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VAFF 19

Films

  1. Returning Home

    Thomas Wood / Nov 7: Program 5 – Force of Change: Doc Spot - Right Rooted / France, Philippines / 2015 / Drama, Family / 13 mins
    Moises, 45, picks up his terminally ill brother—whom he hasn't seen in years—from the hospital.

    Precedes: Right Footed


  2. Right Footed

    Nick Spark / Nov 7: Program 5 – Force of Change: Doc Spot - Right Rooted / USA / 2015 / Documentary / 82 mins
    Right Footed is the story of Philippine-American Jessica Cox, who was born without arms but overcame many physical and emotional challenges to become fully independent—learning to type with her toes and fly an airplane with her feet.

    Preceded by: Returning Home


  3. The Roots Remain

    Andrew Marchand-Boddy, Jean-Sébastien Francoeur / Nov 8: Program 8 Canadian Doc Spot - Going Home Again / Canada / 2014 / Documentary / 77 mins
    In an emotional tribute, Montreal graffiti artist Fonki returns to Cambodia to paint a giant mural of his relatives killed in the Khmer Rouge genocide.

    Preceded by: Away From The Grasslands


  4. Seoul Searching

    Benson Lee / Nov 5: Program 1 - Opening Night: Seoul Searching and Opening Gala / USA / 2015 / Comedy, Drama / 105 mins
    During the 1980's, the Korean government created special annual summer camps in Seoul for "gyopo" (foreign-born teenagers) so they could learn about their motherland. Set in 1986 and based on a true story, Seoul Searching is a romantic teen comedy and coming of age film about a group of diverse Korean teens desperately trying to connect with one another—in the end, only to find themselves.

    Preceded by: The Loyalist


  5. 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.
    Plays In:
    Program 7: Life in Multiculture

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


  6. The Song of Seashore

    Long Yang / Nov 6: Program 4 – In And Out: International Shorts / China / 2015 / Drama / 27 mins
    A young Japanese soldier saves a Chinese “comfort woman,” in this film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

  7. #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


  8. 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


  9. 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


  10. Teaspoon

    Aban Bharucha Deohans / Nov 8: Program 9 – Closing Night: Crush The Skull / India / 2015 / Drama, Thriller / 20 mins
    Rajiv, Kavita and Rajiv’s father, live together in a small apartment. Kavita works from home, as she cannot leave her paralytic father-in-law alone.

    Precedes: Crush The Skull