SUNDAY
AUGUST 31, 3:00 PM
PROGRAM 5
Un-Brella
USA | Animation | 2 min
Director/Writer: Kaixi Cathy Yang
Producer: Kaixi Cathy Yang
Cast: Elliott Cloud, Paul Downs
Charlie is a mischievous boy who ignores his dad’s strange warning: never open an umbrella indoors, or he will be cursed. He ignores the warning, opens the umbrella, and notices a scary face inside it.
Music Drive Friday - "C'est La Vie"
Canada | Music Video | 5 min
Director: Violetta Cheredniuk
Producer: Devon Codrington
Cast: Konstantinos Athanasellis, Orest Kuzma, Christine Sava
In the streets of Toronto, Max and Darina enjoy a perfect date, unaware that danger is lurking. A mysterious man follows them, and soon, the mafia closes in - after Max and his money. Can he escape and stay with Darina, or will the past catch up to him?
Dancing in the Rain
Taiwan | Animation | 6 min
Director/Writer: Chao-chun Yeh
Producer: Tomohiro Uchiyama
The film starts with a little girl lying on the floor of her room. The rain starts and she falls into sleep. Her journey with mice starts in her dream world.
Against the Fate
Canada | Comedy | 16 min
Director/Writer: Mila Paulman
Producer: Cristine Janna Cabanting, Mila Paulman
Cast: Denis Marr, Ellie Reaves, Shane Kelly
After an actuary calculates his soon death, he decides to alter his fate and redefine what it is worth living for.
I Write, You Draw
Canada | Drama | 15 min
Director: Liam Cooper
Writer: Liam Cooper, Maxine Kozak
Producer: Naomi Baker, Kamare Campbell
Cast: Zaid Usmani, Jonalyn Aguilar
A talented young illustrator, who after being heartbroken by his girlfriend and creative partner, must confront his emotions and rediscover his artistic voice.
My Dearest
Canada | Drama | 11 min
Director: Gwynneth Lee
Writer: Gwynneth Lee, Susana Duarte
Cast: Tamsin Kelsey, Christine Sawka Fraser, Kyle O’Neill
When he was young, Carol was concerned about her son’s fevers breaking but life has a way of never getting easier. At 62 years old, Carol finds herself enabling his heroin addiction. She tends to Peter, housing him and feeding him, while neglecting herself and her eldest daughter, Paula.
Change
Canada | Drama | 15 min
Director/Writer: Fikayo Odunayo
Producer: Fikayo Odunayo, Roman Gubin
Cast: Fikayo Odunayo, Adewura Adeiye, Garth Gimbert
Change follows Timi, a man stretched thin by long work hours, mounting stress, and the constant weight of falling behind. Each day, he rushes past a homeless man who asks him for change—and each day, he says nothing.
Persistence of Vision
Canada | Documentary | 19 min
Director/Writer: John Paul Marsonet
Producer: John Paul Marsonet
Cast: George A Walker