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VAFF 18

Films

  1. Nice Girls Crew film still

    Nice Girls Crew: Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2

    Tanuj Chopra / Program 7: Online Invasion / USA / 2014 / Comedy / 17 mins
    Nice Girls Crew is the story about three best frenemies and the best book club ever!

    Preceded by: Awesome Asian Bad Guys: Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2

    Plays In:
    Program 7 – Online Invasion

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2014 3:30 pm


  2. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger film still

    What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

    Kiyoung Kang / Program 2: Dark Passage / South Korea / 2014 / Drama / 15 mins
    Yongsu, who makes a living from taking pictures and drawing, becomes a serial killer at night; he believes that too is a form of art. One night he goes out looking for prey, kidnaps Heejung, then rapes her, as he would do to any of his other victims. Following his routine, Yongsu asks Heejung for her very last wish and plays a song on his piano, giving her some time to think. When the music ends, Heejung tells him she'd like to call to her boyfriend....

    Preceded by: Eric

    Precedes: Nighthawks

    Plays In:
    Program 2 – Dark Passage

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 7, 2014 5:00 pm


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    Nighthawks

    Gianpaolo Lupori / Program 2: Dark Passage / China / 2013 / Film Noir / 15 mins
    A pajama clad pensioner walks into a desolate Shanghai noodle bar. Fourteen minutes later, 100,000 people have blood on their hands - Social Justice, or Social Network gone too far?

    Preceded by: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

    Plays In:
    Program 2 – Dark Passage

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 7, 2014 5:00 pm


  4. Permute film still

    Permute

    Lydia Fu / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2008 / Animation / 4.5 mins
    Our existential heroine Lulu attempts to solve a cryptic fate that she is only able to discover through the oblique vignettes of a film noir cityscape.

    Preceded by: Gluttony

    Plays In:
    Program 12 – VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 4:00 pm


  5. Stick With You - film still

    Stick With You

    Vulcan Siu / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Thriller / 8 mins
    After a heavy drinking party, a college student, Ian, decides to drive back to the dorm. On his ride back, his car drives onto a curb and hits something - with unforeseen consequences.

    Preceded by: Mattress

    Precedes: #YELLOWMAN

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 2:00 pm


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    Key Tumi?

    Kunal Sen / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2008 / Animation / 6.5 mins
    Caramel custard, ping pong and potty all play an important role in this charming animation about a young boy exploring where he came from as he prepares for the performance of a lifetime. *Cultural Disclaimer: In India, the word 'potty' = shit, not the shit pot :)

    Preceded by: Gluttony

    Precedes: Zero (0)

    Plays In:
    Program 12 – VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 4:00 pm


  7. My Red Guard film still

    My Red Guard

    Lucas Li / Program 2: Dark Passage / Australia / 2014 / Hybrid Documentary / 7 mins
    An intimate story about the enduring legacy of Mao’s Cultural revolution, the challenging relationship between mothers and daughters, and the transformative power of music.
    Plays In:
    Program 2 – Dark Passage

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 7, 2014 5:00 pm


  8. #Yellowman film still

    #YELLOWMAN

    Theo Kim / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Action, Comedy / 8 mins
    #YELLOWMAN is a superhero comedy about a brilliant scientist, who, after a life changing antimatter experiment, wants to make the world a better place by becoming the world’s first superhero. This becomes increasingly difficult because of power, money and instant fame from over exposure via social media.

    Preceded by: Stick With You

    Precedes: Radicalizing Intimacy

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 2:00 pm


  9. Radicalizing Intimacy film still

    Radicalizing Intimacy

    Stephanie Fung & Joanna Yang / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Documentary / 8 mins
    How are queer Asian Canadian youth radicalizing intimacy in their lives?

    Preceded by: #YELLOWMAN

    Precedes: Goodnight Sun

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 2:00 pm


  10. Zero film still

    Zero (0)

    Jace Junggyu Kim / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2009 / Animation / 4 mins
    The destined duel between a revenge-driven sword fighter and his father's past rival.

    Preceded by: Key Tumi?

    Precedes: Nature On Its Course

    Plays In:
    Program 12 – VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 9, 2014 4:00 pm