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Shorts Program: Genre Fever

Oct 17, 2025

10:00 PM

Brace yourself for a cinematic rollercoaster so goddamn dangerous, it’ll blow your socks clean off—only for you to realize that you were never wearing socks to begin with. Welcome to Genre Fever…

Director Ace Kazkayasi’ BREATH will haunt viewers with a dialogue-free exploration of a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. Two small-time kidnappers face a moral dilemma in Richard Dang’s RAN SOM. If you prefer your fourth wall’s broken, then you’ll get a kick out of Micaela A. Lozano’s BOOM! Speaking of which, Director Paul Persic’s prodigal son homecoming LICHUN is utterly absurd and heartwarming all at once, especially if you’re into boomstick-wielding grandmothers. Adrian Bobb is back and better than ever with his stunning sci-fi rebirth DRIFTERS. Finally, straight outta Alberta, get ready to get your head blown clean off in Reamonn Joshee and Dallas Soonias’s wild send up of retro cop shows: RENEGADE FEVER: PILOT.

Richard Pierre, Programmer

Drifters

Drifters

Adrian Bobb

15 minutes

Canada

A romantic hike through the woods turns to heartbreak after a world-breaking truth leads to both death... and a path to rebirth.

Lichun

Lichun

Paul Persic

15 minutes

Canada

When Thomas visits his Grandmother—the one he’s spent years avoiding—for Lunar New Year to make amends, he’s met with a shotgun-wielding matriarch, the weight of his past (literally), and a chandelier-shattering secret that threatens to bring the whole house down.

Renegade Fever

Renegade Fever

Reamonn Joshee, Dallas Soonias

Canada

Reamonn Joshee is a versatile and award-winning talent in Alberta's film industry. As a writer and director, Reamonn has created award-winning shorts and has directed multiple episodes on the acclaimed series Abracadavers (seasons 2 and 3). He currently resides in Cochrane, Alberta, with his wife and two children.

Dallas Soonias is a multi-talented Nehiyaw/Anishinaabe actor who also writes, directs and produces his own various projects. For the 2024 Summer Olympics, Dallas produced and hosted a segment for CBC Olympics. He is registered with The Chippewas of Nawash and has close ties with his father’s band, Red Pheasant.

BOOM!

BOOM!

Micaela A. Lozano

5 minutes

Canada

In a desperate attempt at freedom, a couple is thrust into a dangerous situation clouded in mystery and confusion. Just as the tension escalates to irreparable heights, everything unravels into absurd comedy, breaking the fourth wall in a meta twist.

Ran Som

Ran Som

Richard Dang

12 minutes

Canada

Two small-time burglars kidnap a wealthy businessman’s son for ransom. But when they discover the boy is a victim of abuse, they’re forced into a dilemma blurring the line between criminals and protectors.

Breath

Breath

Ace Kazkayasi

4 minutes

Canada

On the verge of losing her sense of self, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship must summon the strength to break free, symbolized by the shattering of a neglected fishbowl, or risk being consumed by her captivity.

SHORT FILM PROGRAMS

Shorts Program:  Grief

5:00 PM

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Shorts Program: Entanglements

7:30 PM

Oct 17, 2025

Shorts Program: Retrospective

12:30 AM

Oct 18, 2025

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