CIFF 2024

SHORTS: TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS

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10 films in package
TEEN GIRL FANTASY
An examination of the fantasies held by teen girls and the fantasies projected onto them.
RESONANCIA
A visual meditation on awareness.
BAIGAL NUUR - LAKE BAIKAL
Hand-made animation reimagines the history of Lake Baikal in Siberia.
ASMR DECONSTRUCTION
A non-scripted, performative ASMR piece, looking at the (non)sense of a regular self-exposure to overstimulation. Making sense is optional.
ENTROPIC MEMORY
This photographic exploration of family photo albums ravaged by water evokes hazy and indistinct memories, poignant witnesses of a fragile past.
GRENFELL ADRIFT ON AN ICEBERG
Doctor Wilfred Grenfell and his sled dogs struggle for survival lost at sea on an iceberg.
EVEN TIDE
In an unspecified future, in unspecified woods, some solar-powered camera devices left by documentary filmmakers are activated with motion sensors.
CONCRETE WHISPER
A medieval saga and surrealistic play in a chat group gradually gives shape to a creature that makes its tracks through the big city.
CORPUS AND THE WANDERING
An experimental self-portrait of a woman reclaiming her mind in a time of technological mass control.
ODEON
Two people are left in a post-apocalyptic arena where they push to start over.
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A selection of experimental short films that push boundaries on form and style. Embrace getting out of your comfort zone.

From marching bands and track meets to courtrooms and reasonable doubt, TEEN GIRL FANTASY combines the unsentimental dreaminess of VIRGIN SUICIDES with the shocking mid-century touchpoint of PEYTON PLACE to examine what teen girls fantasize about and what fantasies are placed upon them. 


TEEN GIRL FANTASY was created with the aid of a grant from the Writer’s Union of Canada, enabling director Marisa Hoicka to develop her own script under the guidance of Canadian poet Nikki Reimer.


Content Warning: Themes of Sexual Assault

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    Canadian
  • Director
    Marisa Hoicka
  • Screenwriter
    Marisa Hoicka
  • Producer
    Marisa Hoicka
  • Editor
    Marisa Hoicka
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