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Neither Donkey Nor Horse

Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor makes a historic discovery.

Robin Wang

Robin Wang is a Student Academy Award, DGA, and two-time Student Emmy winner whose films explore the Asian diaspora, cultural displacement, and identity. His films have been nominated for the Humanitas Prize, and screened at Telluride, LA Outfest, Clevleand, Hollyshorts, along with other 100+ global festivals.
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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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Things We Carry

A young Chinese mother discovers that her child could one day become a cultural stranger in their new-found ho...
19 min | Zhang Yifan | Canadian Premiere | Mandarin, 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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Credits
  • Director(S)
  • Robin Wang
  • Year
  • Length
  • Screenwriter
  • 2024
  • 28 Mins
  • Robin Wang, Jesse Aultman
  • Producer
Ellen Eliasoph, Jesse Aultman, Aslan Dalgic, Chirsten Vanderbilt Ellis & Lilith Mo
  • Editor
  • Cinematographer
  • Devon Johns
  • Principal Cast
CASTDr. Wu Lien-teh – Chris PangMaster Yao Shi-jie – Jim LauDr. Gerald Mesny – Michael MonasterioLim Chia-swee – Albert KuoNurse Wang Xiao-yu – Beryl LiuViceroy Xiliang – Andy SunGeneral Horwat – Peter LarneyNurse Xia Cheng-zhi – Kaixiang Zhang

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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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