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A young Chinese mother discovers that her child could one day become a cultural stranger in their new-found home in Australia.

Zhang Yifan

Zhang Yifan is a Melbourne-based director whose cross-cultural background informs his emotionally resonant films. Trained at the Victorian College of the Arts, he embraces his outsider perspective to craft stories that transcend borders.
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Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #18 – BE ALIVE (NOV. 15)

Grandma

A charcoal-animated film on a single sheet of paper on memory, time and death....
2 min | Yang Hu | Canadian Premiere | No dialogue
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Daly City

An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish....
16 min | Nick Hartanto | Western Canada Premiere | English, Indonesian
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Life Support

Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctorstruggling under the weight of life-and-deathdecisions must confr...
11 min | Jamon Tolbert | Western Canada Premiere | English
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NOWHERE

While working at a construction site, Lao Lin stumbles upon a statue and sees it as a chance to improve his li...
25 min | WANG ZE | North American Premiere | Chinese
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Mrs Chang’s Perfect Teeth

When Siu Yee, a young Chinese immigrant, is hired at Mrs. Chang’s foot massage parlour, she learns that succ...
16 min | Karen Lam | Canadian Premiere | Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
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Neither Donkey Nor Horse

Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor makes a historic discovery....
28 min | Robin Wang | Canadian Premiere | English, Mandarin
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Credits
  • Director(S)
  • Zhang Yifan
  • Year
  • Length
  • Screenwriter
  • 2024
  • 19 Mins
  • Zhang Yifan
  • Producer
Sally Long, Soleil Wang
  • Editor
  • Cinematographer
  • Ryan Bell
  • Principal Cast
Jianing Chen, Ethan Mao, Lili Bai, Xin Ocean

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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.

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88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

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