophy RomvariA young woman spending christmas alone after a breakup is visited by her friend.
- DirectorConnor JessupStarsPatricia HamiltonGabriel Varga-WattAs the end of her life approaches, an old woman encounters a strange spirit from a nearby forest.
- DirectorYuan Gao
- DirectorChintis LundgrenStarsTrevor BorisFrance CastelDrasko IvezicA hot young plumber Toomas breaks into the harmonious life of Manivald and his retired mother.
- DirectorJessica PaludStarsFlavie DelangleJonathan CouziniéAnne SuarezMarlon, 14 years old, is visiting her mother in jail for the first time since her imprisonment. The young girl, protected by her family and relatives, stubbornly believes that her mother is still her childhood heroine...
- DirectorJonathan VinelStarsSarah-Megan AllouchClémence DiardPaul HamyMartin cries. He is alone. He woke up in the morning and all his friends were gone. Disappeared. Just not there. He sets off to look for them.
- DirectorWill RossDevan ScottStarsThomas NicholsonDayleigh NelsonAva VanderstarrenA long night on a film set gets longer, as an intensely committed independent director races the clock to find the perfect performance for a crucial scene.
- DirectorMarcos VazKaue Nunes MeloStarsAbhiyana AbhiyanaAntoniela CantoLuisa FurtadoA father tries to mend his relationship with his wheelchair-using daughter.
- DirectorJennifer ChiuJean ParsonsA young male oil worker, an Indigenous female, and a Dane-zaa drummer intersect in the historic oil-rush town of Fort St. John as they navigate the cyclical forces of industry, resource extraction and colonization that have shaped Canada for a century and a half.
- DirectorDaria VlasovaStarsYaroslava BazaevaMariya BolonkinaVitaly KhodinModern family runs a perfect house and lives ideal life until one day they notice a cow in the middle of their kitchen.
- DirectorChristopher AuchterStarsKevin LoringDevery JacobsA magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him.
- DirectorEllie RogersStarsLauren CatoHelen DanielsNiamh McGradyA teenage girl unexpectedly spends an evening with her father's hired escort. Despite an initial prejudice a bond develops between them as the escort recognises the girl's feelings towards a delivery girl and offers to help.
- DirectorLucas Helth PostmaStarsCaroline VedelVictor Skov Dahl ChristiansenMiriam Schön Raagaard17-year-old Olivia struggles with anxiety and OCD, which revolves around the fear of hurting those she loves the most. She suffers disturbing fantasies about her 9-year-old brother, Noa, with whom she has a close relationship.
- DirectorTian XieStarsLinhua FengIn a remote Chinese village, a young boy forms a bond with a pig.
- DirectorGiada GhiringhelliFor an instant, I am. The light touches me gently and I live, burst and shine. This constant, irreversible, rhythmic drift from being to not. Only the memories left. Escaping desires. The love and the pain. I only have an instant of life. So please. This film is an ode to the rhythm of being.
- DirectorPatrick BresnanIvete LucasStarsAir Force OnePalm Beach International Airport's newest snowbird has become one of the fastest growing roadside attractions in the United States.
- DirectorYassmina KarajahStarsAssad al AridSalam al MarzouqiHussein al AhmadRupture follows the journey of four Arab teens on their quest to find a public pool in their new city on a hot summer day.
- DirectorKazik RadwanskiStarsIgor DrljacaNicole FairbairnJasmin GeljoRecent immigrants to Canada, working on scaffolding break the routine of their job by observing the people in the the neighbourhood from a unique, precarious and ephemeral vantage point.
- DirectorMarv NewlandAnimated short produced in 2D with musical soundtrack.
- DirectorDan RocqueKassandra VossStarsCharley RossmanKassandra VossCooped up in a seaside motel, Aria begins to release her tentacles outward from a place held deep within her subconscious. While coping with trauma, innocence is remembered in death as she reemerges through the ecstatic - in the same space where life is created.
- DirectorJoshua Atesh LitleStarsSteve BarkmanDino PetreraJames A. Pierce III1969: In the chaos of the Stonewall riots, a Riot Cop and a Drag Queen have a profound encounter.
- DirectorLauren HoekstraDoug TurnerStarsAdora Soleil BricherSarah HoffmeisterA young girl chases her dreams, close to her heart and far away.
- DirectorDusty MancinelliMadeleine Sims-FewerStarsJesse LaVercombeMadeleine Sims-FewerA dysfunctional couple with a penchant for twisted sexual fantasies fight to stay together as their relationship crumbles over the course of a day.
- DirectorShalimar PreussStarsBruno IratchetHélène IratchetJean-Claude IratchetNina, a young girl staying in the French countryside with her aunt and father is living in a world which is contaminated, literally and figuratively. It is always a mystery when you do not understand your place in this world.
- DirectorEija-Liisa AhtilaStarsKati OutinenSTUDIES ON THE ECOLOGY OF DRAMA - A path to the company of other living beings.
- DirectorKealan RyanStarsKealan RyanNick Armstrong
- DirectorTerence ChimStarsElsa AliliPola BlyszczynskaHeather CairnsThere Was A Man, A Girl, And A Rocket is a short film about Belinda through the perception of her father, her realities and her dreams.
- DirectorDaniel BoosStarsEmmanuel JohnDarren JonesKoumbieAn aspiring actor risks a close friendship to get cast in a film.
- DirectorIesh ThaparStarsLobsang ChopalKonchok DelaAs electricity is introduced to a remote Trans-Himalayan village, an adolescent boy struggles to reconcile his excitement with the abjection that surrounds him.
- DirectorBenjamin ClearyTj O'Grady PeytonStarsJarvis CockerTj O'Grady PeytonEmmet KirwanA man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognizable language, baffling linguistic experts from around the globe.
- DirectorMarion Duhaime-MorissetteStarsTiffany MontambaultSalomé CorboPaul AhmaraniLily-May decides to tell those closest to her about the choice she has made. She intends to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic. When the time of our own death is predetermined, is saying goodbye any easier?
- DirectorErica Genereux SmithStarsKayla LoretteA secretary in a surreal office begins to suspect that she may not actually exist.
- DirectorKaren MaineStarsNatalia DyerJohn DohertyJoe ReeceA good Catholic fifteen-year-old girl finds herself having tempting thoughts after an innocent AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy.