2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Short Film Program: Matters of the Heart

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What is held in the heart drives these touching, silly, and strange stories of grief, friendship, connection, and.... the trash bin.



These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.


A woman at a data collection agency creates ad recommendations based on people’s trash and finds herself drawn to a man through his garbage.



Kenny Welsh is an Ontario-born, Yukon-raised, and Vancouver-based Indigenous writer, director, and editor. His work explores themes of human connection, identity, and philosophy across the genres of horror, comedy, and satire.



  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Genre
    Short, Fiction
  • Content Warning
    Sexual Activity
  • Director
    Kenny Welsh (Whitesand First Nation)
  • Screenwriter
    Kenny Welsh (Whitesand First Nation)
  • Producer
    PoChun Chen, Sylvia Liu
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