International Shorts

This program has 6 films.

International short films include: Apayauq, Christopher at Sea, Gianna, GORDITX, Unless We Dance, YA BENTI

Director: Zeppelin Zeerip, Tom CJ Brown, Kait Schuster, Malik Ever, Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Anissa Allali

Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:30am
Ottawa Art Gallery
50 Mackenzie King Bridge
Ottawa, ON

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Apayauq

Zeppelin Zeerip

Zeppelin Zeerip

Director

Apayauq Reitan’s journey to become the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race.

Country

United States

Year

2022

Duration

16 mins

Christopher at Sea

Tom CJ Brown

Tom CJ Brown

Director

After checking in as a passenger onboard a cargo ship, Christopher begins to question his sanity and his perception of time.

Country

France

Year

2022

Duration

20 mins 17 secs

Gianna

Kait Schuster

Kait Schuster

Director

Gina, a Filipina Gemini who is just doing her best, takes the advice of her sliding scale therapist to spend a day with her inner saboteur. Enter Gianna.

Country

United States

Year

2023

Duration

11 mins

GORDITX

Malik Ever

Malik Ever

Director

With her summer camp golf tournament looming, outcast Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the transmasculine former ladies golf pro.

Country

United States

Year

2022

Duration

14 mins 55 secs

Unless We Dance

Fernanda Pineda Palencia

Fernanda Pineda Palencia

Director

Hanz Rippe Gabriel

Hanz Rippe Gabriel

Director

A portrait of dance as the greatest expression of shielding the Afro community in Quibdó. A tribute to their act of resilience and to all the lives that have been lost along the way.

Country

Colombia

Year

2023

Duration

14 mins 34 secs

YA BENTI

Anissa Allali

Anissa Allali

Sabrina is about to marry Younes, a wedding that’s everything for her mother and grandmother. But the day before the ceremony, Sabrina steps back.

Country

France

Year

2022

Duration

23 mins 37 secs

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