Thursday March 29 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm | NFB Mediatheque

WIFT-T’s annual Short Film Showcase celebrates the talent and creativity of active WIFT-T Members. The event takes place each spring in downtown Toronto, with submissions opening in December. A big thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Showcase and to all of the talented WIFT-T filmmakers who submitted their work.

THE EXIT

Director/Producer: E. Jane Thompson
Producer: Danijel Margetic
Screenwriter: Nicolas Billon

The morning after a friend’s wedding, Peter and Samantha—on a ‘relationship hiatus’—discover that each has brought home a lover. When their one-night-stands emerge, the couple must negotiate a thoroughly modern and thoroughly awkward situation.

Running Time: 07:30
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy

CEO

Writer/Director/Co-Producer: Jennifer Liao
Co-Producer: Sandy Kellerman

During the final minutes in her office, a fallen corporate executive makes a fleeting connection with the security guard tasked with escorting her from the building.

Running Time: 07:00
Language: English
Genre: Drama

WILDERNESS

Writer/Producer: Penelope Eizenga
Director: Dawn Wilkinson

A mother’s struggle with her son’s schizophrenia—and his refusal of treatment—pushes the limits of her ability to cope.

Running Time: 12:20
Language: English
Genre: Drama

CESAR’S WORLD

Producer/Writer/Co-Director: Yanet Candelario
Director: Mark Sanders

A 10-year-old boy has a very innocent crush on his teacher, who in turn has a very adult interest in the school principal, proving that love can be a complex mystical abstraction.

Running Time: 08:35
Language: English
Genre: Family

HANGNAIL

Producer: Norma Mendoza
Writer/Director: Cavan Campbell

An argument exposes the history of two lovers and reveals a secret that will either save or break them. “Very powerful. Wonderful filmmaking.” – Paul Haggis

Running Time: 12:00
Language: English
Genre: Drama

DECEMBER 6

Director/Producer: Cara Mumford
Screenwriter: Evalyn Parry

A spoken word tour de force that recalls the events of the Montreal Massacre at L’Ecole Polytechnique on December 6, 1989, and makes a bold statement for the abolishment of violence against women.

Running Time: 10:00
Language: English
Genre: Spoken Word/Dance

REACH

Writer/Director/Producer: Tricia Collins

After leading a life of adventure, John has grown weak and downtrodden, shutting out the rest of the world. Now he lives and loves through memories from his past—memories that have become ever distorted and overwhelming toward the end of his days.

Running Time: 15:00
Language: English
Genre: Drama

HATCHED: A TALE OF GREAT EGG-SPECTATIONS

Writer/Director: Elizabeth V. Newman
Producer: Jean-Philippe Marier

As Beth waits for the results of her pregnancy test, her mind wanders to a fanciful world where women hatch eggs instead of giving birth like humans.

Running Time: 05:30
Language: English with French subtitles
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

THE AUCTION
Audience Choice Award Winner

Writer/Director: Gloria Kim
Producer: Sandra Paolucci

It’s Christmas in Toronto, 1978, and eight-year-old Meehee Park longs for two things: to make her mother happy and to get a Cindy doll from Santa. But Meehee soon realizes that Santa isn’t real and her parents are struggling to make ends meet. When she comes across a neighbourhood auction, she must choose between dreams of the past and fitting in with the present.

Running Time: 17:00
Language: English and Korean with English subtitles
Genre: Family Drama

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