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

Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / 95 mins

Program 7: Life in Multiculture

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

Description

(Drama, Comedy, Animation, Documentary, Experimental 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.

In This Program

  1. 15 Seconds of Mukbang

    Aaron Ledig / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Comedy / 0.15 mins
    David really likes to eat food, and he expresses that through a live broadcast.

  2. Cantonese: Passing

    Elizabeth Cheong, Lisa Lee / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Documentary / 8 mins
    In “Cantonese: Passing,” discover the beauty of Cantonese and the importance of preserving the heritage language of cultures to cultivate a vibrant, diverse community.

  3. Dissonance

    Anna Ngo / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2014 / Animation, LGBT / 4 mins
    A transgender outcast yearns to enter the men's washroom to be accepted for their gender identity. Their journey to the washroom is however immediately threatened by their bigoted environment upon coming out.

  4. Glass Eyes

    Jonathan Chan / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Drama / 10 mins
    In a world of regulated sleep, Lucy tries to find out why she is still tired—and uncovers the ominous and dangerous truth that there is much more to her dreams than she thought.

  5. “Home”

    Athena Han / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2013 / Drama, Family / 18 mins
    Two Taiwanese girls fly back to their hometown Taipei for an annual family visit. The trip starts out joyfully, with the embrace of family love; however, it becomes unbearable when a disturbing truth is uncovered.

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    My Least Favourite Person

    Lantian Chen / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada, China / 2015 / Drama, Youth / 12 mins
    Remember fighting for justice when you were a child? Has a teacher ever given you an unreasonable punishment? A Chinese elementary school student faces punishments for standing up to bullies.

  7. On Being Chinese, Culture & Identity

    David Ng / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Documentary / 2.24 mins
    Even in the face of discrimination, People of Colour have found ways to resist systems of racism that work against us.

  8. Red Pockets

    Brian Cheung / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Music Video / 3 mins
    Every year young Chinese people wait for Chinese New Year to replenish their stock of red pockets, and make it rain lucky money.

  9. Singing in Diaspora

    Sabchu Rinpoché / Nov 8: Program 7 - Life In Multiculture: Canadian Shorts / Canada / 2015 / Documentary / 11 mins
    The struggles of a young Tibetan-Canadian activist over the span of three months, as she fights to maintain her cultural identity in a diasporic community.

  10. #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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

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    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.

  14. 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.

Dates & Times

Program 7: Life in Multiculture

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

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