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CONTENTSGREETINGS

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ABOUT EIFF

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FESTIVAL SPONSORS

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FEATURE FILMS

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LUNCHBOX SHORTSTM

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SHORT STOP38

STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIES

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EIFF TEAM56

INDEX OF ALL FILMS

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The Edmonton International Film Festival Society respectfully
acknowledges that the land on which we gather is Treaty 6 territory,
the traditional land, meeting ground and home for many Indigenous
Peoples, including Cree, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi/
Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, and Dene. We also
acknowledge all of the Indigenous, Inuit and Métis peoples whomake Alberta their home today. Thank-you to the diverse Indigenous
peoples whose footsteps have marked this territory for centuries.
Their spiritual and practical relationships to the land create a richheritage for our learning and our life as a community.
LIGHT THE BRIDGE: SEPTEMBER 21!
The High Level Bridge will be lit up in sparkly lights to celebrate the37th Edmonton International Film Festival!

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Message from the Executive Director
and CEO, Telefilm Canada

JULIE ROY

Showcasing and celebrating the works of Canadian creators is at the heart of what we do at
Telefilm. That is why we are proud to partner with the Edmonton International Film Festival, tofurther boost our support for Canadian creatives at home and around the world.
In this ever-evolving cultural landscape, festivals continue to play an important role in the screenbased industry, growing the talent pool, as well as allowing audiences to celebrate and connect
with distinctive Canadian films and the talent behind them.
We encourage you to keep supporting Canadian talent in theatres and on digital platforms!

Julie Roy
Executive Director and CEO, Telefilm Canada

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Message from His Worship

MAYOR
AMARJEET SOHI

On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, welcome to the 37th annual Edmonton
International Film Festival!
Each year, film enthusiasts from around the world spend time in our city to immerse themselvesin high-quality cinema and network with other film lovers. Once again, Edmonton is honoured tohost you.
This year’s festival has expanded into many of Edmonton’s significant landmarks—the Garneau
Theatre, the TELUS World of Science, the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Stanley Milner Library—which showcases the diversity of our arts and culture community.
For almost 40 years, the Edmonton International Film Festival has been enhancing our reputation
as an arts and culture hub by implementing this internationally recognized festival. And I
congratulate you for being an Oscar-qualifying festival in the categories of Live Action, Animation
and Documentary.
I also commend the work of the filmmakers for sharing your passion and captivating stories with us.
Enjoy the films!

Amarjeet Sohi
Mayor, City of Edmonton

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Message from Minister of Arts, Culture
and Status of Women, Honourable

TANYA FIR

I am thrilled to welcome you to the much-anticipated Edmonton International Film Festival! Thisis an incredible event celebrating the art of storytelling through the magic of film.
The captivating world of film creates a place we can escape to, where we can experienceemotion and story in a unique way. Each screening showcases the diversity and creativity offilmmakers from around the globe. Prepare to be enchanted by heart-wrenching dramas, mindtwisting science fiction, thought-provoking documentaries and whimsical animations.
This festival is a testament to the deep love and enthusiasm for all things cinematic here inAlberta. Our province is making its mark on the world of filmmaking, and this world-class event
demonstrates that both Edmonton and Alberta are places filmmakers want to be. Thank you toeveryone—organizers, volunteers, participating filmmakers and to the avid moviegoers sitting intheatres across the city, taking in the amazing shows.
See you at the movies!

Honourable Tanya Fir
Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women

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GREETINGS
Message from Executive Director

SYDNEYMOULE

I’m so thrilled to welcome you to the 37th year of the Edmonton International Film Festival! With 115 films spreadover 11 days, EIFF truly is every movie-lovers favourite marathon. I have no doubt that you are going to enjoy
every second of the international movies, made-in-Canada content and non-stop filmmaker events we haveplanned for you.
Every year, the EIFF programme continues to exceed expectations of our patrons. As an Academy Awards
Qualifying Festival, we are proud to boast that two—I repeat TWO—short films to win at EIFF went on to
eventually win an Oscar that year. This is such an incredible achievement for our festival and for the outstanding
filmmakers that chose to bring their works here. Only way to make sure you see these Oscar nominated films
before the Academy Awards is to not miss a second at EIFF this week.
This year has been a difficult one for the film industry. Even though it’s across the border, the SAG-AFTRA
strike has impacted production, talent and festivals here in the north. And while EIFF stands with those fighting
for important work protections in the industry, it has impacted this year’s festival. But, the show still goes on,
providing us an even bigger opportunity to showcase our own homegrown talent from across the nation. Make
sure not to miss any of our filmmaker Q+As, where you get to engage with the talent—up close and personal!
Perennial festival goers, along with festival newbies have helped grow this festival into one of the mostanticipated festivals in Festival City every year. But we would not be where we are today without the tremendous
amount of hard work of the EIFF team. These dedicated all-stars do everything from managing the box office tolending a hand in developing what is always an amazing schedule. Over the past few months, they have beenplanning an incredible lineup of films and parties that will keep you on the edge of your seat all night.
The red carpet is rolled out and your friendly filmmakers are ready to get the show started! It’s a movie marathon,
but we all know we are going to run it like a sprint. See you in the theatre.

Sydney Moule
Executive Director

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Message from Artistic Director

VINCENTBRULOTTE

Hello once again to our friends, filmmakers, distinguished guests, filmgoers (veteran or novice!), and… marathon
runners? Hope you’re hydrating if you just ran to see us– our 37th Edmonton International Film Festival isa Marathon! With FOUR spectacular venues to visit, tons of films, and countless entertainment options in
between, EIFF 2023 is your chance to explore the world of cinema, and maybe a bit of Edmonton too!
I’m Vincent, Artistic Director for the Edmonton International Film Festival, and we have been running thisrace as fast as we can to bring you the year’s best in local, national, and international cinema! With 70 shortfilms and over 20 feature films EIFF is your starting line, finish line, and at least a dozen water stations along
the way.
Looking for quick bites of cinema? Our shorts come from all over the world–we are an INTERNATIONAL
festival after all! Shorts from India and Israel coalesce with shorts from Germany and Ireland in our Short
Stops programs; they’re the closest thing to a trip around the world that we can offer, and they’re MUCH
cheaper than airfare. LUNCHBOX Shorts™ returns in a new location too! Come visit the Muttart Theatre at
the Stanley A. Milner Library for a lunch hour of fun, film, and of course food! It wouldn’t be EIFF without
our STUDIO A programs– the very best of Albertan short films, with accompanying Q&As.
Tired yet? We’re at the halfway mark! Our feature films this year are going to blow you away, with incredible
Canadian films bookending our ten days of programming! Our Opening Night Gala, A SH*T DAY, is sure todelight you as we ease you into our lineup. After screening films from France, Hungary, the Netherlands,
and more, we’ll bring you right back to Canadian soil for our Closing Night Gala: HEY VIKTOR!
Finally, let’s talk about the BIGGEST change in years! We’re so excited to be showcasing four amazing venues inour city. The monstrous size of the IMAX Theatre at the Telus World of Science Edmonton, the historical beautyof the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, the delightful newness of the Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A.
Milner Library, and the gracious and polished LEDCOR Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta are wonderful new
additions to our EIFF family– we hope you love them as much as we already do!
So get out there and see some films! With four venues to visit, there’s ample opportunity to explore ourwonderful city along the way. Grab a bite to eat on 124 Street, it’s on the way to the Telus World of Science.
You can stop in at one of our many local hangs downtown—they’re right by the Muttart Theatre! Or trip thelight fantastic along Whyte Avenue, what a great way to cap off a screening at the Garneau Theatre!
Just remember to pace yourself, stay hydrated, and try to enjoy the ride along the way– It’s a Marathon!

Vincent Brulotte
Artistic Director
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ABOUT
EIFF

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ABOUT EIFF
The Edmonton International Film Festival
Society (EIFFS) is a non-profit, charitableorganization governed by a volunteer Boardof Directors whose mandate is to present
a multi-day film festival that showcases
independent cinema from around the worldin Edmonton movie-theatres. The annual
schedule includes 40+ feature-length dramas
and documentaries, dozens of short films,
and welcomes up to 50 filmmaker guests who
participate in audience Q&A.
Despite the state of the world these days, morethan 2,000 films were submitted to this year’s
EIFF—compare that with 100 in 2003 and800 in 2010. Proof that our unique brand offilm festival is resonating with filmmakers who
have been here and are spreading the word
about EIFF to their peers. Our commitment tohonoring film MAKERS and celebrating what
they do, continues to set our festival apart. We
are told time and again that this kind of care forfilmmakers is rarely expressed by film festivals
in general, and it makes us genuine.

international, cinematic storytellers. Every
guest to EIFF is given our unique version of“star” treatment and when they go to theirnext festival, or back to their families, theytalk about Edmonton and our audiences who
appreciate, and support, independent film.
Outside of the festival dates—in March—
EIFFS presents the OSCAR® NOMINATED
Short Films in these three (3) categories: LIVEACTION, ANIMATION and DOCUMENTARY.
Programmed the week before the Academy
Awards are televised, audiences canenjoy ALL of the nominees in three (3)categories—when’s the last time you could
say that about any of the other categories?
The next Academy Awards take place on
MARCH 10, 2024. Watch for the OSCAR®
NOMINATED Short Films in-theatres MARCH
5 to 10.

Through the cinematic voices that we present,
it is our hope that audiences achieve a better
understanding of communities outside of theirown. Film festivals certainly offer a uniqueperspective on the world! And, we have tobe creative about how we entice filmmakers
to come to Edmonton. As noted above, ourapproach has been to create a festival that isabout the film MAKERS. We focus on directors,
writers, producers, short films, creators in(and from) our own province, Canadiana and2023 Edmonton International Film Festival

CONSIDER A CHARITABLE
DONATION TO EIFF!
The Edmonton International Film
Festival Society (EIFFS) is a notfor-profit, charitable organization.
Donations to EIFFS support
production costs and donors receive a
tax receipt for income tax purposes atthe end of each calendar year.

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EIFF is an OSCAR® Qualifying Festival
Earlier this year, EIFF earned status as an
OSCAR® Qualifying Festival in ALL three (3)of the short film categories—ANIMATION,
LIVE ACTION and DOCUMENTARY. Thismeans that the EIFF Grand Jury winners ineach of those categories can submit theirshort film to the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for OSCAR®
consideration. EIFF is the final OSCAR®
Qualifier in the calendar year. Once submitted,
the Academy then announces a short list of
the Top 10 films in each category. Then… it’s
the announcement of ALL the nominees—
typically 6 short films per category.
MARCH 12, 2023
OSCAR® Night! Our fingers and toes arecrossed for Director/Writers Tom Berkeley &Ross White. Their short, AN IRISH GOODBYE,
is up for OSCAR®! We are over the moon. 30
minutes into the ceremony it happens. “Andthe OSCAR® for Best Live Action Short goesto… AN IRISH GOODBYE!” We cheer, we cry,and then we all sing Happy Birthday to James
Martin, star of the film. CONGRATULATIONS
Tom and Ross. We are SO proud to have ‘lit thefuse’ to your OSCAR® journey!
INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Again. Sometimes we don’t receive the ‘keys’(meaning: password) for the DCP in time.
Occasionally a film has to back out at the lastminute. All we can do is apologize and hopethat you will come back. And we trust that you
know we do our EIFF’n best to present you
with a positive experience. Sometimes, youjust gotta roll with it. It’s a festival!
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE EIFF
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE DURING
THE FESTIVAL ON OUR WEBSITE!
We also update our website as soon as we areaware of things gone awry.
www.edmontonfilmfest.com

VENUES
It wouldn’t be EIFF without a few changes
every year. This year is a big one! Landmark
Cinemas 9 City Centre is closed forrenovations and upgrades, so we had to pivot
and seek out other venues. Our team searched
hard and landed on 4 venues.
The MUTTART Theatreat the STANLEY MILNER LIBRARY
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
EIFF will have security at these events to makesure our audiences feel safe. Please use either
the Parkade entrance that takes you directly tothe theatre, or the main entrance on 102 Avenue.
The LEDCOR Theatre at the
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Please use the main entrance and take theelevator down to the lower level.
The IMAX Theatre at the
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE
11211 142 Street NW
Please note that EIFF is NOT
screening films in IMAX.
METRO CINEMA at the GARNEAU
8712 109 Street NW
Metro Passes are not admissible
for these screenings.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to each film.
BOX OFFICE
Things are different (AGAIN) this year! All
tickets must be purchased through EVENTIVE.
We brought back the All-Access pass ($199)
and the 6-Pack ($75). The All-Access gets
you ONE ticket to all films at EIFF (subject
to availability) and the 6-Pack gets you andcombination of 6 tickets to any regular priced
film (excludes Lunchbox and Gala films)
ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN
ADVANCE. There will be absolutely NO box
office available at the door.
https://eiff2023.eventive.org/welcome

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WE REMEMBER…

MICHAEL. JOHN. HAMM.
March 12, 1953 to May 16, 2023.

With apple trees in full bloom, our beautiful boy slapped on his Frame 30 hat, slid into his favorite pair of jeans,signature cowboy boots, and took his seat on a rocket ship headed for the stars. Typewriter in tow, the journey
will be documented in his next film, titled TO BE CONTINUED.
MJH. Filmmaker. Producer/Director/Writer. Entrepreneur. Mentor. Philanthropist. Pioneer. Hippy. Cowboy.
Passionate about politics, climate change, classic cars, filmmaking, journalism, philosophy, history, Michaelencouraged long discussions with friends (and strangers) on the family porch, where everyone was always
welcome.
Michael was a huge supporter of EIFF, serving as a volunteer Board member for a term. You’d often find him in
deep conversations with visiting, and local, filmmakers, offering advice and encouraging everyone who would
listen, to ‘come, shoot in Alberta’. Other Boards which Michael proudly contributed to include AMPIA, theAdvertising Club of Edmonton (ACE) and the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC).
Michael moved to Edmonton in 1978, after completing his B.A. at York University (1976) and M.A. in Political
Science at the University of Waterloo (1977). The thesis he wrote and published for his M.A. is titled LAOS:A Triangle of Opium, Politics, and the Effects of U.S. Involvement. His first writing gig was commissioned by
ACCESS Television—a 13-part half-hour series for the 75th anniversary of Alberta—and he then became amember of the Writer’s Guild of Canada (WGC).
On January 28, 1980, he launched Frame 30 Film Productions Ltd. with headquarters located on Whyte Avenue
for more than 40 years. One location. One philosophy: “Hire the best and always put the money on the screen.”
Specializing in high end commercial production, Frame 30 was a force, producing national and internationalfilms that swept awards shows across North America. Michael was also an innovator, pioneering new film
techniques, both in-camera and in post-production.
Together since 1999, Michael married his best friend, Kerrie LONG in 2018. This dynamic duo was inseparable,
and unstoppable. They produced documentaries, spoken word films, promotional videos, and Michaelcontinued to direct/write hundreds of television commercials and music videos under the Frame 30 banner.
Ask anyone in Canada’s film/television world whether they know Michael HAMM and/or Frame 30 Productions
and expect a raucous chorus of ‘Hell yeah’s’. On a visit to Vancouver recently, a spontaneous cocktail gathering
at The Sylvia drew dozens of grips, gaffers, production managers, casting directors, etc. All working in the film
industry. All with ties to Michael and Frame 30. He loved BIG.
The Team at EIFF is forever grateful that he chose to circle his arms around US! And we feel him with us every day.

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STARRING ROLE SPONSORSa

KEY GRIP SPONSORSCRAFT SERVICESMEDIA PARTNERS

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Warm, heartfelt, THANK-YOU to this elite cast of sponsors and supporters!
Besides being good karma, supporting Edmonton’s cultural and not-for-profit sector is vital to
our citizens and our community. At EIFF, we enjoy playful partnerships—show us your creativity!
Bring your entire staff to the festival, name a theatre with your brand, donate your product forfilmmaker swag bags, make a charitable donation… info@edmontonfilmfest.com
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ABOUT EIFF

CANADIAN FILMS
HAVE IT ALL.

BIG HITSBIG TALENTS

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FEATURE
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FEATURE FILMSA DIFFICULT YEAR

ANATOMY OF A FALL

Directors: Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
120-mins. | France | 2023

Director: Justine Triet
150-mins. | France | 2023

Metro Cinema at the Garneau
Theatre (8712 109 St NW):
Saturday, September 23 @7pm | $15

Metro Cinema at the Garneau
Theatre (8712 109 St NW):
Sunday, September 24 @12:30pm | $15

Drama.
Compulsive spenders, Albert and Bruno are
in debt up to their necks. While seeking help
from community workers to get their lives backon track, they run into a group of young green
activists. Lured by the free beer and snacks
rather than by the ideals of eco-activists,
Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the
movement without much conviction. Theirvalues soon align with the group and although
their goals may not be the same, their causes
dovetail creating friction and awakening within
Albert, Bruno and various eco-activists.

Drama.
For the past year, Sandra, her husband
Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel
have lived a secluded life in a remote town
in the French Alps. When Samuel is founddead in the snow below their chalet, thepolice question whether he was murdered orcommitted suicide. Samuel’s suspicious deathis presumed murder, and Sandra becomesthe main suspect. What follows is not justan investigation into the circumstancesof Samuel’s death but an unsettling
psychological journey into the depths of
Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.

Content: Sexuality, Coarse Language
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Sphère Films

This film contains depiction and discussionof suicide.
Content: Violence, Sexuality, Coarse language,
Mature themes
Language: French/English/German withEnglish subtitles
Print Source: Elevation Pictures

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THE ANIMAL KINGDOMANOTHER BODY

Director: Thomas Cailley
130-mins. | France | 2023

Directors: Sophie Compton& Reuben Hamlyn
80-mins. | USA | 2023

Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Sunday, September 24 @9pm | $15

Sci-Fi.
In a world hit by a wave of mutations thatare gradually transforming some humans
into animals, François does everything he
can to save his wife, who is affected by thismysterious condition. This condition strikes
at random, with no way of knowing when
one will transform, or which animal one willtransform into. As some of the creatures begin
to disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks
with Émile, their 16-year-old son, on a questthat will change all of their lives forever. All ofus, human or otherwise, are animals after all.
Content: Mature themes, Violence
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Mongrel Media

Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Sunday, September 24 @7pm | $15

Documentary.
Approaching the end of her undergraduate
degree, a college student is horrified whena peer notifies her of pornographic content
with her likeness online. Diving deep into
the world of deepfakes, the student is soon
confronted with a mountain of abuse, violence,
and anonymity in this fast-evolving and largely
unaccountable sector. Her search for justicewill uncover urgent and radical truths about
AI, misinformation, gendered violence, andbodily autonomy; whether or not justice canbe served in this lawless area of the internet isstill in question.
Content: Sexuality, Nudity, Mature themes
Language: English
Print Source: LevelFilm

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THE BOOK OF
SOLUTIONS
Director: Michel Gondry
102-mins. | France | 2023
Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Thursday, September 28 @9pm | $15

Comedy.
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker,
cannot tolerate seeing his current project
picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s
been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear
the worst. With his editor as an accomplice,
he manages to spirit away the rushes to his
aunt’s place in the Cévennes, to finish the film
as he envisions it. Instead, its completion isconstantly postponed, as he creates endlessdiversions and impasses, which alternate
between the comic and the downright
disturbing. An ode to indulgence in pursuitof life, THE BOOK OF SOLUTIONS is anothercinematic treat from director Michel Gondry.
Content: Coarse language, Mature themes
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Elevation Pictures

CLOSE TO YOU
Director: Dominic Savage
95-mins. | Canada | 2023
Metro Cinema at the Garneau
Theatre (8712 109 St NW):
Wednesday, September 27 @9pm | $15

Drama.
Sam (Elliot Page) hasn’t been home since histransition, and after four years in Toronto, hetakes a long-dreaded trip back to Cobourg for
his father’s birthday. On the train there, he runs
into Katherine (Hillary Baack), a friend fromhigh school with her own complicated life now,and feelings from their unresolved past begin
to bubble to the surface. It’s a serendipitous
encounter, as Sam worries about seeing his
family after so much time apart—not for fearthat they’ll reject him, but because of theunsolicited comments and questions he’ll
receive about his transition, placing the weightof his family’s ignorance and discomfort
squarely on his shoulders.
This film contains depiction and discussionof suicide.
Content: Coarse language, Sexuality,
Mature themes
Language: English
Print Source: Mongrel Media

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FATHERS & SONSFOUR SOULS OF COYOTE

Director: Jörgen Scholtens
80-mins. | Netherlands | 2023

Director: Aron Gauder106-mins. | Hungary | 2023

Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Friday, September 22 @6:30pm | $15

Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Tuesday, September 26 @6:30pm | $15

Drama/Comedy.
Loet is over fourty years old, but still lives
together with his slightly younger brother
Winnie at home with their dominant father
Baltus. The sons have lived their entire lifeof their father’s pension and do everything
he tells them to, until Baltus suddenly dies infront of the TV. Now what? The brothers havealways heard they are capable of nothing andhave never been further away from homethen to the local supermarket. To keep living
off their father’s pension, they decide to put
him in the freezer for the time being andfind someone in a retirement home who cantemporarily replace him.

Animation.
An epic adventure based on a Native
American creation myth,highlighting theincreasingly pressing need to live in harmony
with the environment—before it is too late. Set
in the present day, Native Americans confront
the crew of an oil pipeline project, just down
the hill from the land of their ancestors. The
grandfather evokes the ancient tale of theirCreation myth, reminding all of us that thechallenges facing humanity are universal, andwe need to find our place in the great circle
of creatures. Through adventures filled withanimals, magic, hunger, greed and the sacredcircle of all creations, the story gives us hopethat humans can correct our course andpreserve our species’ existence on Earth.

Content: Coarse language, Mature themes
Language: Dutch with English subtitles
Print Source: MillStreet Films

Content: Mature themes, Mild violence, Nudity
Language: English
Print Source: Goodfellas Distribution

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FEATURE FILMSGEOFF MCFETRIDGE:DRAWING A LIFE
Director: Dan Covert
80-mins. | USA | 2023
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner
Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston
Churchill Square):Saturday, September 23 @6:30pm | $15

HEY VIKTOR!
Director: Cody Lightning
102-mins. | Canada | 2023
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner
Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston
Churchill Square):Saturday, September 30 @6:30pm$20 (General Admission)$40 (Film + Gala After-Party)

CLOSING NIGHT GALA!

Documentary. Q&A!
What defines a life? How do you decide whatmatters? Geoff McFetridge’s art is everywhere:
from Apple watch faces, to solo shows aroundthe world, to movie titles for Spike Jonze. But
this film is more than a primer on Geoff’s
prolific career. It’s about the choices we
confront in trying to lead meaningful lives. Is
there value in commercial success or artistic
independence? In responsibility or freedom?
And ultimately, how do we use our mostprecious resource: time? “Drawing a Life” isa poetic and intimate portrait of an artist. In
an era dominated by influencers and social
media, Geoff works to live with intention andauthenticity, an increasingly rare practice–
more relevant now than ever.
Join us for a Q&A with Director Dan Covert
following the screening
Content: Mature themes
Language: English
Print Source: Visit Films

Comedy/Drama.
Closing Night Gala! Q&A! Twenty years
removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor
in 1998’s Smoke Signals, Cody Lightning has
been forced to move home to his reserve innorthern Alberta. When Cody learns his wifeand kids are leaving him for a younger, more
successful actor, he decides it’s time to makehis masterpiece— writing, directing, & starringin SMOKE SIGNALS 2: STILL SMOKING
with a documentary crew following his every
misguided step.
Join us for a Q&A with Director Cody Lightning
and guests following the screening.
Join us at The Art Gallery of Alberta(2 Sir Winston Churchill Square) for small
bites and celebration following the screening
and Q&A.
Content: Mature themes, Coarse language,
Sexuality and Nudity
Language: English
Print Source: Visit Films

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FEATURE FILMS
THE (IN)FAMOUS
YOUSSEF SALEM
Director: Baya Kazmi
97-mins. | France | 2022
Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Tuesday, September 26 @9pm | $15

Comedy.
Youssef Salem (popular comic actor Ramzy
Bedia) is a 45-year-old writer specializing in
obscure historical biographies that barely sell
but make his dad (Abbes Zahmani) proud.
When his first novel brings him overnight
success, trouble begins. For better andmostly for worse, Youssef drew inspiration
for the novel from his family, and now hemust stop them from reading it or face therepercussions. A series of hilarious twists
and misunderstandings ensue as Youssef’s
success keeps growing, thanks in part to his
endearing publisher, delightfully portrayed byactress-director Noémie Lvovsky. A laugh-outloud comedy rooted in the Algerian culture of
its protagonists and director, The (In)famous
Youssef Salem reflects on universal themes
like family ties, generation gaps, lies, andliterature, while telling the fabulous destiny ofa son of Algerian immigrants being shortlisted
for the Goncourt Prize, France’s most covetedannual literary award!
Content: Sexuality, Mature themes,
Coarse language
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Charades

KAREN CARPENTER:
STARVING FORPERFECTION
Director: Randy Martin
98-mins. | USA | 2023
Muttart Theatre at the
Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Thursday, September 28 @7pm | $15

Documentary. Q&A!
For the first time, we hear Karen Carpenter’s
personal struggle in her own voice throughnever-before-released recordings—andthrough the legendary voices of those who
knew her and were inspired by her music. As
the #1 American musical act of the 1970s,
the Carpenters were on “Top of the World,”
producing a string of pop masterpieces.
But behind closed doors, Karen’s quest for
perfection resulted in low self-esteem, adisheartening love life, and a public battlewith anorexia nervosa, which resulted inher untimely death at the age of only 32.
Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection isa captivating, revealing, and unvarnisheddocumentary providing astounding new
insight into the singer’s tragically short life andenduring musical legacy.
This film contains discussion and depiction ofeating disorders.
Join us for a Q&A with Producer Jon Gannfollowing this screening.
Content: Mature themes
Language: English

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FEATURE FILMSLESSONS FROM THE
SUNFLOWERLOST LAKECONFESSIONS

Director: Ava Karvonen81-mins. | Canada | 2023

Director: Jason William Lee
108-mins. | Canada | 2023

Muttart Theatre at the
Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Friday, September 29 @7pm | $15

Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner
Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston
Churchill Square):Sunday, September 24 @6:30pm | $15

Documentary. Q&A!
Lessons from the Sunflower is the inspiringstory of one artist’s determination to makethe most of a second go at life. Steven
Csorba uses his experience as a survivor
of devastating illness, and the example ofresilience and beauty in the struggle that hedraws from a simple, common garden plant
to help others understand how they too can
overcome enormous challenges to healing,
improve their overall health, discover a
deeper purpose in life and ultimately find thehappiness all of us yearn for.

Drama/Comedy. Q&A!
Following a short lived career as a director
in Los Angeles, Jahan “JD” Davani returns to
Vancouver only to find out the devastatingnews that his cancer has relapsed and his life
now hangs in the balance. In an attempt toescape this harsh reality, if only for a fleeting
time, JD takes his 3 best friends, Hilary, Ray
and Connie on a camping trip to Lost Lakefor one last nostalgic hoorah. Upon arrival,
the standard Canadian camping experienceensues as the group enjoys playing games,
barbecuing, hiking and swimming. While
JD’s initial plan was not to speak a word of
his recent diagnosis on the trip, his friends
know him well enough to quickly suspectthat something’s off. After some prodding,
JD eventually reveals his cancer secret andin doing so sets off a chain reaction of truth
bombs throughout the group that will change
their lives forever.

Join us for a Q&A with Director Ava
Karvonen and Star Steven Csorba following
this screening
Content: Mature themes
Language: English

Join us for a Q&A with Director Jason William
Lee and guests following this screening
Content: Mature themes, Coarse language
Language: English

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FEATURE FILMS
THE MATTACHINEFAMILY
Director: Andy Vallentine
98-mins. | USA | 2023
LEDCOR Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta(Lower Level, 2 Winston Churchill Square):Friday, September 22 @7pm | $15

Drama.
Thomas and Oscar are a couple very much inlove, but after their first foster child returns to
his birth mother, they find they have different
ideas about what it means to make a family.
Oscar’s long-stagnant career as an actor
has picked up and sent him to Michigan formonths of filming. In the bewildering lurchof change and loss, Thomas embarks on ajourney to figure out what he wants from life
and what it means to be gay in 2021, when somany possibilities have opened up for people
who grew up thinking that marriage andchildren were closed off to them.

MONSTER
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
126-mins. | Japan | 2023
Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Monday, September 25 @6:30pm | $15
Telus World of Science Edmonton
IMAX Theatre (11211 142 St NW):
Saturday, September 30 @9pm | $15

Drama.
When her young son Minato starts to behave
strangely, his mother feels that there issomething wrong. Discovering that a teacher
is responsible, she storms into the school
demanding to know what’s going on. But as
the story unfolds through the eyes of mother,teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
From legendary director Hirokazu Kore-eda(SHOPLIFTERS, EIFF 2019; BROKER, EIFF
2022)
Content: Coarse language, Mature themes
Language: English
Print Source: Photon Films

Content: Coarse language, Sexuality
Language: English

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FEATURE FILMS
THE PERSIANVERSION

POISSON ROUGE

Director: Maryam Keshavarz
107-mins. | USA | 2023

Directors/Writers: Hugo Bachelet,
Clément Vallos, Matthieu Yakovleff
100-mins. | France | 2023

Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAXTheatre (11211 142 St NW):
Friday, September 29 @6:30pm | $15

Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre(8712 109 St NW):
Monday, September 25 @7pm | $15

Drama/Comedy.
Coming from two countries at odds witheach other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla
Mohammadi) strives to find balance andembrace her opposing cultures, while boldly
challenging the labels society is so quick toproject upon her. When her family reunites in
New York City for her father’s heart transplant,
Leila navigates her relationships from arms
length in an effort to keep her “real” life
separate from her family life. However, when
her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so
are the distinct parallels between her life
and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha
Noor). Punctuated by a bright color palette,snappy comedic relief, and vibrant dance
numbers, The Persian Version delivers anhonest portrayal of a woman who remains
unapologetically herself, blended seamlessly
into a heartfelt story about family, belonging,and the undeniable influence of pop music.

Drama/Comedy.
Suffering from a neuro-degenerative disease,
35 years old Guillaume forgets so many things
that he is about to be held in a care facility.
In the hope of leaving him happy memories,
his childhood friends organize a last festive
weekend for him, under the sign of good wine.
But if Guillaume can place the same order atthe bar three times, some wounds from his
past are still open. Along with his friends, hedecides to embark on a road trip which may
allow him to solve his problems before heforgets them...
Content: Coarse language, Mature themes
Language: French with English subtitles

Content: Coarse language, Sexuality
Language: English, Persian withEnglish subtitles
Print Source: Mongrel Media

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FEATURE FILMS
THE POT AU FEUPURGATORY JACK

Director: Anh Hung Tran
135-mins. | France | 2023

Directors/Writers: Brett & Jason Butler
110-mins. | Canada | 2023

Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAXTheatre (11211 142 St NW):
Sunday, October 1 @6:30pm | $15

Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner
Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston
Churchill Square):Wednesday, September 27 @6:30pm | $15

Drama/Romance.
The relationship between Eugenie (Juliette
Binoche), an esteemed cook, and Dodin(Benoît Magimel), the gourmet she has beenworking for over the last 20 years. Growing
fonder of one another, their bond turns into
a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes
that impress even the world’s most illustrious
chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s
reluctance to commit to him, he decides tostart cooking for her.

Thriller. Q&A!
A neo-noir mystery thriller set against the
backdrop of Purgatory, a dangerous anddestitute landscape run by outlaws andoutcasts. Former musician turned grizzled
private detective, Jack Marlin, has a new caseand it’s helping new arrival Viv Vacious, a punk
pop star who overdosed, find her mother who
committed suicide twenty years earlier. By
outwitting the outlaws, these two musiciansfrom clashing eras will unlock a murderous
conspiracy and discover why blood is morethan a drug.

Content: Mature themes, Sexuality
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Mongrel Media

Join us for a Q&A with directors Brett & Jason
Butler following this screening
Content: Violence, Coarse language
Language: English

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FEATURE FILMSA SH*T DAY (JOUR
DE MERDE)
Director/Writer: Kevin T. Landry
91-mins. | Canada | 2023
Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre(8712 109 St NW):
Thursday, September 21 @6:30pm$20 (General Admission)$40 (Film + Gala After-Party)

SLEEP
Director: Jason Yu
95-mins. | South Korea | 2023
Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAXTheatre (11211 142 St NW):
Friday, September 22 @9pm | $15

OPENING NIGHT GALA!

Drama/Thriller. Opening Night Gala! Q&A!
Racking up the abuse of a narcissistic
perverted ex-boyfriend and a condescending
superior, a young single mother working
for Loto-Gold is sent to the depths of
nowhere to interview a strange hermit– who
is now a newly minted lottery winner. The
uncompromising new millionaire will be theone to finally push her, but there’s more thanwhat’s on the surface for both of these newacquaintances.
Join us for a Q&A with Director Kevin T. Landry
and Producer Macha Houssart following thisscreening.
Join us at Bell In Scona (10416 80 Avenue)
for small bites and celebration following thescreening and Q&A.

Horror.
A young couple’s life is turned upside downwhen the husband sleepwalks and turns
into someone else after dark. His wife,
overwhelmed by the fear that he will harm
their newborn baby, can no longer sleep.
What starts out as some light sleep-talking
soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesquebehaviour. They consult a sleep clinic without
success and as his nightmarish behaviour
escalates, they desperately seek help from ashaman.
Content: Violence, Mature themes
Language: Korean with English subtitles
Print Source: Mongrel Media

Content: Violence, Coarse language
Language: French with English subtitles
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FEATURE FILMS
SUZE

VINCENT MUST DIE

Directors: Dane Clark & Linsey Stewart
93-mins. | Canada | 2023

Directors: Stéphan Castang
115-mins. | France | 2023

Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAXTheatre (11211 142 St NW):
Thursday, September 28 @6:30pm | $15

Telus World of Science Edmonton IMAXTheatre (11211 142 St NW):
Friday, September 29 @9pm | $15

Horror/Comedy.
Vincent is an average, unremarkable manliving an average, unremarkable life. Today isunlike any other day in Vincent’s life though.
Random strangers have suddenly started
attacking Vincent with murderous intent,
whenever they make eye contact. At first, hetries to contine about his daily business, but asthings spiral violently out of control, Vincent isforced to flee and change his life completely.

Horror/Comedy.
Vincent is an average, unremarkable manliving an average, unremarkable life. Today isunlike any other day in Vincent’s life though.
Random strangers have suddenly started
attacking Vincent with murderous intent,
whenever they make eye contact. At first, hetries to contine about his daily business, but asthings spiral violently out of control, Vincent isforced to flee and change his life completely.

Content: Mature themes, Coarse
language, Sexuality
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Elevation Pictures

Content: Mature themes, Coarse
language, Sexuality
Language: French with English subtitles
Print Source: Elevation Pictures

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FEATURE FILMS
WERNER HERZOG RADICAL DREAMER
Directors: Thomas von Steinaecker
100-mins. | Germany/UK | 2022
Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre(8712 109 St NW):
Tuesday, September 26 @7pm | $15

Documentary.
“Nothing is typical for Werner, only theatypical is typical for him.” This is just oneof many attempts to characterize Werner
Herzog. Documentary filmmaker Thomas
von Steinaecker spoke to actors, directors,
directors of photography and producers
who have worked with Herzog over his longcareer—including directors Chloé Zhao,
Joshua Oppenheimer and Wim Wenders,singer Patti Smith and actors Nicole Kidman,
Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson. We also
hear from Herzog himself, with extraordinary
anecdotes about film locations and shoots,
his admiration for Lotte Eisner, and his eternal
search for beauty. The interviews are carefullypunctuated by archive footage of Herzog neverseen before, iconic excerpts from his featurefilms and documentaries, and his cameos
in cartoon series such as The Simpsons.
Together they create a kaleidoscopic image ofa radical visionary and dreamer, and of his very
own “Werner World.”
Content: Mature themes
Language: English, German withEnglish subtitles
Print Source: LevelFilm

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ABOUT EIFF

Global News Hour at 6with Carole Anne Devaney & Scott Roberts

Our CITY. Our NEWS.
Globalnews.ca
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LUNCBOXTM
SHORTS

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LUNCHBOXSHORTSTM
LUNCHBOX SHORTS™: SHORT FILM SERIESMONDAY, Sept. 25 thru FRIDAY, Sept. 29 @ 12:10pm
Tix: $20 each program (includes lunch!) | Beverage NOT included.
LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ is a series of five (5) unique short film programs curated fromthousands of film submissions received this year. Each program begins at 12:10pm andruns about 50-mins. in length. You may be a few minutes late getting back to the office,but hey, it’s a festival.
Lunch consists of a sandwich/wrap and something sweet. Vegetarian options arelimited. If you require GLUTEN-FREE, we recommend you bring your own lunch. To
reduce our collective carbon footprint, we encourage guests to BRING YOUR OWNWATER (BYOW). NO discounted admission for bringing your own lunch.
Doors open at 11:45am. Tickets to LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ MUST be purchased inadvance. NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

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CONNECT WITH US ONLINE!
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LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ 1.0
Directors: Various | 49-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Monday, September 25 @12:10pm | $20 (includes lunch!)
Today’s lunch provided by: The Italian Centre
We begin our week of LUNCHBOX Shorts™ with a theme we hold dear to our hearts: the passingof time, and how it affects us all. Our shorts have subjects with wisdom beyond their years, acts ofkindness and love, and reminders that the connections we make transcend our age and bind us
together. Sweet, funny, and heartfelt, this program is a perfect way to kick off our lunchtime series.
AUTUMN LEAVES
Director: Elizabeth Lewis
4-mins. | Canada | Animation.
Autumn brings bitter sweet memories. A woman, missing her
husband, struggles to control the leaves and her emotions.

CONFESSIONS
Producer/Director/Writer: Stephanie Kaznocha
11-mins. | USA | Comedy.
After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years
contemplate what their future holds. One confession leads toanother and before they know it, they’re embarking on an adventure.
THINGS UNHEARD OF
Producer/Director/Writer: Ramazan Kilic
16-mins. | Turkey | Drama.
A little Kurdish girl tries to put a smile back on her grandmother’s
face after the disappearance of her television, her only window into
the world.
ALL CHOKED UP
Director/Writer: Allison Volk
4-mins. | USA | Drama.
A woman must decide whether to save her husband when he starts
choking on a sandwich during lunch.

MADELEINE
Producer/Director/Writer: Raquel Sancinetti
15-mins. | Canada | Documentary.
Every week, two friends born 67 years apart share their life stories
in a senior home’s living room. The younger friend convinces the
107-year-old lady to join her in an adventure: a road trip to the sea.

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LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ 2.0
Directors: Various | 45-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Tuesday, September 26 @12:10pm | $20 (includes lunch!)
Today’s lunch provided by: Dalla Tavola Zenari
Have you ever felt misunderstood? As if the world is against you, by design or by happenstance?
Tuesday’s LUNCHBOX Shorts™ will feel a bit familiar. Follow along through these stories of longing
for a different life, or maybe just a different perspective! You never know what you’ll learn along theway, or who you’ll meet. It’s the journey, not the destination right?
THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET
Director/Writer: Janet Pearlman
6-mins. | Canada | Animation.
A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling fromstation to station, she encounters an array of colourful charactersin a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious andunexpected incidents.
A NIGHT OF GHARAM
Director: Michael Gamarano Singleton
15-mins. | UK | Drama.
Iman, a niqab-wearing woman, is fed up with her cheating husband.
At a shopping mall an opportunity presents itself for her toimpersonate another man’s wife. This takes her on an unexpectedadventure of self-realisation.
REGULAR RABBIT
Director/Writer: Eoin Duffy
8-mins. | Ireland | Animation.
With story and visuals purposefully separated, a Regular Rabbit battles acomically absurd onslaught of disinformation. He is not the nightmare being
told. He is as shown, a regular ol’ stupid rabbit doing his usual rabbit stuff!
The narrator is full of s#!t!! How is this so hard to believe?! Fake news!!
Where’s the evidence?! Agh!!! He is nothing more than a Regular Rabbit!
A PARTIAL GLIMPSE AT AN UNUSUAL MORNING
Director: David Tangarife
10-mins. | Spain | Comedy.
Elisa’s life goes by at full speed between the office, the routine and the officeagain. She gives everything for her professional reputation, to the point offorgetting herself and putting the reports ahead, what they will say and thedamn tick-tock of the clock that reminds her that she is late. But one morning,an accidental mistake makes her see everything slightly differently…
DINNER AT THE SMYTHS’Directors/Writers: Ash Hamilton & Bex Conyngham-Hynes
6-mins. | UK | Drama.
Seemingly ordinary Pandora introduces her boyfriend, Tom, to herparents. All is normal until he opens the door to a minotaur anda mermaid. In the dinner from hell, Tom tries his best to win over
Pandora’s dismissive, mythological parents, who despise the fact
he’s ‘only’ human.
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LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ 3.0
Directors: Various | 44-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Wednesday, September 27 @12:10pm | $20 (includes lunch!)
Today’s lunch provided by: Bridges Catering
We’ve been known to shake things up in the middle of the week, and this LUNCHBOX Shorts™
knows how to mix things up. These shorts might feel a little off-kilter, but that’s a-ok! The world
we live in is a weird, sometimes incomprehensible place– these films try to make sense of it
all, or just give up and give into the absurdity of life. Whatever conclusions they draw, it’s all
worth questioning!
SNIF & SNÜFDirector: Michael J Ruocco
5-mins. | USA | Animation.
Two characters discover an interesting new object, and learn
about what it means to share.

LUCKY MARKET
Director/Writer: Eric Wang Schwager
13-mins. | USA | Drama.
On her last day at work, an elderly grocery store owner decides
she cannot leave the community she loves, until a violent racial
attack changes her perspective.
THINK SOMETHING NICE
Producer/Director/Writer: Claudius Gentinetta
6-mins. | Switzerland | Animation.
At the mercy of the dentist’s chair, the protagonist cannot escapethe confrontation with pain and the dregs of the miserable humancondition. To distract himself, he takes refuge in a fantasised story offishermen and the sea.
TABLE FOR 3
Directors: Alvaro G. Company & Meka Ribera
13-mins. | Spain | Drama.
Five friends go to dinner at a high-end restaurant. Upon arrival, they
discover that the reserved table, initially for five people, is now atable for three. An unforeseen situation that will test friendship andthe bonds that exist within this group of friends.
CRAB
Director/Writer: Piotr Chmielewski
8-mins. | Poland | Animation.
Animals are our silent companions; they have witnessed the greatest
achievements and most horrible failures of humankind. They live theirlives parallel to ours—they are our food, our tools or, in the best case,we just don’t notice them. Usually our victory means death for them, butthere are moments where the situation changes…
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LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ 4.0
Directors: Various | 47-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Thursday, September 28 @12:10pm | $20 (includes lunch!)
Today’s lunch provided by: Dalla Tavola Zenari
Our penultimate LUNCHBOX Shorts™ is one where we’re ready to let loose and let our inhibitions
go! This collection is wacky and full of energy and heart, just the way we like it. Sometimes sweet,
sometimes icky, our program will get your blood pumping and put a skip in your step! Or at least
make you laugh, very very loudly.
THE ALGONQUIN BRIDGE
Director: Txesco Montalt
2-mins. | Canada | Animation.
While hurrying to catch a ferry from Toronto Island, a bald man
in a fancy white scarf falls off his bicycle and spends a day
contemplating why we rush and where we’re trying to get.
MEETING MR SAMUEL
Producer/Director/Writer: Rob Leggatt
17-mins. | UK | Comedy.
After dying of a cocaine induced heart attack in a pub toilet, loveablerogue and absent father, Christian Stoner wakes to find himself inwhat appears to be a waiting for the afterlife staffed by his former
school Geography teacher, Mr Samuels.
THE NECTAR INSTEAD
Producer/Director/Writer: Yoo Lee
4-mins. | USA | Comedy.
A young fly gets trapped in the fly trap in the stop-motion studio
only to have the existential realization that it spent its entire lifechasing after the wrong thing.
THEY GROW UP SO FAST
Director/Writer: John Beach
10-mins. | Ireland | Comedy.
When Brian meets Amy during a night out on the town, things movea little faster than he anticipated.

DEATH & RAMEN
Director/Writer: Tiger Ji
14-mins. | USA | Drama.
A ramen chef spends his final night alive hanging out with the
Grim Reaper.

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LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ 5.0
Directors: Various | 49-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Friday, September 29 @12:10pm | $20 (includes lunch!)
Today’s lunch provided by: The Italian Centre
You made it! It’s finally Friday, and it’s time to celebrate with our final LUNCHBOX Shorts™!
We started with a theme near and dear to our hearts, and we’d like to leave you with another:relationships. The bonds we make can be as close as family, or as distant as strangers in a darktheatre, but they’re the fabric of everything we do. Watch these shorts and think of your loved ones,
both human and animal; don’t worry if you shed a couple of tears, lunch comes with napkins.
“MEET CUTE”
Director: Shawn Patrick Tilling
3-mins. | Canada | Animation.
Inspired by the silent films of the 1920s, Meet Cute tells the storyof a fateful day between two people waiting for the bus.

SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY
Director/Writer: Aiden Ehrenreich
15-mins. | USA | Drama.
A down-on-his-luck musician returns home on the day of his
younger brother’s movie premiere to steal his computer and sell
it to the paparazzi.
LEO & CHESTER
Director: Andrea Wing
8-mins. | Canada | Documentary.
Leo, a sought-after rock star with a promising career, turns his backon the industry to pursue a life on the land with a herd of buffalo.

APOCALYPSE DOG
Director: Various
7-mins. | France | Animation.
In a post-apocalyptic universe, Bob and his dog Pasha survive in a
wasteland. They are hungry, thirsty and tired. When suddenly, they
see a city in the distance!
DEAD CAT
Directors/Writers: Annie-Claude Caron & Danick Audet
13-mins. | Canada | Comedy.
What were Catherine and Louis thinking when they chose a cat with
distinctive white spots? It would have been much easier to replace
if they had picked the all-back one! Now, they will have to tell theirdaughter Sophie that Nugget’s dead. Unless….

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SHORT STOPSHORT STOP 1.0
Directors: Various | 101-mins. | 6 short films
LEDCOR Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta (Lower Level, 2 Winston Churchill Square):Sunday, September 24 @NOON | $15
Our Short Stop series returns, each a carefully crafted program of shorts that wowed us this year.
Reflect on life with us in Short Stop 1.0, as we meet people from all walks of life. We all struggle,
we all love, and we all fear what comes next; with films like these, and an audience like you,there’s so much to enjoy. Don’t forget, EIFF rhymes with life!
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
Directors: Jerusha Hess & Jared Hess
14-mins. | USA | Animation.
An ode to the body’s five senses delivered by a man with little timeleft to enjoy them.no longer able to help him.

MINE MINE MINE
Director: Duncan Ragg
20-mins. | Australia | Drama.
A bed-bound man reflects on his childhood with Peter Pan, andhow sometimes everyone grows up without you.

DUOS
Director/Writer: Marion Defer
22-mins. | France | Drama.
A couple of vagabonds break into a house while the owners areon vacation.

HARD TO REACH
Director/Writer: Darryl Foster
14-mins. | UK | Drama.
When an anxiety-fuelled mentor takes his disruptive teenage student
on a photography trip, an altercation on a train leads to a cathartic
exchange that changes them forever.

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STONE
Director: Jake Graf
13-mins. | UK | Drama.
When Tess learns of her estranged father’s death, she travels to thefuneral hoping for nothing more than some closure and the chance tomeet the woman who stole him from her. Immediately blindsided by
the revelation that her father was a transgender woman, Tess starts
to wonder what else has been kept from her, turning to her mother foranswers. Realising that nothing is as it seems, Tess must challenge
not only everything she has been told about her childhood but, mostimportantly, her understanding of what it meant to be a father.
HABITAT
Director/Writer: Elena Escura
18-mins. | Spain | Drama.
Every day, Marisa observes that house from the street: the building,the balcony, the life that goes on behind the window. One day Marisa
decides to do somehing that she left pending: say goodbye.

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SHORT STOPSHORT STOP 2.0
Directors: Various | 96-mins. | 7 short films
LEDCOR Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta (Lower Level, 2 Winston Churchill Square):Sunday, September 24 @2:30pm | $15
Short Stop 2.0 is all about family– the ones we choose, the ones we’re stuck with, even the furry ones.
Family is there to help us through our toughest times, even when we can’t be together. Sometimes
the idea of a family can be scary– especially starting one! But without them, the world can seem a lot
more hostile. Bring your whole gang to this one, you might see yourselves reflected back at you! Join
us following this screening for a Q&A with attending guests from the films.
APOCALYPSE DOG
Director: Various
7-mins. | France | Animation.
In a post-apocalyptic universe, Bob and his dog Pasha survive in a
wasteland. They are hungry, thirsty and tired. When suddenly, they
see a city in the distance!
LAST CALL
Director: Harry Holland
19-mins. | UK | Drama.
A desperate mother who wants to reconnect with her son. On thecomplexity of depression and grief and search for understanding
and absolution.
IAGO AND TRISTAN
Director/Writer: Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
13-mins. | Spain | Drama.
After several years of relationship, Iago and Tristan have decided toseparate. The afternoon that Tristan is collecting his things to leave
the apartment they shared, he receives the unexpected visit of Iago,
who was not meant to return until Tristan had left. The uncomfortablereunion between them becomes a distressing experience when Tristan
receives a phone call that will change everything.
GIDDH (The Scavenger)
Director/Writer: Manish Saini
24-mins. | India | Drama.
The old man found himself tossing his son’s clothes away after
watching his pyre burn all evening. He died young, succumbing to an
illness and perhaps also because of hunger. The son was gone, the oldman still lived as did his hunger. He walked back to the crematorium,
pulled out his son’s shirt from a Banyan tree and sold it. He ate a wholemeal that day.

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SHORT STOPTHE SNIP
Director: Various
10-mins. | UK | Comedy.
Tony and Lindsay are looking for a permanent solution to theirfamily’s fertility, but for Tony, the simple procedure threatens his
masculinity.
TREASURES
Director: Welf Reinhart
8-mins. | Germany | Drama.
The eight year old Max is always bullied by his older brother and his
friend when they go for a treasure hunt in the woods. At an old lake
they do magnet fishing. The dynamic of the group changes as theyfind a grenade among the rusty treasures.
CHICKEN
Directors: Lucy McNulty & Emma Pollard
14-mins. | Canada | Drama.
When Sam splits up with her partner, she is forced to move back into
her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. Whendepression sinks in, her brother Emmett gets in her face trying to cheer
her up and in doing so makes everything worse. But when Emmett is
confronted with a situation at a baseball game where he is called achicken, Sam rises to the challenge to come to his aid and is remindedof what is truly important.

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SHORT STOPSHORT STOP 3.0
Directors: Various | 101-mins. | 7 short films
LEDCOR Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta (Lower Level, 2 Winston Churchill Square):Sunday, September 24 @5pm | $15
Take a walk on the dark side! SHORT STOP 3.0 casts its net across the globe to bring you tales tomove you closer to the edge of your seat. Mythical creatures, body horror, and just plain weirdness
abound in this package. If you’re a fan of horror, or just open to something twisted, these shorts areunmissable! It’s ok to close your eyes though, we don’t judge. Join us following this screening for a
Q&A with attending guests from the films.
DINNER AT THE SMYTHS’Directors/Writers: Ash Hamilton & Bex Conyngham-Hynes
6-mins. | UK | Drama.
Seemingly ordinary Pandora introduces her boyfriend, Tom, to herparents. All is normal until he opens the door to a minotaur anda mermaid. In the dinner from hell, Tom tries his best to win over
Pandora’s dismissive, mythological parents, who despise the fact
he’s ‘only’ human.
BAD BOY BUCK
Director/Writer: James Fitzgerald
22-mins. | Ireland | Drama.
After a one night stand with another man, a married farmer
attempts to hide the affair from his family as the truth drives him
to breaking point.
A WEDDING DAY
Producer/Director/Writer: Brendan Beachman
21-mins. | USA | Comedy.
For newlyweds Brad and Jill, it seems the honeymoon is over before it
even began. When an eccentric stranger named Jess White stumbles
into the couples first argument as man and wife, the day takes an abrupt
turn and changes their lives forever.
DEADLINE
Producer/Director/Writer: Idan Gilboa
13-mins. | Israel | Animated.
Deadline is a black comedy Stop-motion short that explores the power
balance between bureaucracy, death and feline devotion of the elderly.
At its center is a story of a brave friendship and solidarity between two
senior ladies sickened by society’s disregard and disrespect.

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SHORT STOPSWEET JUICES
Directors: Will Suen & Sejon Im
15-mins. | Australia | Drama.
Genius cooks Shirong and Tony face eviction and incarceration;
on a mission to clear their names, they leave a trail of saucy vomit,
stolen bicycles, unhinged government officials, and squirting
dumplings that deliver enlightenment.
FAIRPLAY
Director: Zoel Aeschbacher
18-mins. | France | Drama.
A teenager in search of recognition, a worker ready to do anything
to hit the jackpot, a senior executive at the end of his career who
wants to prove to himself that he is still alive. Three characters who
are losing speed on the competition highway...
STOP DEAD
Director: Emily Greenwood
8-mins. | UK | Horror.
When a workaholic city detective and her laid-back partner try to stopa dishevelled girl staggering down the middle of a country road, they
discover she’s being stalked by some unseen entity with a horrifying
ultimatum: you stop moving, you die.

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SHORT STOPSHORT STOP 4.0
Directors: Various | 88-mins. | 6 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Saturday, September 30 @NOON | $15
Kick off your final weekend of EIFF with Short Stop 4.0, a program all about passion! Passion is what
drives us to excel, and these shorts are real-life (and fictional!) examples of how far we can go when
our ambition and drive is the wind in our sails! Learn about some incredible subjects, or marvel at
how many obstacles that can be overcome with a bit of love, and a lot of passion. Join us following thisscreening for a Q&A with attending guests from the films.
SUGARING
Producer/Director/Writer: Clem McIntosh
3-mins. | Canada | Documentary.
Sugaring is an audiovisual meditation on the traditional practiceof maple syruping in rural New Brunswick.

WE HAVE NOTES
Director/Writer: Jordan McKttrick
15-mins. | USA | Drama.
A film studio struggles with one scene in a Joan of Arc film.

GOOD BOY
Director: Russell Chadwick
35-mins. | USA | Documentary.
Doug Seus found kinship in the arms and claws of a 1500 pound
Grizzly bear. Featuring interviews with Robert Duvall, Sean Penn &Brad Pitt, GOOD BOY is a look at how Bart The Bear, Doug Seus, andhis incredible family built a bond that took them all over the world andon-screen with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
THE ALCHEMY OF DAVID
Producer/Director: Nicholas Woytuk
15-mins. | USA | Documentary.
An artist-photographer reflects on the state of his medium and wonders
if the digital age has taken the magic out of making art.

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SHORT STOPABOUT MEMORY AND LOSS
Director/Writer: Amélie Hardy
8-mins. | Canada | Documentary.
Capture, document, record, share, restart.

III
Director/Writer: Salomé Villeneuve
12-mins. | Canada | Drama.
By a hot summer day on the lake shore, three siblings face death for the
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SHORT STOPSHORT STOP 5.0
Directors: Various | 93-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library (Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Saturday, September 30 @2:30pm | $15
Our final Short Stop (and final shorts package of the festival!) is Short Stop 5.0, all about overcoming!
What better way to send us off for the year than a reminder of the fights we wage for respect, fordecency, and for humanity. Sometimes tough to watch, we hope this program is eye-opening andinspiring– a perfect note to leave us on until we return in 2024. Join us following this screening for a
Q&A with attending guests from the films.
AYOR
Director/Writer: Tom Bakker
11-mins. | Netherlands | Drama.
During the national commemoration of Remembrance Day in 1970,
two men try to make a statement against gay discrimination. Right after
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard had laid the first wreath, two youngmen, Enno den Daas and Ad van Delden, ran from the Krasnapolsky
Hotel to The Dam. Between them was a green wreath with a pink
triangle, in memory of the gays who died during the Second World
War. Before they could lay the wreath, however, they were arrested
by military police and undercover agents. The film cuts back andforth between two moments in which their doubt, fear and firm belief
becomes clear: the boys waiting at Hotel Krasnapolsky for the rightmoment, and after their arrest, when they are questioned by the police
at the Warmoesstraat station.
INFRACTION
Director/Writer:
21-mins. | USA | Drama.
When a prison guard is murdered on the job, his replacement and an
inmate form an unlikely relationship with life-altering ramifications.
This film is based on the real life story of Philadelphia native Terrance
Lewis who served 21 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Producer/Director/Writer: Nazrin Choudhury
22-mins. | USA | Drama.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE is the story of a young mother, Rachel(BRITTANY SNOW), who is forced to travel with her young daughter in
tow from their hometown in Arkansas to Illinois in search of an urgent
and necessary abortion. As Rachel makes this arduous journey into a
fun road trip, we learn a heartbreaking truth and come to know the dark
secret that means her life will never be the same again.

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SHORT STOPA CHOCOLATE LENS
Director: Gabriel Veras
21-mins. | USA | Documentary.
How do you take a picture and tell a whole story. A Chocolate Lens
chronicles Steven Cummings’s photographic journey through adisappearing Black Washington. His approach was simple: use thecamera lens to find the power amidst the storm. His images are a love
letter to Black people across America.
GRAVEYARD OF HORSES
Director/Writer: Xiaoxuan Jiang
17-mins. | USA | Drama.
A frigid winter on the Mongolian steppe, an untimely snowstorm
aggravated the lives of a pregnant herder and her 8-year-old daughter:the missing flock of sheep, the unborn child, the absent husband,traces of wolves...... everything led the mother and daughter to places
they’ve never been.

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STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIESSHORT STOP 5.0
Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23 at the
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library
Tix: $15 each program
STUDIO A(lberta) is a series of five (5) short film programs created by, and featuring Alberta
talent! Meet filmmakers, actors, writers, directors, grips, gaffers… who work elsewhere (butstill call Alberta home) along with the talented creators who play, and live, right here in ourown Studio, eh. Q&A with visiting filmmakers following each program in-theatre.

STUDIO A 1.0
Directors: Various | 49-mins. | 5 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Friday, September 22 @6pm | $15
Our first STUDIO A showcases the unique voices we’ve come to expect from our Alberta talent.
And it’s always fun to see where those voices direct their energy. This year, we’re opening with our
LATE NIGHT package! Demons, monsters, angry wives who have had enough; there’s somethingfor everyone! You never know what will spring from the minds of our Albertan filmmakers! Join us
following this screening for a Q&A with attending guests from the films.
GET IN, GET IT OUT
Producer/Director/Writer: Leah Beaudry
7-mins. | Vancouver | Comedy.
This mockumentary follows three wildly ill-informed Priests asthey attempt to “save the world, one demon at a time.”

PRAIRIE TWO STEP
Producer/Director/Writer: Dani Alvarado
8-mins. | Calgary | Drama.
In the moments following a domestic dispute, two young womengrapple with their understandings of love and the purpose of
their friendship.
IN THE SHADOW OF GOD
Director/Writer: Brian Sepanzyk
18-mins. | Vancouver | Horror.
As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passingof her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a moresinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of thefamily home.

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STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIESNOWHERE NORMAL
Director: Matt Kloster
7-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
A young woman must find the heirlooms of her recently deadgrandmother, before her intolerant, debt-ridden father does.

SUZY MAKES CUPCAKES
Director: Jayson Therrien
10-mins. | Calgary | Drama.
Suzy has a unique talent. She makes the best tasting red velvet
cupcakes. She parlays that talent into getting even with her abusive
husband, deceiving the local crime family and making out with abowling full of cash.

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STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIESSTUDIO A 2.0
Directors: Various | 46-mins. | 4 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Friday, September 22 @7:45pm | $15
Our Studio A continues with more homegrown talent, and a collection of fascinating shorts. We’rebringing you the laughs, the emotion, and the catharsis that could only come from Alberta! Meet afamily of resourceful Manitobans, a soldier on the brink, a struggling artist, and… a pile of flesh. They’ll
be your guides through this journey, we hope you love them as much as we have. Join us following
this screening for a Q&A with attending guests from the films.
TOY TRAIN
Director: Kyle Tiernan
12-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
A young soldier faces his internal delusions, while being
surrounded with the bitter realities of war.

MONSTR
Director/Writer: Tank Standing Buffalo
6-mins. | Calgary | Animation.
How do you go on living when everything is taken from you in the blinkof an eye? A young artist confronts his inner demons while apprenticing
with a northwest totem carver after the death of his beloved.
MAKING MONEY IN… MANITOU, MANITOBA
Producer/Director/Writer: Austin Ladouceur
24-mins. | Calgary | Comedy.
Seven half-brothers reflect on their mother, pastimes, and insurance
fraud in the slow-paced town of Manitou, Manitoba.

FLESH BALLET
Director: Various
4-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
A quadruple amputee and a seamstress metamorphose into a
giant flesh mound.

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STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIESSTUDIO A 3.0
Directors: Various | 91-mins. | 2 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Saturday, September 23 @NOON | $15
Studio A 3.0 is a rarity for our Studio A series! Enjoy this spotlight on two fascinating and eye-opening
films from Albertan filmmaker Colin Waugh. Learn of the architectural wonders that lie within our
beautiful prairie lands, and meet Dr. Wilton Littlechild in Waugh’s stunning conclusion to his three-part
short series produced by Ermineskin Cree Nation. Join us following this screening for a Q&A withfilmmaker Colin Waugh.
OHTE NIKAHN KESP YO
Director: Colin Waugh
31-mins. | Edmonton | Documentary.
From Residential School to the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples, ohte nikahn kespâyo (future) is thestory of former Member of Parliament, Treaty 6 Grand Chief, andUN Delegate Dr. Wilton Littlechild. It is the final instalment in athree part series produced by Ermineskin Cree Nation, featuring
music by Grammy nominated Northern Cree.
ARTHUR ERICKSON’S DYDE HOUSE
Director: Colin Waugh
60-mins. | Edmonton | Documentary.
Nestled among the aspen parkland of Alberta, a hidden masterpieceby one of Canada’s most celebrated architects has been found. Arthur
Erickson’s Dyde House tells the story of an undiscovered piece ofhistory and the architects fighting for its future.

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STUDIO A: SHORTFILM SERIESSTUDIO A 4.0
Directors: Various | 41-mins. | 4 short films
Muttart Theatre at the Stanley A. Milner Library(Lower Level, 7 Winston Churchill Square):Saturday, September 23 @2:30pm | $15
STUDIO A 4.0, our final collection of Albertan short films, features four filmmakers who all hail from
our amazing Edmonton, Alberta! The artistry we hold within this city is wondrous, and it shows on thescreen! Beautiful animation lives alongside heart-warming humanity in this package, not to mention
stunning music and inventive cinematography. Join us following this screening for a Q&A withattending guests from the films.
PAPER PLANES
Directors: Sina Sultani & Katrin Frantz
6-mins. | Edmonton | Animation.
Following the loss of his father, a young boy crippled by griefstruggles to reconnect with his distant mother.

NO BEDROOM
Director: Ryan Leedu
12-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
A young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom
house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting.

YOU ARE THE BLUE
Director/Writer: Beatrice King
14-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
‘You Are the Blue’ is a gripping coming-of-age film about teenage
Kay, an aspiring dancer who reckons with her identity amidst aterrifying secret.
SWALLOW, DEAR SWALLOW
Producer/Director: Eva Colmers
9-mins. | Edmonton | Drama.
Wistful accordion music and stunning shadow imagery swirl together
in this visually and acoustically lush short film about two dreamers thatunite in a quest to help others.
Based on Oscar Wilde’s short story The Happy Prince, the images in
Swallow, Dear Swallow are all handmade and are a love letter to creative
analog cinematography.
With a simple, transforming set, elements of live puppetry and minimaledits, the viewer is transported to different places following the brave
little swallow - evoking the magic of a live performance.

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ABOUT EIFF
Unit Production Manager

Set Production Assistants

K A D E N W I L L IAMS
L EO M E N D E Z
R A FA E L S I LVA

A DV E R T I S I N G & C R E AT I V E S P O N SO R
Chief Procrastination Officers
Vice President of Buzzwords
Snack Acquisition Manager
Director of Punny Taglines
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Chief Meme Strategists

Heads of Unconventional Client Excuses
Director of Unfiltered Feedback
Heads of Subliminal Messaging
Senior Trend Whisperer
Director of Reverse Product Placement
Heads of Chair Swivelling
Senior Hype Curators
Senior Cat Video Analyst
Directors of Mascot Training
Executive Director of Uncharted Ad Territory
Whimsical Whitespace Designer
Director of Font Psychology
Vice Presidents of Unnecessary Acronyms (VPUNA)
Chief Emoji Translator
Heads of Office Banter
Official High-Five Coordinators

A LYS I A L A M BE RTU S
C H E L S E Y S WAN K HU I Z E N
K I R I W YSY N SK ILARISSA KHOC H E T TA N C H AHALC O Z E T T E N GU YE N
É M I L I E H AY E S
L A R I S S A F U NK
A M AT U L L A H BOXWALAANNA TEJEROC U R T PI N TO
H A R M A N LU T HRA
H I T E N N AY YA R
S H AU N A C O NN E LLY
THI NGUYEN
M A N O N L A M ARRE
TA N I A N E A S E
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V I CTO R I A L APP
B R E N N A VO OG D
K E A N D R A LUCK I
PA B LO H E R R E RA CRU Z
R O RY O ’ N E I L L
C R A I G M A R KO U
E L L I OT T K U S S
G O R D O N M ON TG O ME RY
K U LV I N D E R R O SHAN
M A R K WATS ON
PAVA N M E S HRAMR O B J E N N I N GS
M AU R E E N C H U
S U H U R O M A R FARAH
LO R I ST E FA NYSCHYNV I S UA L E F F ECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Digital Artists/Compositors

M AT EO S A N TO S
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EIFF TEAMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sydney Moule
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Vincent Brulotte
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Kailla MacLellan
PUBLICISTS
Bottom Line Productions
GRAPHICS & DESIGNRay Dak Lam
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Ed Little
PROGRAMMERS
Vincent Brulotte
Kailla MacLellan
Kerrie Long
Sydney Moule
WRITERS
Vincent Brulotte
Kerrie Long
Robert Michon
LUNCHBOX SHORTS™ COORDINATOR
Kailla MacLellan
SHORT FILM PACKAGING
Vincent Brulotte
Kailla MacLellan
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGERS
Sydney Moule
Vincent Brulotte
Bottom Line Productions
EIFFS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hilary Anaka
Olivia Fung
Dany Le
Mike Lupien
Kavis Reed
Yonathan Sumamo

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THANK- YOU!
To OUR FAMILIES and FRIENDS… we could
not do this without you. FACT! And although
we say this every year, it continues to be
relevant—we think about you all the time andcan’t wait to catch up! Thank-you for picking
apples, bringing us food, completing thesentences which we can’t find the words forand for telling us “that shirt really doesn’t gowith those shoes”. We are the little festivalthat could. Thank YOU for your passionate,
all-in, ambassadorship and for holding us
all accountable as a festival that values
inclusiveness, respect and… grace.
THANK YOU to all the filmmakers who granted
us permission to unleash their ‘cinematicbabies’ to Edmontonians. And massive,
heartfelt, full-body hugs to our tireless
VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS, FUNDERS
and to YOU… for being here, taking the ridewith us and for supporting our Edmonton
International Film Festival!
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