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VAFF 19

Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts

Our LIFE IN MULTICULTURE Canadian Shorts program celebrates la vie est multicolore, in every sense of the term—presenting a mélange of genres, styles, topics and themes both familiar and fresh, reflecting the myriad cultural, sexual and individualistic identities of Canadian Asian and hapa diaspora. In the mix are the winning entries for this year’s VAFF RedPacketChallenge, an ultra short and micro film contest; and a curated film from the University of British Columbia’s Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies filmmaking course.


  1. #Support

    Yoosik Ethan Oum / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Comedy / 0.15 mins
    If you want to make miracles happen, sometimes you need a little hand.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2015 2:00 pm


  2. Taste of Identity

    Derek Kwan / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Documentary / 9 mins
    A candid look into the lives of four families, with origins from four different countries, coexisting along a single street in Vancouver.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2015 2:00 pm


  3. Taylor vs. Yusuf

    Tanay Ulgen / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Action / 1.44 mins
    Stuntmen Taylor and Yusuf duke it out in this action-packed fight scene.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2015 2:00 pm


  4. Virtual Hitman

    Phil Borg / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Comedy / 14 mins
    A Chinese Canadian father hires an online hit man to kill his daughter's video game character, hoping to steer her away from the dream of becoming a professional gamer.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2015 2:00 pm


  5. The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer

    Randall Lloyd Okita / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2014 / Animation, Experimental / 10 mins
    This visually haunting animated short film is the poetic elegy of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

    Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
    November 8, 2015 2:00 pm