In-Person &amp; Virtual Event: CLiFF 2024 Film Screening; Address: Hall B - Stedman Lecture Hall (SLH B), 90 Vanier Ln, Toronto, ON

Ayano, Japanese migrant worker faces reality of living in a foreign land. She tries to seek a way to stay and live in Canada. Ayano makes herself a morning coffee with one of the filters that she just bought. It is a pack of90. The number of days before her VISA expires. Through Ayano we learn what it feels like tobe living as a temporary foreign worker and the vulnerability that comes with this along withpressures like the rising cost of living. Beautifully shot. It is a tender and heartfelt portrait.

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Counting Days

A comedy screenwriter for a TV show has to work with a new partner, Humormatic, a machine that writes jokes. The screenwriter will try to make her colleagues, her bosses, the TV host and the audience value her work, but Humormatic won't make things easy. Humormatic is a short comedy about working as a comedy writer and the value of that labour.At it’s heart, it asks us, why do we value machines more than people? A comedy screenwriter ata TV Station has to work with a machine that writes jokes. The screenwriter tries to make hercolleagues, her bosses, the hosts, and audiences value her work – but alas, is forced to adapt.

Humormàtic

A migrant worker's pursuit of ‘The Canadian Dream’ takes a ​nightmarish turn as he uncovers an unsightly truth in the Ontarian ​agricultural industry. His quest for a better life in Canada unfolds through his own words and from his daughter’s perspective in this poignant family portrait. The film exposes the harsh exploitation and dismal working conditions Ontario’s migrant farm workers endure, while at the same time celebrating the resilience of the human spirit as it is manifested in one man’s battle for justice.

The Canadian Dream

André-Charles is a boxer. Sports changed his life. He hopes his journey will inspire others to regain their pride and hold their heads high when facing life's adversities.

The Fighter

In a modern take of Miguel de Unamuno's 1930's novel "San Martín Bueno, martir", where a priest loses faith in god, "Times of Insurrection" tells the story of the CEO of a global corporation who starts to lose faith in capitalism after a mysterious external pressure forces him to change his company forever. In this slick short film, we witness the CEO of a dairy corporation cause a great deal ofdiscomfort and uneasiness in his annual shareholder’s meeting by talking about things that are‘just not discussed’. Things like: corporate responsibility and environmental impact. It might beokay to talk about these things…but will he do anything? It’s fun to watch this scenario play outand to see how nervous it makes the shareholders. Enjoy the uneasiness for a while.

English, Spanish

Time of Insurrection

Ontario

Work and Labour Studies Student Association (WLSSA) @ York University

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