Cineworks is proud to present ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ, a free screening showcase of six short films by five young filmmakers.
๐๐ณ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ถ๐ณ (13 minutes)
๐๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐
To see the most erratic parts of society played out in an art appraisal game show.
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ต ๐๐ง๐ง (10 minutes)
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ
Every time Milo puts on a mask, he is transported to a sunflower field. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Janeth, and when she invites him to play, Milo must confront his greatest fear.
"Take it off.", Janeth says.
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๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ค๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด (12 minutes)
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐รช
While Son hesitates to call his ex, he unknowingly neglects both himself and his goldfish.
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๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ (13 minutes)
๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ต
Two strangers, brought together by chance over a smoke, explore shared immigrant experiences, leading to a bond that challenges their cultural identities and transcends physical boundaries.
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๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ (13 minutes)
๐๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐
A grieving poet overcomes writer's block and finds inspiration to write a poignant poem after a chance encounter with a heartbroken young man.
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๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ (6 minutes)
๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ถ
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ is a coming-of-age drama about Eve, a wild and aloof 16-year-old girl who takes a spontaneous night walk to escape her overbearing mother.
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๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐
Monday, October 6th, 2025, at 7:00 pm (doors at 6:30).
The Black Box Studio at Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society at 1131 Howe Street. Max capacity of 40. Our entrance is located in the back lane directly behind the Cinรฉmathรจque.
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๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐
Hugh Liu, a storyteller and filmmaker, traces his roots back to China. His latest 16mm analogue film, "Bound to No One," made a mark by winning the Leo Award 2024 Best Student Production and being selected for the 27th Vancouver Asian Film Festival. His cinematic work reflects a passion for exploring multicultural themes and developing a unique visual language that captivates audiences with striking aesthetics and a humanistic touch. Currently he is producing and directing a feature documentary film funded by Canada Arts Council.
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Sergio Tovar Uribe is a Colombian screenwriter, director, editor, and producer born in Cali. He moved to Canada on a scholarship to study art in Vancouver, where he worked in the local film industry and, in 2024, directed his first short film, Take It Off. Influenced by the therapeutic methodology of "Family Constellations", which he learned from his mother, Sergio uses his films as a medium to create healing spaces where people can feel seen, safe, and understood.He is currently producing his next short film and developing his debut feature film.
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Sao Khue is a production design professional from Vietnam, now based in Vancouver, BC. With a passion for storytelling through design, she works across film, music videos, and experimental shoots, creating environments that enhance and support the narrative. Believing that design is integral to the story, Sao Khue approaches each project with a collaborative spirit and attention to detail, always striving to bring the vision to life in a meaningful way.
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Kayla Chiu-Linh, a Vietnamese filmmaker based in Vancouver, finds her creative pulse in the slice-of-life genre. With a keen eye for detail, she endeavors to capture the nuanced layers of everyday existence. Life appears as organized chaos, and through her lens, she delicately unravels these threads to craft stories that provide solace to audiences.
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Inanna is a multi-disciplinary artist working with analog film, oil paint and media art. After studying film at Simon Fraser University, directing multiple festival playing shorts and producing an indie feature, she focused on the development of analog motion picture film, creating experimental films and installation. She is now doing an MFA at Emily Carr in critical ecological practices - She will be researching the environmental effects of digital and analog film practises while expanding her film development knowledge, using scratch animation techniques, and exploring stories from Seniors with impactful lives.
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Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.
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