UWPG Film Festival - Shorts 3: October 20th 7:45pm
Please Handle with Care
Dir. Angeline Javier
Synopsis: This short Documentary follows Liway, a permanent resident living in Canada as she prepares to send a balikbayan box to her family back home in the Philippines. This film takes a deeper look into how a tradition for many OFWs (Oversea Filipino Workers) and immigrants became a billion-dollar industry. Balikbayan, meaning “to return'' has changed meaning over the years. As we follow Liway’s journey and what it means for her to be able to send back her wealth, we also gain historical insight into these boxes and the business behind them.
Runtime: 9min 54sec
Camada, MB
Frida in the Sky
Dir. Dani Sadun
Synopsis: Frida, an 8-year-old engineering prodigy, builds an airplane behind her mother’s back to follow in her Abuela’s legacy.
Runtime: 6min 14sec
Canada, ON
Memories of Youth
Dir. Nathan Flores
Synopsis: A nostalgic search for meaning and connection in recollections of the past.
Runtime: 3min
Canada, MB
Goodnight Dream
Dir. Andrew Michalko
Synopsis: During a night of sleep, a young dreamer wanders, confronting the nostalgia of his memories.
Runtime: 15min 51sec
Canada, ON
Zilliardaires
Dir. Rémi Belleville Fortin, Antoine Colins
Synopsis: Thursday evening, they rob a bank. Friday morning, nothing left to eat.
She likes to laugh more than she likes to tell jokes; the other one likes to experience stories to be able to recount them. She likes her sunny-side-up eggs, the other one likes them scrambled. At 144 Verdant Lake Road, they wait to be forgotten. They dream of leaving elsewhere, in the most beautiful of kingdoms, where money grows on trees, in the suspended gardens of their Spanish castle.
Runtime: 10min
Canada, QC
Graffitude
Dir. Mylène Thisdale
Synopsis: A young troublemaker always finds the best spots for his pranks, and this time the neighbourhood's old baker is in for quite the surprise...
Runtime: 59sec
Canada, QC
Shattered
Dir. Aaron Simard
Synopsis: After waking up hungover from a party, Jordan encounters a series of strange and unfortunate events that stand in the way of him getting to his date. But Jordan suspects that these mishaps are far too odd just to be a coincidence.
Runtime: 9min 42sec
Canada, MB
Magnolia
Dir. Jessie J. Wilard
Synopsis: A pregnant woman must come to terms with loss while accepting the reality of the life she carries.
Runtime: 15min 52sec
Canada, MB