Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Matthew Berberi (United States) 8:44 minutes

Barry is a lonely, non-speaking coroner who discovers a pair of magic glasses that reanimate corpses. When he puts them on a corpse named Emma, he develops a friendship before having to say goodbye forever.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Ricky Gervais (United Kingdom) 9:57 minutes

A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all, unless someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Ivy Watson (Vancouver, BC) 11:00 minutes

Over the course of her 25th birthday, Erin’s fear that she’s failing at youth is escalated to existential crisis by a series of reminders that she’s in the prime of her life.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Noah Penner (Comox Valley) 10:00 minutes

In 1972, a lone CF-104 "Starfighter" pilot over the Canadian Arctic flies into a fierce storm, and is left with only a small fuel supply with no way to navigate home.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Martin Rodolphe Villeneuve (Quebec ) 16:33 minutes

Two young women weave ephemeral bonds. Sorry for the loss of her love, a woman finds the trace in the grass, flowers, the hills, the sky, the songs of birds of a revisited landscape non-stop.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @12:30pm

Kiefer O'Reilly (Vancouver, BC) 13:23 Minutes

A widowed, struggling father learns the meaning of friendship and the importance of family connection from the most unusual of acquaintances; a robot.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Ethan Wingrove (Coquitlam, BC) 9:52 minutes

When Ethan starts having hallucinations, his girlfriend Gabi stays for the night only to realize they may have not been hallucinations.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Natalia Urquiza Garcia (Vancouver BC). 7:15 minutes

On Yolanda's first day of sixth grade, her father prepares Chiles Rellenos, a family favourite dish. Anxious, she finds it difficult to eat at school. However, her classmates are curious about her meal and accept Yolanda's offer to try it.

Experiemental Progam 1 - May 3 @ 12:30pm

Kevin Sengara, Aman Pannu (Van Isle BC) 7:40 minutes

In the mockumentary "Cinching Saddles," we follow the wild journey of Calvinder, aka Cinch, who adopts a fake Texas accent and genuinely believes he's a cowboy, despite lacking any authentic cowboy skills.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Bruce Thomas Miller (Calgary Alberta) 13:00 minutes

After Joseph is released from jail, he faces inner demons that stand in the way of true freedom

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Carlotta Beck Peccoz (United Kingdom) 8:50 minutes

Weird girl Adele encounters teenage angst, peer-pressure and desire in an afternoon at the pool.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Nathan Rivers (Vancouver. BC) 7:13 minutes

An obsessive kid tries to successfully make a paper airplane fly, all while mending the challenging relationship with her Mom.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Jessica ᒦᖒᐊᖅᑏ Miinguuaqtii (Gabriola Is.) 4:00 minutes

Inuk Elder Levinia Brown tells how she was born while her family was travelling by dog team across the open tundra. Hand-stitched cutout stop motion animation in the style of her own artwork illustrates her oral history.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

John Ledingham (Victoria, BC) 6:39 minutes

Recounting the BC career of train robber Billy Miner, for whose non-violent temperament and targeting government gold and railroad bonds became a kind of Robin Hood folk hero in the media. Landscapes and locations are shown in present day. Music by Liam McCarrell.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Amélia Simard (Victoria, BC) 11:01 minutes

Groove, Slam, Work It Back gives a glimpse into Sayla and Ishi's grief, as they meet at Sayla's mother's for the new year. When talking about Sayla's late sister, simultaneously Ishi's late girlfriend, they clash: as Sayla withholds information, Ishi prods to know more.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Marilyne Lamontagne (Victoria, BC) 10:29 minutes

Etienne confronts the crushing pressure of generational expectations and masculinity of their inheritance home as they seek emancipation in the wilderness. Etienne's trans identity is an experiential audible journey amidst chaos and spontaneity.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Anna-Marie Ramm, Margherita Arco (U.K.) 7:05 minutes

Two sisters are buying clothes for their dad and have very different ideas about what best suits him. Mingling in memories they have of him, they soon bond and come together to finish the task at hand

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.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

John Vassallo (Vancouver)
7:57 minutes

When a timid young boy is seperated from his beloved dog on the beaches of Lake Erie, he must face terrifying supernatural forces in order to be reunited with her.

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.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Vincenté Kabo Baker (Vancouver, BC) 12:06 minutes

To defeat Stuplloyd, The Evil Stepfather, Jaz joins forces with her friends to execute her meticulously planned mission ... only to be thwarted at every turn.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Ian Ebright (United States) 14:00 minutes

On a barren planet, three elite warriors learn their final confrontation- a gang of 40- is waiting for them nearby.

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.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Daniel Gies (Montreal Quebec) 17:14 minutes

Ethel's childhood ends abruptly when her mother flies away, leaving Ethel alone to care for an isolated homestead and her younger siblings. As a merciless winter descends upon them, Ethel must decide whether to resign herself to fate or to try her luck in the wide world…

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.

Opening Feature Film - May 3 @ 7:30pm

Meredith Hama-Brown (Vancouver, BC)
115 minutes

Set in the mid 1990’s, a Japanese Canadian woman grappling with the recent death of her mother brings her family to a self-development retreat. When her distressed relationship with her husband begins to affect the children’s emotional security, the family is forever changed.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Trevor Meyer (Surrey BC) 5:55 minutes

To impress her partner, a young woman struggles to transition from glasses to contact lenses.

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.

Connection Program 3 - May 4 @ 12:30pm

Alireza Kazemipour (Iran/Canada) 14:15 minutes

A bald woman and a man with long hair try to get out of paying fines when they are caught by traffic cameras for not wearing a hijab.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Tony Massil (Vancouver, BC) 18:15 minutes

Patty, a fiercely independent woman in her eighties, has invited her recently divorced grandson, James, to lodge with her. As Patty’s physical abilities deteriorate, she begins to rely on James for help, but she struggles with her loss of agency and control.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

Alfie Stewart (United Kingdom) 7:04 minutes

Amongst the twinkly chaos of frantic seafront illuminations, a father desperately tries to win a gift for his daughter at a Teddy Picker machine, whilst some drama in his life unfolds via a series of intense phone-calls.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Diana Ali Chire (United States). 7:11 minutes

April, a celestial special agent for the Heavens is tasked with convincing Raff, a disgruntled guardian angel, to give up Earthly delights and return to his duties.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Martin Garde Abildgaard (Denmark) 4:30 minutes

Every Friday night a woman is dreaming the exact same dream, where she is followed by a fox. She is desperate and must find deep courage to make it stop.

Saturday Feature Film - May 4 @ 8:00pm

Darrell Dennis (Vancouver Island)
95 minutes

A down-on-his-luck First Nations Archeologist seeking redemption teams up with a group of misfits from the Rez to break into a museum and reclaim sacred artifacts that rightfully belong to their people.

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.

Experimental Program 1 - May 3 @ 1:00pm

Lorne R. Kraft (Gabriola Island, B.C) 4:32 minutes

The truth might be out there.The film is a story told by GAIL to her friend JILL while they share drinks. Jill tells a tale of BILLY SPARKS.
Billy has a close encounter of the third kind with a pair of confused aliens TALL and SHORT.
However the story may or may not be true.

Overcome Program 2 - May 3 @ 4:00pm

David Rendall (Ontario)
13:50 minutes

For Gemma and James, a simple car ride to the vet escalates into a full-blown crisis, exposing hard truths beneath the surface of their relationship. Set in the early days of the pandemic, TRIAGE is a claustrophobic pressure cooker and exploration of who we truly love when our worlds fall apart.