Shorts: Local Heroes
May 29, 2025
7:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 1
Toronto takes over the screen! From healing journeys and tender friendships to zombie apocalypses and cat-sitting gone wrong, this program represents Toronto at its best… And worst? Grab your tickets before it sells out—this city doesn’t play when it comes to supporting its filmmakers.
Content Advisory: Our shorts programs feature a wide variety of themes. If you have any concerns about what might be depicted in this program please contact us at programming@insideout.ca.
Last Call
A lesbian couple must rely on a jaded bartender to work through their recent-breakup bubble to survive a sudden zombie attack inside a dying Queer bar.
Director(s): Tricia Hagoriles
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 10 mins
Bodyrebuilding
How diversity work led to chronic pain and a journey to healing through weightlifting.
Director(s): Vivek Shraya
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 11 mins
Girl / Thiếu, Nữ
A trans Vietnamese woman's letter to herself and her family before secretly starting hormone replacement therapy.
Director(s): Cà Rốt Thái
Country: Canada, Vietnam
Year: 2025
Duration: 15 mins
fastLOVE
A young man falls prey to an elusive hustler.
Director(s): Wayne Burns
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 16 mins
baby fat
Kitty, a disillusioned 20-something searching for meaning amidst societal pressures and personal insecurities must navigate an existential crisis after her best friend reveals she’s skipping town to chase her dreams.
Director(s): Iris Kim
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 15 mins
Cat Sitters
Four friends reunite to watch scary movies while cat sitting, but a power outage and the nagging suspicion that they’re not alone threatens to kill the vibe.
Director(s): Claren Grosz
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 12 mins
MOON & BACK
Two young people spend a weekend memorializing their friendship before one of them permanently moves to the moon.
Director(s): Pony Nicole Herauf
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 13 mins
I've Heard a Siren Calling
Nev is a young trans woman in the early stages of her transition. In her small fishing town, she grapples with isolation and managing her fears of reintegrating back into the world she loves… Surfing.
Director(s): Dylan Mitro
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 13 mins
May 29, 2025
7:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 1