Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Kory Orban (Vancouver) 12:21 minutes

In the mind of every filmmaker, there are two wolves locked in an epic, eternal, and fierce battle for control and influence. Via a meta-troll of the short film genre, the personification of the left and right brain of a filmmaker debate how to best make a short film.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Sophia Tamaro (Germany) 5:00 minutes

Under the eyes of a moody cashier, the women in a supermarket queue soothe a crying baby by spontaneously singing a nursery rhyme in their native languages.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Joe Lycett (United Kingdom). 7:48 minutes

Linda gets a job in a post office, but her tall tales soon raise suspicions.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Ana Gusson (Vancouver BC)
7:11 minutes

Growing up isn’t easy, and it’s no exception for 12-year-old Ashley whose well-meaning Mom has her own ideas about who Ashley should be. Finding herself in an impossible situation, Ashley must decide whether to wear a gaudy dress she hates or find the courage to stand up for herself and fight the inner monster that is holding her back.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Lyra Murphy (Vancouver, BC)
14:28 minutes

Roll on By is a short film about Sammy, a highschool girl, handling rejection by her peer group. She navigates a painful break up with her childhood best friend. After her heartbreak Sammy finds solace and acceptance at a groovy local roller rink.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Sonya Chwyl, Anik Desmarais-Spencer
(Victoria BC) 10:40 minutes

After she is evicted from her basement suite apartment, Laura struggles to find a place to live - until she stumbles onto a horrifying opportunity that may just work to her advantage.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Stelios Kouk (United Kingdom) 4:34 minutes

A calm middle-aged executive, enjoys a cigarette outside of his office building when he’s approached by a young hipster. Things get rather interesting when the police get involved.

Community Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Avazeh Shahnavaz (Iran/Canada) 15:00 minutes

A young woman named Yassi, who is clearly very upset, stands in the middle of a highway holding up traffic. The situation gets worse when Sergeant Jabbari arrives on the scene to arrest her.

Commnity Program 4 - May 4 @ 3:30pm

Ritchie Hemphill & Ryan Haché (Victoria, BC) 16:21 minutes

Tiny is a contemplative stop motion film which tells the story of ‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill’s childhood. The film portrays modern day Colleen as she reflects on her past, and re-enacts the stories she tells of her youth, as a young girl growing up on a float-house in the wild and unpredictable Pacific Northwest and its waters.