Nov 3: Program 7 – International Shorts

Program 7: International Shorts Program

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 3, 2018 5:00 pm

Description

The International Shorts program highlights the best of Asian Diaspora and Hapa short filmmaking from around the world, with dramas, comedies, LGBTQ films, documentaries, fantasy/sci-fi, and experimental shorts. Films are in multiple languages with English subtitles or in English.

EMCEE:

Admission to VAFF screenings is limited to those over 18 years of age holding a valid VAFF membership card.

Co-Presented with Community Partners:

In This Program

Mad Rush

Lee Heejun / November 3 / South Korea / 2018 / Drama / 16 mins
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The Two-flavored Hot Pot

Alfred Li / November 3 / China / 2018 / Black Comedy, LGBT / 12 mins
Husband and his student had an affair, they wanted to kill the wife, however, the husband was cheated by his student and wife.
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Samskara | Impressions

Sankalp Rawal / November 3 / India / 2017 / Drama, Experimental, Psychological, Spiritual / 12 mins
After killing his drunk , wife beating father a boy realizes he has now become the man he hated most. Does our Samskara/Impressions decide our fate?
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Anointed

Dan Lin / November 3 / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Video Poem / 6 mins
The dark legacy of U.S. nuclear testing is still prevalent today in the form of a leaking radioactive dome in the middle of the Pacific.
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The Masseuse

Tan Ce Ding / November 3 / Malaysia / 2018 / Sci-Fi / 20 mins
A technician falls in a love with a humanoid masseuse, but he must make amends with his anti-droid dad.
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Frenchies

Kuan-Fu Lin / November 3 / Taiwan, USA / Fantasy, Satire / 13 mins
This is a story about a new neighbour, the Frenchies. They are human, but have heads like French Bulldogs.
A Daughter

Stephanie Cheng / November 3 / China / 2017 / Coming-of-age, Drama / 16 mins
A coming-of-age family drama set in Beijing portraying a young girl who discovers a secret that shatters her seemingly perfect and spotless world.