Pride & Prayer

Amid the intersection of faith and identity, Panta embarks on a deeply personal journey to explore whether a space exists within the Muslim community for someone who is both queer and seeking to reconnect with their faith.

Panta Mosleh

Panta Mosleh is a Queer West Asian-Iranian-Kurdish-Canadian director and writer. A Groundlings alum and 2021 SNL Scholarship recipient, she’s directed four TV movies, two mini series and has created the comedy series Pass the Salt slated to go to camera Q4, and won Best Short at Red Sea 2024. Her work centers joyful, authentic stories from underrepresented voices.

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Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #16 – BE RESPECTFUL – WESTCOAST TALES (NOV. 15)

Grandma’s Praying

What begins as an interruption to a grandmother’s prayer becomes a quiet act of love and unexpected connecti...

1 min | Matthew Jin | MAMM20 | English

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BORN AN IMMIGRANT

A Canadian-born Chinese woman supports her family by becoming a dressmaker in Victoria, British Columbia durin...

22 min | Jenn Lee | World Premiere | English

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Ahon (“Rise”)

In Filipino, “ahon” means to rise, emerge, or break through a surface. “Ahon” recounts the rise of the...

21 min | Trixie Pacis | English and Tagalog

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Co-Presented by

Credits

Panta Mosleh, Abbas Mojarad, Soran Mardookhi

Panta Mosleh, Pouran Ahmadi

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

Pride & Prayer

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #16 – BE RESPECTFUL – WESTCOAST TALES (NOV. 15)

Grandma’s Praying

BORN AN IMMIGRANT

Ahon (“Rise”)

Festival passes

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