Short and Medium-Length International Competition
A collage of Iranian films that subtly defy the post-1979 revolution ban on showing a woman and a man touching on screen.
NAZARBAZI
- Maryam Tafakory
- 2022
- Iran, United Kingdom
- s.t. English
- 20 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
With a sense of unbridled freedom, this hybrid, vintage-contemporary short film follows two young brothers on their trek to the village and back.
NDDJ (NOTRE-DAME-DU-JAMBON)
- Grace Singh, Sita Singh
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 19 min
7 x Wapikoni
In this heartfelt tribute to their Nation’s elders, two young Innu women revive their cultural traditions by walking the portage trails their ancestors used.
NIMESHKANAMINAN
- Laura Fontaine, Yasmine Fontaine
- 2021
- Canada (Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
A work of family archeology opens an intimate and lucid exchange between two women of different generations, united by mixed feelings toward motherhood.
NO STAR
- Tana Gilbert Fernández
- 2022
- Chile
- s.t. English
- 25 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
The filmmaker light-heartedly explores the relationship between humans and their urban environment. Meaning springs from a glance—even if there is nothing to see.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE
- Nicolas Bouchez
- 2022
- Belgium, Portugal, Hungary
- s.t. English
- 17 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Illustrating the complexity of grief, a man learns to scuba dive to find the body of his wife, missing since the terrible 2011 tsunami that hit Japan.
NOWHERE TO GO BUT EVERYWHERE
- Masako Tsumura, Erik Shirai
- 2022
- Japan, Israel
- s.t. English
- 14 min