With Time

Alice must confront her unresolved past when her estranged mother, who has dementia, moves in, forcing her to provide the care she never received in her childhood while juggling her own responsibilities as a mother.

Jenny Lee-Gilmore

Jenny Lee-Gilmore started her career as a Producer’s & Director’s assistant and has worked on productions for Netflix, Lionsgate, Apple & Disney. Her debut short film Breakaway played in festivals across North America and was selected for 2020’s CBC Short Film Face Off. Her TELUS Originals documentary, Overtime, about her mom’s 55+ hockey team, earned her a nomination for the “One to Watch” award by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #4 – BE GRATEFUL – WESTCOAST TALES

Tears Burn to Ash

With only one night in Tokyo, a grieving Japanese Canadian woman is haunted byher doppelganger....

15 min | Natalie Murao | English, Japanese

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Jackie’s Haven

In an exploration of grief, a young girl’s world shifts between reality and a vibrant underwater fantasy as ...

9 min | Mimi Dejene | English

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Sanjeevani

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10 min | Neetha John | Punjabi

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Spring After Spring

After their mother’s death, three sisters reunite to lead Vancouver’s Chinatown Parade, forced to choose b...

75 min | Jon Chiang | Canada | World Premiere | English

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Credits

Kristyn Stilling, Eloise Cameron-Smith

Jennifer Khoe, Avery Chan, Yayoi Hirano

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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.

With Time

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #4 – BE GRATEFUL – WESTCOAST TALES

Tears Burn to Ash

Jackie’s Haven

Sanjeevani

Spring After Spring

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