Curious about our short films? Here is a quick guide to all of the short films playing in-cinema. If you are curious about the shorts streaming online, you can check them out here.
IN-CINEMA
THE EVOLUTION OF EILEEN GALVIN
Directed by: Nella Citino | 2021 | 8 min | USA
🔹 Screening ahead of Sirens
Eileen Galvin, co-founder of Crimson Lace Cabaret, describes her transition through the art of burlesque.
ALONE OUT THERE
Directed by: Luke Cornish | 2020 | Australia | 24 min
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
Jon Wright, a gay farmer, is faced with his 22-year commitment to transform the genetics of his bull herd being pitted against the attitudes of the beef industry.
AMERICAN SCAR
Directed by: Daniel Lombroso | 2021 | 13 min | USA
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
When a wedding photographer mistakenly captures a dynamite blast at the US-Mexico border, he discovers an environmental catastrophe that could risk the future of animal life in North America.
BARRY THE BEEKEEPER
Directed by: Ikram Ahmed | 2021 | 10 min | United Kingdom
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
Barry the local beekeeper and the heart of his local community in Liverpool, is reminded that hope and togetherness can be found in all situations.
LYDIA EMILY’S LAST MURALL
Directed by: Christoph Johannes Superstar Green | 2021 | 22 min | United Kingdom
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
Lydia Emily, an LA based mural artist who is living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis, paints her last mural in downtown LA.
THE ISOBEL IMPRINT
Directed by: Ali Grant | 2021 | 7 min | Canada
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
A dozen years after the devastating suicide of her oldest sister Isobel, filmmaker 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.
THE DREAM HOUSE
Directed by: Laura Cameron | 2022 | 11 min | Canada
🔹 Screening as part of Best of Docs
Four young activists prepare art pieces for a large-scale outdoor installation that illustrates the brighter future they are fighting for.
IT’S TIME TO LISTEN
Directed by: Louisa Gilbert | 2020 | 7 min | Canada
🔹 Screening ahead of A Taste of Whale
Scientists capitalize on a rare summer without cruise ship traffic to hear how whales respond to a quieter underwater world.
PEANUTS AROUND TOWN
Directed by: James Parker Crumbly | 2022 | 8 min | USA
🔹 Screening ahead of The Automat
Welcome to Dothan, Alabama, home of the pulic art project known as “Peanuts Around Town”.
DREAMER OF A FINAL THEORY
Directed by: Molly Murphy | 2 min | 2022 | United States
🔹 Screening ahead of Mission: JOY
Dreamer of a Final Theory is an animated conversation with the late, great theoretical physicist & Nobel Laureate, Steven Weinberg.
TRASH DAY
Directed by: Caroline Vokas | 11 min | 2021 | United States
🔹 Screening ahead of A Crack in The Mountain
Trash Day is a verité-style documentary that examines America's abundance of discarded goods through the eyes of New York City's dumpster divers.
MASK UNCOVERED
Reilly Archer-Whelan & Paul Ramaema | 8 min | 2021 | South Africa
🔹 Screening ahead of Waterman
While South Africa’s unemployment rate soars, informal recyclers are building a better future for Johannesburg’s ecology.
SHINE
Greg Crompton & Abu-Bakarr Jalloh | 9 min | 2021 | Canada
🔹 Screening ahead of Kaepernick & America
Shine De God Son is one of the most popular hip hop stars in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. But how can he translate his fame into wealth?
SHOPPING FOR THE DEAD
Gerry Curtis | 12 min | 2021 | United States
🔹 Screening ahead of Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
In Shopping for the Dead, we are introduced to the world of Joss paper and meet one of the last working Joss artists in Singapore.
JUNIOR
AJ Wilhelm | 11 min | 2021 | United States
🔹 Screening ahead of Love in the Time of Fentanyl
When the lead singer of his band dies unexpectedly, Junior’s high-profile career comes to a shocking halt and he suddenly faces an uncertain future for himself and his legacy.
SPITIRT OF THE NATION: The Places We Belong
Brandon Wilson | 10 min | 2022 | Canada
🔹 Screening ahead of One Seven Nine
Spirit of a Nation tells the story of the conflicting nature often felt by Cree people, as they yearn to be back on the land of their ancestors. Director Brandon Wilson takes us to the sacred lands of the Fort McKay First Nations People in northern Alberta.
THE ETERNAL CHAOS OF ALLAN ANDRE
Directed by: Stéphane Mukunzi | 10 min | 2021 | Canada
🔹 Screening ahead of On the Fringe
Artist and muralist Allan Andre is working on a stunning new public mural while simultaneously speaking about the challenges of finding inspiration and working through ADHD.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ULTRARUNNER
Directed by: Vera Neverkevich Hill | 10 min | 2022 | Alberta
🔹 Screening ahead of Family Ever After
Canadian ultra-marathoner and father of three, Dave Proctor attempts to establish a new record by running across his home province of Alberta, on Canada's busiest highway—The TransAlberta.
