Vadim Perelman, Germany, Belarus, 2020, 127 min, in German, French and Farsi, with English Subtitles Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but P

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INAY (MAMA) Thea Loo, Canada & Philippines, 2024, 56’, in English and Kampampangan, with English subtitles, Toronto Premiere Vancouver FF 2024, Winner, Arbutus Award Showtime: Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 1:00PM Preceded by short “   INAY delves into the emotional toll of Canada’s f

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A Girl from Parsian, Parinaz Hashemi, Iran, Documentary, 2019, 20 minA few women from a small southern town make efforts to achieve their prohibited rights.Parinaz Hashemi is an independent filmmaker with more than 20 years of experience in cinema and television.  

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Colorful Dreams, Parinaz Hashemi, Iran, Documentary, 2020, 20 minIn a rural area of Baluchestan live people who believe they can achive their dreams if they do their best to improve the living conditions for themselves and others. Parinaz Hashemi is an independent filmmaker with more than 20 years o

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Don’t Remove the Soil, Navid Mihandoost, Iran, 2022, Fiction, 15 min A man is sentenced to jail for his social activities. His girlfriend promises him to send messages to his cellphone that she keeps with herself. The plan is for him to read them after he is released. Navid Mihandoost is a journal

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Lefthanded, Nasrin Mohammadpour, Iran, Fiction, 2021, 15 min When working in a slaughterhouse, Maryam, a single mother, decides to cut her right hand to receive compensation from the insurance company, but things don’t go as planned. Nasrin Mohammadpour studied film and sociology and holds a maste

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The Ring, Roham Rasouli, Iran, Fiction, 2022, 6 min A young man loses his pregnant wife during the Iran-Iraq war. Many years later, he is still occupied with her memories. Roham Rasouli is a gradute of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, The Ring is his debut short.  

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Katvoman, Hadi Sheibani, Iran/India, 2022, 8 min Mother and son are playing a Catwoman-Batman game before the father comes back. Sound of screams from next door suggests the husband is again beating the wife. It’s time for the father to play a role in the game. Hadi Sheibani is a film editor and t

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Tuesday, December 13, 8:30PM, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave   Leber-Chromosome 17, Shervineh Didandeh, Iran, Fiction, 2022, 20 min Yaghma is losing her sight and soon will be blind. She doubts whether she should tell the truth to her husband. Shervineh Didandeh has made three other shorts to her cr

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Tuesday, December 13, 8:30PM, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave Cortisol, Danial Noorvash, Iran, Fiction, 2022, 20 min A man attends to the lawn of a rich house recognises the owner as the one who ruined his life. Danial Noorvash is a film, TV, and stage actor. Cortisol is his debut film.

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Tuesday, December 13, 8:30PM, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave All Qualified Men, Atoosa Moshashaee, Canada, Fiction, 2022, 14 min A woman advertises to hire a male partner to help her with house work and take care of children. Atoosa Moshashaee is a Toronto-based independent filmmaker.  

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Tuesday, December 13, 8:30PM, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave Something Black, Rayhane Kavosh, Iran, Animation, 2022, 7 min What is that? Where did it come from? What’s happening? Sometimes something meaningless can cause worry and confusion. Winner of the Best Director award from the International

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Tuesday, December 13, 8:30PM, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave Boat No. 5, Rayhane Kavosh, Iran, Animation, 2021, 7 min A young girl enjoys spending time with her parents boating on a lake, but becomes heartbroken when they decide to move to the city. Winner of the Best Director award from the Internat

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