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Obscura 옵스큐라

Sang-Ook, a hikikomori (shut-in) who has locked himself in his room for a year, builds a camera obscura from his room as a conduit to the outside world.

Arnold Lim

Arnold Lim is a director/producer who won Telefilm’s Talent to Watch grant twice, other awards including the Director’s Guild of Canada’s Greenlight Award for Obscura. A video journalist of over a decade and Photography Manager for five Olympic Games, he lives in Victoria, BC, with his wife and two children.

Presented as Part Of Reality Check – WestCoast Narrative Shorts

Chaturanga

Tanvi is left a message by her late father in the form of a humanoid AI (MOF). However, to receive this messag...
8 min | Sidartha Murjani | | World Premiere | English | English
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Common Law

Common Law is a family drama that portrays a Chinese-Canadian family struggling to come to terms with their so...
26 min | Kagan Goh | | World Premiere | English
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The Lost Salmon

The Lost Salmon follows Ali, an Iranian student in Vancouver, grappling with homesickness and worry for his fa...
15 min | Amir Arab | | Western Canadian Premiere | English, Farsi | English
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Imposter

Psychiatrist Isaac Maffoud is called to negotiate with a delusional patient, Frederick, who believes his son i...
15 min | Rafael Millán | | Vancouver Premiere | English | English, Spanish
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Credits
Lynne Lee, Claire Mulligan, Arnold Lim
Andrew Woo, Viva Lee, Kyu Nam Cho
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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