Silkworm
A used smartphone sends a boy in rural Iran on an unexpected journey of reconnecting an estranged couple.
Amir Honarmand
Amir Honarmand is a Canadian-Iranian writer, director, and producer who has made contributions to various short films, TV shows, and feature films. His own work has premiered at the prestigious São Paulo International Short Film Festival and the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, among others. Apart from his personal projects, Honarmand also works as a Technical Director, most recently at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he contributed to the making of films such as the Hotel Transylvania franchise, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Mulan, and The Sea Beast.
Silkworm
30 MINUTES | FARSI | CANADA
A used smartphone sends a boy in rural Iran on an unexpected journey of reconnecting an estranged couple.
Desync
12 MINUTES | ENGLISH, TAGALOG | CANADA
Ana, a young Filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother. Embodying cultural pressure from her mother to work beyond her limits for the sake of perfection, Ana rewrites every painful exchange into a perfect one.
You Ask Too Much
9 MINUTES | ENGLISH | CANADA
In "You Ask Too Much," a near-deaf 94-year-old Sikh woman seeking comfort in her final days is unexpectedly moved from her son's home to her daughter's, causing her to confront the distance her care creates within the family. Only after she falls one night does the family come back together.
Oversight
15 MINUTES | ENGLISH, FRENCH | CANADA
Erin, a white woman, and Farah a young woman of colour, cross paths in a laundromat. Erin realizes Farah had a questionable encounter in the bathroom of the laundromat earlier that night. She shares her wisdom with the young woman, only to later realize she is also linked to the bathroom events.
The Body Of My Name 名自字体
4 MINUTE | ENGLISH, MANDARIN, CANTONESE | CANADA
Five Chinese Canadians return to their elementary school to reclaim their names through dance.