A mix of narrative and documentary stories that weave our human existence in with our animal neighbours.

A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in the suburbs of Chicago to study in Poland. While her son is away, she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard and forges a unique and powerful bond with the animal, raising him as if he were her own child.

MY DUDUŚ

An empty-nesting mother finds comfort in a newfound pet: a baby squirrel.

A hotel phone rings and a woman answers; it is the sea calling.

DEEP BLUE

A hotel phone rings and a woman answers; it is the sea calling.

Churchill, Manitoba, is famous as an international destination for photographing polar bears. The world has seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here, but what do these bears see of us? Through a shift in perspective, NUISANCE BEAR reveals the obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers that bears must navigate during their annual migration.

NUISANCE BEAR

A polar bear roams its way through the town of Churchill, Manitoba.

A recently divorced woman is struggling through a difficult day when bees begin to swarm her city.

BEE PROBLEM

A furious swarm of bees complicates one woman's already stressful day.

The Canfield County Fair's unique annual competition for the best-dressed cow has become quite popular, attracting fans from far and wide.Filmmaker Dawn Luebbe (GREENER GRASS, CIFF 2019) brings her unique brand of quirky comedy to the documentary short film world. One part BEST IN SHOW influenced comedy, one part a capsule of joy in small-town life.

DRESS A COW

A group of pigeon aficionados in a small town in South Africa bond over an annual pigeon racing event.Julia Jansch (MY FATHER THE MOVER, CIFF 2020) returns to CIFF after an award-winning run in 2020 with COMING HOME. Much like her last film she captures incredibly unique documentary subjects in a way that allows their natural charisma to shine.

COMING HOME

A musical pigeon fancier trapped in a small town finds a new sense of freedom through his birds.

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