Vancouver Short Film Festival unveils lineup for its 14th annual edition, May 31 to June 2

A total of 46 films will be shown across six programs, including 100 Days, Motherland, Tiger by the Tail, and more

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100 Days.

The Vancouver Short Film Festival is back for its 14th annual edition, which will showcase innovative and original short films from across Canada.

This year’s festival features 46 films throughout six programs, including eight films in the popular After Dark block. All of the films will screen in person at the VIFF Centre from May 31 to June 2. Films will also be available online via Eventive Virtual from May 31 to June 9.

There are several highlights in store on the lineup. In director Derek Kwan’s 100 Days, a tradition in Asian culture sees family and friends celebrate a newborn baby turning 100 days old over a banquet-style dinner, welcoming the baby into the world. An unexpected guest arrives and a bowl of red bean dessert soup causes tensions to boil over in this modern-day family dramedy.

Hair or No Hair.

Hair or No Hair, a drama directed by Janessa St. Pierre, follows a young Black woman who has been hiding behind wigs for years until her alopecia is exposed publicly. She uses this experience as a catalyst to break free of the shame she feels towards her baldness.

Set at the height of the 1979 Iran Hostage crisis, director Jasmin Mozaffari’s Motherland follows main character Babak on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents, during which he ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.

Tiger by the Tail.

In director Sharai Rewels’s Tiger by the Tail, an accidental mass overdose in a 1979 New York City strip club forces disco vixens Cadence and Rex into hiding in West Virginia, where they clash with rock-and-roll boss-babe Pearl and her pot-grower gang—it’s a revenge story with blood on the dance floor.

Tiny, a contemplative stop-motion documentary directed by Ritchie Hemphill and Ryan Haché, tells the story of ‘Nakwaxda’xw elder Colleen Hemphill’s childhood. As modern-day Hemphill reflects on her past, the film re-enacts the stories she tells of her youth growing up on a float house in the wild and unpredictable Pacific Northwest.

Tickets and festival passes are on sale now. To explore the festival’s complete programming, visit vsff.com/films.

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