Nov 5: Program 5 – International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

Program 5: International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 5, 2016 2:15 pm Box Office only

Description

(Drama, Comedy, Experimental, Documentary International Shorts) A yakuza who wants go legit to be with his girlfriend, but doesn’t know how; a warrior monk struck by a crisis of conscience; a young queer girl’s struggle to be real with her mother, and a son’s struggle with fulfilling his mother’s dying wish; a lonely housewife, and a grieving son who seek solace in unusual places; mooncake, family, and a Chinatown road trip—this year’s INTERNATIONAL SHORTS highlight stories from the international Asian diaspora, exploring how different individuals deal with conflict and crisis both internal and outward as they seek a sense of identity, a sense of belonging, a sense of home.

Co-Presenting Community Partner:

Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society

Vancouver International Film Festival

Vancouver Short Film Festival

In This Program

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Godlike

Mickey Finnegan / USA / 2016 / Drama / 25 mins
Alex, a complex and introverted high school teenager with an interest for gaming, finds himself at odds with his grandmother when he receives news of his mother’s passing.
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Mooncake

Francois Yang / France, Switzerland / 2014 / Drama / 19 mins
Alex is reluctant to celebrate the moon festival with his family, and would rather spend the evening with his French girlfriend.
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Mother

Stanley Xu Ruiyang / Singapore / 2016 / Drama / 12.16 mins
In a family of two, a son cares for his sick and elderly mother.
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Nước (“Water/Homeland”)

Quyên Nguyen-Le / USA / 2016 / Experimental, LGBT / 5.37 mins
Set in the California Drought, Nước (“Water/Homeland”) is an experimental narrative short film .
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Yakuza No. 2

Susumu Kimura / USA / 2015 / Comedy, Drama, Fantasy / 6 mins
A middle-aged yakuza wants to quit and have a new life with his girlfriend.
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NY Chapters Presents: Valerie Tom

Alexander Hankoff / USA / 2016 / Documentary / 4.5 mins
A day with Valerie Tom, founder of the Chinatown Community Young Lions.
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The Waltz

Trevor Zhou / USA / 2015 / Drama / 12 mins
An immigrant mother faces an out of control hoarding compulsion and a crumbling marriage.
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Paper Tiger

Chu-Jen Wu / USA / 2015 / Drama / 12 mins
After witnessing a scene of violence en-route to a performance, master monk Shi Wen Long is deeply troubled by his inability to uphold the Kung Fu monk’s honour code of defending those in need.