Short Forum Nalujuk Night
Militant Mother
VIFF Short Forum: Programme 1 MON, OCT 4 TUE, OCT 5 OCT 1-11
9:00 PM 4:00 PM
TUE, OCT 5 WED, OCT 6 OCT 1-11
9:00 PM 4:00 PM
Kiri and the Girl
VIFF Short Forum: Programme 3
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 71 MIN.
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Community Broadcast Partner
Flower Boy
VIFF Short Forum: Programme 2
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 76 MIN.
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VIFF Short Forum: Programme 4
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 81 MIN.
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WED, OCT 6 THU, OCT 7 OCT 1-11
8:45 PM 4:00 PM
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 90 MIN.
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THU, OCT 7 FRI, OCT 8 OCT 1-11
9:00 PM 4:00 PM
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Canucks Riot I
Bad Seeds
Flower Boy
Evan’s Drum
LEWIS BENNETT, CANADA, 2021, 10 MIN.
CLAUDE CLOUTIER, CANADA, 2020, 7 MIN.
ANYA CHIRKOVA, CANADA, 2020, 17 MIN.
OSSIE MICHELIN, CANADA, 2021, 15 MIN.
The chaos on the streets of Vancouver that unfolded in the wake of the Canucks’ loss in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals is revisited from dozens of perspectives.
In a bizarre world where carnivorous plants can change shapes, a shocking duel is peppered with allusions to the Western, the Cold War, board games, and much more.
In this intimate look at Inuit family and culture, seven year-old Evan Winters from Happy Valley-Goose Bay learns the once-lost tradition of Labrador Inuit drum dancing from his mom.
Jean Swanson: We Need a New Map
Boobs
As August creeps in, Nav forms intimate bonds with an audacious painter and a middle-aged laser tag arena owner. Just as he begins to find himself, summer abruptly comes to an end.
TERESA ALFELD, CANADA, 2021, 8 MIN.
Veteran activist and first-term Vancouver city councillor Jean Swanson works alongside the next generation of anti-poverty activists fighting systemic inequality.
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again COURTNEY MONTOUR, CANADA, 2021, 34 MIN.
Mary Two-Axe Earley spent much of her life fighting against the injustices that the Indian Act created for Status Indian women. Her work eventually led to the passing of Bill C-31 in 1985, an amendment to the Indian Act to correct gender discrimination.
Nalujuk Night JENNIE WILLIAMS, CANADA, 14 MIN.
Every January 6th, the Inuit community of Nain, Labrador, awaits the Nalujuit, eerie figures that come in from the sea dressed in tattered fur clothing, frightfully descend on homes, and playfully chase locals with sticks and chains.
Solitary Skies AMANDA CASSIDY, CANADA, 2021, 10 MIN.
A meditative stop-frame animation exploring our connection to the natural world through sound and slow movement.
MARIE VALADE, CANADA, 2021, 8 MIN.
A surrealist journey through a woman’s lovehate relationship with her breasts, her body, her femininity.
Defund KHADIJAH ROBERTS-ABDULLAH, ARAYA MENGESHA, CANADA, 15 MIN.
Millennial twins are trapped in their apartment, watching the BLM uprisings unfold on their phones. Fed up with sitting on the sidelines, they head out under the cover of night.
Hatha ASIA YOUNGMAN, CANADA, 2020, 10 MIN.
After a near collision at an intersection, two women find themselves face-to-face and at each other’s throats in a yoga class.
Militant Mother CARMEN POLLARD, CANADA, 2021, 8 MIN.
To get to class on time, children from the Raymur social housing project were forced to cross perilous train tracks. Twenty-five mothers made their voices heard by blockading CN Rail.
A Safe Distance GLORIA MERCER, CANADA, 2020, 8 MIN.
Trudging through a forest, two blood-splattered women stop to wash themselves, smoke a joint, and share thoughts about men, relationships, and bodily autonomy.
The Untouchable AVAZEH SHAHNAVAZ, IRAN/CANADA, 2021, 15 MIN.
Yassi is in the middle of a busy street, jumping in front of cars as she desperately searches for someone. The police try to contain the situation but only send things spiraling into further chaos.
Indigenous Dads PETER BRASS, CANADA, 2021, 12 MIN.
Four Indigenous dads candidly discuss their fears and hopes in raising their kids in today’s world.
News From Home SARA WYLIE, CANADA, 2021, 9 MIN.
Two phone calls between a mother and daughter on opposite sides of the country, recorded in March 2020.
Srikandi ANDREA NIRMALA WIDJAJANTO, CANADA/INDONESIA, 2020, 9 MIN.
Teenage Anjani reunites with her late father’s spirit through the puppets he left behind and sets out to realize her own future—becoming a modern Srikandi.
Things We Feel But Do Not Say LAUREN GRANT, CANADA, 2021, 10 MIN.
A woman struggles with the isolation of her grief following a miscarriage.
Tla-o-qui-aht Dugout Canoe STEVEN DAVIES, CANADA, 2021, 11 MIN.
After working as a clearcut logger in the Clayoquot Sound, master carver and land defender Joe Martin reconciles his past by revitalizing the ancestral knowledge and artistic practice of the traditional Tla-o-qui-aht dugout canoe.
Together ALBERT SHIN, CANADA/SOUTH KOREA, 13 MIN.
Two anonymous strangers meet in a motel room by the sea.
The Horses LIZ CAIRNS, CANADA, 13 MIN.
After several horses are euthanized at her barn, a woman must find a mare to put with the sole remaining horse.
The Isobel Imprint ALI GRANT, CANADA, 2021, 7 MIN.
Years after her sister’s devastating suicide, Ali Grant travels back through old letters, photos, and home movies to arrive at a pivotal moment in their intertwined destinies—Toronto in the summer of 1978.
Kiri and the Girl GRACE DOVE, CANADA, 2021, 22 MIN.
Inspired by the experiences of Tlingit artist Kiri Geen, this is the story of a young girl navigating the loss of her mother, reclaiming her Indigenous heritage, and becoming her true self.
Like the Ones I Used to Know ANNIE ST-PIERRE, CANADA, 2021, 18 MIN.
December 24, 1983, 10:50pm: everyone has had too much sugar, Santa Claus is late, and Denis, alone in his car, is anxious about setting foot in his ex-in-law’s house to pick up his kids.
The Mohel CHARLES WAHL, CANADA, 2020, 15 MIN.
Family expectations and financial strain force James to confront the transactional nature of religion, and the realities of maintaining old traditions in a modern world.
