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Little Miss Sleepy

A filmmaker explores her journey of being diagnosed with narcolepsy at age 21 and documents her participation in a scientific research study to help raise awareness for the condition that currently has no known cure.

Jenny Lee-Gilmore

Jenny Lee-Gilmore is an actor and filmmaker. She directed the TELUS Originals documentary Overtime and earned a nomination for the One to Watch award by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. She’s an alumnus of the VIFF Catalyst program, BIPOC TV and Film Showrunner Bootcamp, and WIDC Story & Leadership program.

Presented as Part Of Facing Intergenerational Fears – WestCoast Shorts Documentary

In Search of Mah Hang

The lost story of a young Canadian-born Chinese woman who, in 1931, defies convention and bravely faces the po...
24 min | Victoria So | | World Premiere | English
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Tsunagu

Canadians of Japanese descent have a traumatic shared experience of uprooting and dislocation during World War...
26 min | Lucy Komori | | World Premiere | English
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Beyond the Salish

Beyond the Salish shares the experience of two optimistic men coming face to face with the realities of nature...
17 min | Richard Chen, William Chong | | World Premiere | English
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Credits
Mike Johnston, Aidan Kyle, Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
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Festival passes

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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Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9