14A - Advisories: Sexual Violence, Substance Abuse, & Coarse Language.

One of the most powerful elements of film is its ability to help us escape our own worlds and live vicariously through others. Straddle the only border crossing between India and Pakistan, rebuild a bike in Japan and crawl through a cave into another world, all before bedtime. These shorts show us that the way around the world is also a way into our hearts.

Fard
French with English subtitles - Animated
DIRECTOR: David Alapont & Luis Briceno, France, 2009, 13 MIN
In the near future, the world seems to work in a perfect and controlled way... but what lies just beneath the surface?
Multiple Award Winner

Ella
Norwegian with English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Hanne Larsen, Norway, 2009, 24 MIN
Ella has tucked herself away in her own world, refusing to co-operate with those around her. Based on real events.

Bicycle (Jitensha)
Japanese with English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Dean Yamada, Japan/US, 2009, 21 MIN
Follow a man’s journey to resurrect and reassemble his most beloved possession—a bicycle. In finding each piece he is able to find himself.

The Cave
DIRECTOR: Helen Haig-Brown, Canada (BC), 2009, 12 MIN
A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to the afterlife in this fantastical version of a true Tsilhqot’in story.

Wagah
Documentary - Hindi, Farsi, Urdu, with English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Supriyo Sen, Germany, 2009, 14 MIN
Each night, the only border crossing between India and Pakistan becomes the site of an extraordinary event.
Winner, 2010 Berlin Today Award, Berlinale, Germany

Laredo, Texas
DIRECTOR: Topaz Adizes, USA, 2010, 11 MIN
In Laredo, Texas, a simple training day turns into something more when suspicions arise on whether Juan is an undocumented immigrant.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2010

Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns
DIRECTOR: Pardis Parker, Canada (NS), 2010, 7 MIN

An unexpected visitor interrupts a family’s quiet day at the farmhouse, sending it spiralling into a chaotic whirlwind of unfortunate misunderstandings.