1st Ontario International Film Festival

International Short Films' Block II (Festivals' Award Winners & Nominees)

Expired October 26, 2020 3:45 AM
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9 films in package
Poppies
While on a long-haul flight from Shanghai to New York, a despondent, American lawyer becomes seduced by the enchanting stories of a wise, Chinese woman sitting beside him; unleashing feelings he had tried to bury deep inside!
Hunger
Inspired by a true story, "Hunger" is about a homeless man and his love for food!
Closed captions available
January 14th
Inspired by true events. A young couple’s anniversary takes a bittersweet turn when a police officer pulls the husband over on a questionable traffic stop!
What's your name
"I want to record everything to it slow down because I can't stop it, it's out of my hand. I want her to remember her name." Lucas tells the story of his mother who's suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Stop the Bus
A young woman wakes up tied in an underground parking lot. To save her life, she will have to submit to a game and discover her true nature!
Edgar Allan Poe’s Berenice
One of Edgar Allan Poe's hidden gems, 'Berenice' is a macabre tale of loss and obsession!
The Comedian
The comedian is a film about an ageing comedic actor in the Indian film industry (Bollywood) who has no laughter left in his life!
Closed captions available
LOVF
Sara has fallen in love with Ivan, an invisible man for Sara. Ivan does not love her back. Sara is obsessed with him instead of taking care of herself!
Closed captions available
Fifteen
Based on the letters he wrote to his family, "Fifteen" tells the true story of Paul Hill, a member of the Guildford Four, imprisoned for fifteen years for a crime he didn't commit!

The comedian is a film about an ageing comedic actor in the Indian film industry (Bollywood) who has no laughter left in his life.


Hasmukh Lal was a superstar comedian in the 1990s. His name was synonymous with laughter and joy. Today he is a lonely, embittered old man, frustrated at what life has meted out to him. Using anger as his last defence, he is feared and loathed by his neighbours and co-workers alike.

Riya is a young Youtube Video blogger who moves in with her family next door to him. A bundle of pure joy and innocence, she radiates life and sunshine but ironically is dying from cancer.


The unexpected relationship between this ghost of a man who has forgotten how to smile and this vividly "alive" dying girl who laughs in the face of adversity forms the crux of the story.

The comedian is a true comment on how a little love and laughter conquers all defeat and cures all the pain.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    24 minutes
  • Language
    Hindi
  • Country
    India
  • Note
    1 Award & 3 Nominations
  • Director
    Katyayan Shivpuri
  • Screenwriter
    Katyayan Shivpuri
  • Producer
    Katyayan Shivpuri
  • Cast
    Satish Kaushik, Grace Girdhar
  • Cinematographer
    Arnold Fernandes
  • Editor
    Ashmith Kunder
  • Sound Design
    Ashmith Kunder
  • Music
    Prashanth Srinivasan
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