Vancouver Short Film Festival 2025

Program Five: Everything Really Matters [Virtual Screening]

Expired June 23, 2025 6:45 AM
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7 films in package
Small Step
Antoine, a young introverted boy, dreams of going into space. While accompanying his mother to the hair salon, he slips under an old hooded hair dryer and suddenly finds himself transported into a spaceship.
Closed captions available
The Little Shopping Trolley
Living on a shoestring in Montreal, a Vietnamese mother must act in bad faith to assert her right to buy 12 discount laundry detergents that she's been refused at a grocery store.
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Tailor Made
Tam Nguyen, a refugee from Vietnam came to Canada in the ‘80s as part of the Vietnamese “boat people” and used his masterful tailoring skills to craft a new life for himself and many others.
Memento Mori
Bonnie has gathered a group of friends together for her medically assisted death, but her husband has other plans.
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From My First Breath
Embark on a journey along the infamous highway 16, a 447-mile-long road in BC Canada, so steeped in tragic history it’s known as the Highway of Tears. Where countless indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people have disappeared or fallen victim to violence.
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Cargo
Trapped in sealed cargo boxes, a group of migrants chasing a better future must confront the traumas of their past and the brutal reality of human trafficking—fighting for survival, and ultimately, freedom.
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HATCH
An Afghan refugee boy hides with his mother inside a moving water tanker trying to cross the border to safety.
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Welcome to Program Five: Everything Really Matters [Virtual Screening]! This is a virtual-only screening, taking place online via Eventive Virtual.


This Program includes:


Small Step Directed by Jimmy G. Pettigrew

Nominated for: BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN


The Little Shopping Trolley Directed by Laurence Ly

Nominated for: BEST SOUND DESIGN

BEST EDITING

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST DIRECTOR

SOCIAL IMPACT

BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM *WINNER*

BEST SHORT FILM

BEST PERFORMANCE - Laura Luu


Tailor Made Directed by Quan Luong

Nominated for: BEST SOUND DESIGN

BEST EDITING

SOCIAL IMPACT *WINNER*

BEST DOCUMENTARY *WINNER*

BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM

BEST SHORT FILM


Memento Mori Directed by Andrew Moodie

Nominated for: BEST PERFORMANCE - Jean Yoon


From My First Breath Directed by Rowan Brady


Cargo Directed by Gizem Tataroğlu

Nominated for: BEST STUDENT FILM


HATCH Directed by Alireza Kazemipour and Panta Mosleh

Nominated for: BEST EDITING 

BEST SCREENPLAY *WINNER*

BEST STUNTS

BEST BC SHORT FILM *WINNER*

BEST SHORT FILM

BEST PERFORMANCE - Ali Eldurssi


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Trapped in sealed cargo boxes, a group of migrants chasing a better future must confront the traumas of their past and the brutal reality of human trafficking—fighting for survival, and ultimately, freedom.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    5:16
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Genre
    Experimental
  • Awards
    15th Paris Movie Awards (Best Dance Film Award)
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  • Director
    Gizem Tataroğlu
  • Screenwriter
    Gizem Tataroğlu
  • Producer
    Gizem Tataroğlu
  • Executive Producer
    Vancouver Film School
  • Cast
    Danielle Gould, Olha Onyx, Jaroslav Shvets, Rachel Helten, Natasza Ptak, Avir Madkan, Atrin Saghafi
  • Cinematographer
    Hervin Aguilar Escalante
  • Editor
    NicoleChen and Utku Bancı
  • Production Design
    Greco Olmedo
  • Composer
    Samuel Alty
  • Sound Design
    Girasol Post
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