Celebrate the power of a good story

Vancouver Island Short Films

  • Cancelled Stamp

    DAY ONE - MAY 11 2:30pm

    Joyce Kline (Victoria, BC ) 12:59 minutes

    When sex comes between aging conjoined vaudevillians, each sister must make her own life & death choice.

  • Məca

    DAY ONE - MAY 11 2:30pm

    Ritchie Hemphill, Ryan Haché (Victoria BC) 8:18 minutes

    Məca is a stop motion representation of the late elder Ida Smith telling her grandson the 'Nakwax'daxw legend of the Mink. In this film Ida tells the story in the Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala language. Mink, or "Məca", is an impatient son of the Sun who is trying to force himself into being someone other than he is, so that he can impress love interests. Throughout his journey Məca will learn what it means to have humility, patience, and to be better at self acceptance.

  • Lights

    DAY ONE - MAY 11 2:30pm

    Chukwumuobi Obasi (Courtenay BC) 32:55 minutes

    A teenager living in a group home craves to be noticed despite dealing with mental and emotional challenges.

  • Empty Spaces

    Lukas Hanulak (Victoria. BC) 16:26 minutes

    Debbie returns home to console Aiden after the loss of their father. Wounds of a family dealing with alcoholism and the secrets it harbors are exposed.

  • My name is Arnold 내 이름은 아놀드

    Arnold Lim (Victoria, BC) 15:55 minutes

    A Korean-Canadian boy struggles adapting to his new life after moving with his single mother to a small, rural B.C. Community in the early 1990’s.