CIFF 2023

SHORTS: BEST OF SHORTS & THE LAST REPAIR SHOP

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7 films in package
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
In the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments - the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.
BOAT PEOPLE
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later, they would return the favour.
SIMONE
A young mother navigates the New York City subway system in order to get her baby to daycare on time.
OPERATION CARL
Carl is dead. Cameron and Charlie are responsible. Stephen has become involved. The solution is obvious: get rid of the body and don't get caught. What could possibly go wrong?
DEATH & RAMEN
A ramen chef spends his final night alive hanging out with the Grim Reaper. Through a bowl of ramen, they discover what it means to be human.
MONSTR
How do you go on living when everything is taken from you in the blink of an eye?
PALM SUNDAY
A southern gothic drama about a young Black Caribbean immigrant who attempts to assimilate into an all-white church in 1970s Raleigh, North Carolina.
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A compilation of the 2023 jury award-winning films.


Award-winning films for Best Alberta Short, Best Student Short, Best Live Action Short, Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Youth by Youth Short, and Best Overall Short.


JURY AWARDS ANNOUNCED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25.




Timmy Lee (Bobby Lee, MADTV) is a depressed ramen chef. After botching his suicide, he is visited by Death (Matt Jones, BREAKING BAD). Upon realizing that Timmy is still alive, Death struggles to make sense of this once-in-a-millennium fiasco. Insistent that he "can't die on an empty stomach", Timmy convinces Death to go to his ramen shop for one final meal. After getting drunk and eating ramen, Death starts to empathize with Timmy and follows him through the night as he tries to make peace with his own life. Through witnessing Timmy's humanity, Death learns a little about being human himself.


Content Warning-themes of suicide


DEATH & RAMEN will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: BIOCHEMICAL EQUATION package.


Director Tiger Ji will be in attendance at the September 22 screening.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Tiger Ji
  • Screenwriter
    Tiger Ji
  • Producer
    Sam Kaminer, Scott Aharoni, Peter Gold, Tiger Ji
  • Executive Producer
    Jonathan Sanger, Mustafa Kaymak, Sinan Eczacibasi
  • Cast
    Bobby Lee, Matt Jones
  • Cinematographer
    Stefan Nachmann
  • Editor
    Tiger Ji
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