This program of short films offers a range of LGBTQ2S+ lives and experience stories, from youthful romance to estranged seniors.
October 2 & 4: Q&A with the film teams
This short film program includes the following films:
Beyond the Sea
Hippolyte Leibovici, Belgium/France (25 min)
When older drag queen is about to go on stage at her cabaret for the last time her estranged son unexpectedly shows up threatening to derail the evening.
An Ordinary Day
Ju-yeon Gim, South Korea (20 min)
On a day when a comet is about to strike the Earth two young women who do not know each other well, one blind and one paraplegic, decide to spend their last hours together.
Almost Fall
Margot Pouppeville, France (23 min)
Love for the same woman tore a sister and brother apart, now in old age they reconnect but is reconciliation possible?
Headdress
Taietsarón:sere ‘Tai’ Leclaire, USA (10 min)
When a Queer Native person sees a Non-Native person wearing a ceremonial headdress, they retreat into their mind to find the perfect response.
Youssou & Malek
Simon Frenay, France (28 min)
Two late teen boys are in love with each other and the utopian world they live in, but tomorrow heartbreak looms as one is leaving for university.
Community Partner
Various
Various
2022-2023
International Shorts
Various with English subtitles
Book Tickets
Indigenous & Community Access
Indigenous Access Tickets Community Access Tickets Ticket Donation Requests
Missing VIFF? Check out what's playing at the VIFF Centre
The Secret in Their Eyes
This month's Talking Pictures screening is a multi-layered, poignant thriller interweaving the personal lives of a prosecution investigator (Ricardo Darin) and a judge, with a manhunt spanning twenty-five years. Stay for cookies, coffee and a chat after!
American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
