2024 Finalists screening at the INNIS TOWN HALL of the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Narrative Short
Director: Kayla Arend
22:51
What starts as a romantic trip in the wilderness, turns ugly as Tessa fights for her life in the winter of Yellowstone National Park.
Documentary short
Director: Joseph Duque
19:52
Women’s Work follows birth workers in Utah, where midwifery and out-of-hospital births are experiencing a budding revival. Melissa, a seasoned midwife, uses her expertise to train other women as midwives and doulas—often attending births with her protégé, Allison, who recently earned her Direct Entry Midwife Certificate.
A Bride's Diary
Director: Yeon Choi
Animation short
9:30
In “A Bride's Diary,” a young girl becomes the bride of a manipulative man on a secluded island. As her trust and love crumble, she uncovers a forbidden door revealing his dark secret.
The (W)hole
Animation Short
Director: Jiansu Wang
3:45
A 2D animated allegory based on borderline personality disorder and healing process.
AMPHIBIOUS
Director: Ghazal Partou
Narrative short
12:54
An Iranian Canadian girl finds herself caught in a whirlwind of events and torn between her homeland, people, and her personal life in Canada. Shortly after the tragic death of Mahsa Gina Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian girl who was killed by the morality police for not wearing an appropriate hijab, sparking widespread protests, the news continuously reports on arrests, injuries, and casualties in the streets.
Yarishaya Itiumu: Blooming Women
Directors" Tatiana Lopez, Danielle Khan Da Silva
Documentary short
17:00
This short documentary will take you into the daily lives of the Sapara women in Ecuador: their struggle to keep their identities and traditions alive, their resilience following years of destructive colonization, and how they connect with the world through dreams.
Healing Plan
Director: Samantha Joia
Narrative Short/Student Film
10:12
Luna battles a sleep disorder after immigrating to the US from Portugal, prompting her mother to explore a quick-fix solution from a celebrity psychologist's groundbreaking sleep therapy.
Shamed breasts
Director Henriette Sena HANGNAMEY
Documentary Short
10:48
29-year-old Noelli is a victim of breast ironing. She has psychological and physical scars. Noellie, still suffers from chronic chest pain and suspects the presence of a lump in her breasts. Today a mother and housewife, she decides to share her story around the practice of breast ironing.
Matterhorn
Director: Anne Madeleine Mancosu
Narrative Short
17:10
Two estranged sisters reconnect during their stay in Switzerland where terminally ill Maggie ends her life by means of assisted suicide.
Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World
Documentary Feature
Director: Marusya Bociurkiw
90:00
This feature-length documentary traces the rise and fall of analogue feminist communications that preceded the MeToo era. From Halifax to Vancouver, feminist storytellers of the 1970s to 90s took hold of cutting-edge media technology to document everything from violence towards women, to how to insert a diaphragm.