Saturday October 26th, 3pm
Biltmore Theatre, Oshawa
This programme will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers of each short film.
A Good Day Will Come
2023 | Canada, Turkey, Iran | 19 Minutes | Farsi (English Subtitles)
Director: Amir Zargara
A Good Day Will Come follows Arash, a young Iranian wrestler, who becomes a symbol of hope amid national unrest. After winning gold at an international tournament, Arash publicly supports the protestors, drawing government scrutiny. Despite his family's and coach's concerns, he joins a mass protest, bravely pleading with soldiers to allow non-violent passage. His act marks him a national hero but also seals his fate. The government detains, coerces, and executes him. Arash's brother, Amin, fueled by grief, seeks guidance from the coach, indicating the ongoing struggle for freedom. The film explores sacrifice, courage, and the quest for justice.
Content Advisories: Explicit violence
Hearing My Other Half
2024 | Canada | 18 Minutes | English
Director: Braden Wannamaker
Hearing My Other Half is intimate documentary focusing on Kailen Wannamaker’s life with profound hearing loss and his twin brother Braden’s journey to comprehend his world. The story discusses the challenges that kailen has experienced throughout his life due to hearing loss. It touches on day to day life, mental health, coping mechanisms and shared experiences between the brothers. Ultimately, It is a tale of empathy and growth, and the transformative power of understanding.
Desync
2023 | Canada | 12 Minutes | English, Tagalog
Director: Minerva Navasca
Ana, a young Filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother - a fight brought on by mutual refusals to communicate. Spurred on by the obsessive need for perfection, Ana “fixes” the fight by rewriting every veiled insult into a chance for forgiveness. As her perfect story diverges further from the reality of what happened, she begins to realize what her mom has been trying to say all along.
Triage
2023 | Canada | 14 Minutes | English
Director: David Rendall
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.
Lure
2023 | Canada | 10 Minutes | English
Director: Jacob D. Phair
Deep in the heart of cottage country, a tormented father, Stephen, resides in solitude while reckoning with his past. After the emergence of an old acquaintance, Stephen is confronted by a terrifying reality that will change his life forever.
Content Advisories: Substance abuse
Lavenza
2024 | Canada | 11 Minutes | English
Director: Lauren Eden
Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks. In an effort to make him love her more, Lavenza turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires. While her husband is won over by the surgery, she starts to hallucinate and imagines all the women she murdered haunting her.
Content Advisories: Flashing lights, violence
Heap
2023 | Canada | 12 Minutes | English
Director: Kyle Marchen
Caught in a lie, Isha is forced to live a double life after discovering a “utopian” society in the building next door to her dilapidated apartment.
Content Advisories: Explicit violence