Screening presented by CBC NL

As a young girl dreams about life, the universe and everything, she discovers the power of connection and the potential of the human mind.

Our Secret

An animated film that will give you butterflies! On her way home from a lovely café date, a woman finds reminders of her date in every little thing. She falls in love with the Chicago winter night around her, and dreams of the date ending differently.

Kiss 'n' Ride

A person who hates all their clothes struggles to decide what to wear to a house party. When later they see their ex-it’s-complicated with a new partner, it triggers a nascent lifestyle change. Director Mallory Clarke used their experience telling great stories on stage to inform this strong debut film through the First Time Filmmaker Program by NIFCO.

First Position

Based on a poem by the same name by New Zealand writer Paula Harris, this four minute film is blocked with powerful images depicting a whirlwind romance that has yet to happen and is destined to not end well.

to my next lover

Henry lives alone on his farm growing rhubarb in a dark cellar. “Rhubarb grows better in the dark,” he says. “It reaches up, looking for the light that isn’t there, and so the stalks grow longer, and sweeter.” When his friend Emmanuel arrives to collect the harvest, together they spend the days exploring the limits of their relationship. Featuring impressive, understated performances from Andy Jones and Lawrence Barry, this short is simply beautiful.

Grown in Darkness

Struggling to make ends meet, a single mother caters the funerals and weddings of the rich. But her daughter has different ideas about her mother’s job.

Sampo

A neglected six-year-old girl struggles to cope with her mother's depression and her father's alcoholic rage. At night, violence erupts around her and threatens to tear her family apart. But when the girl discovers a hidden secret in their home, her dysfunctional world takes on a strange new meaning. A haunting and darkly poetic film.

Mother's Skin

Canada

Hearts Illuminated: Seven short films on love and loss

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