CIFF 2023

SHORTS: BEST OF SHORTS & THE LAST REPAIR SHOP

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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.




How do you go on living when everything is taken from you in the blink of an eye? A true story of a young artist who confronts his inner demons while apprenticing with a northwest totem carver after the death of his beloved.


MONSTR will be screened before the feature film TALES FROM THE REZ.


Producer Xstine Cook will be in attendance at the September 24 screening.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    6 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Tank Standing Buffalo
  • Screenwriter
    Tank Standing Buffalo, Xstine Cook
  • Producer
    Xstine Cook, Leah Solis, Amanda Miller
  • Cast
    Corey Feldman, Tristan Risk, Gabe Vadas
  • Animator
    Tank Standing Buffalo
  • Music
    Cara Adu-Darko, Brandon Smith, Walter MacDonald White Bear
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