International Shorts: On a Cinematic Journey
- 85 mins
This program is available to watch for the duration of the festival (Nov 12 – Nov 13, 2021) after purchase. However, once you press play to start watching a film, you have 24 hours to finish watching. Only accessible by viewers anywhere in CANADA.
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In this program
Silent Night
Directed by Charis Chu & Ben Liu
Deep in the dingy Temple Street of Hong Kong on Christmas Eve, Kit, who has been trafficking goods for his boss ManLong for years, is sent for a mysterious delivery pick-up that leads him to a shocking discovery about his past.
Watch Your Back
Directed by SUK Jaeseung
“ Why didn’t you check it, stupid”
Gu-Mok who lives another day like a hyena gets his phone switched at the convenience store.
Hwa-young gets invited to retrieve her phone at Gu-Mok’s office.
Once Gu-Mok arrives at the office, Hwa-Young claims to have came yesterday?
“She came yesterday?”
Swingin’
Directed by Shang-Sing Guo
When sixth-grader boy Qiu is bullied at school for having gay dads, he tries to prove that he is straight and manly.
Meanwhile, his stepfather Jia-How, a flamboyant jazz trumpet player, must confront his own childhood bullying trauma before he can give his son a true sense of security.
Third Culture Kid
Directed by Truong Dam
James Heinrich Nguyen, a Third Culture Kid, is battling an inner conflict about cultural heritage, identity and marriage.
BLUE SUIT
Directed by Kevin J. Nguyen
John is a hopeless romantic with a mission: to confess his feelings for his friend, Henry. But Henry is moving away the next day, and a surprise going-away party foils John’s plans. Now, John is left wondering how he can still make his feelings known before the night is over.