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The Nape

Da-ye quits her job as a teacher and returns to her hometown. She begins to help her mother, who has been forced to close the English academy she runs because of the COVID-19 outbreak, when she comes across a student who is two months behind in his payments.

Yura Kim

Born in 1996, while studying at a university of education, Yura Kim made a short film titled A Silent Dancing (2018), which was invited to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She then transferred to a film school to begin formal film studies.

Presented as Part Of The Someone For Everyone Can Be Unexpected LGBTQ2S+ International Narrative Shorts

Diana

Diana arrives in LA as a recent immigrant through a fraudulent marriage with American Rick. Diana connects wit...
15 min | Luo-Bing Pan | | Western Canadian Premiere | English, Mandarin | English, Mandarin
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When the Summer Ends

A solitary old man, estranged from his family, saves a troubled teenager from a suicide attempt, leading them ...
29 min | Tianyuan He | | World Premiere | Mandarin | English
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Blue Boy

Blue Boy follows Kiran, an Indian-American boy growing up in a 1990s American suburb. After experiencing a vis...
15 min | Nik Dodani | | Canadian Premiere | English
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Three

At a home gathering, a Chinese woman who has recently moved to the United States to live with her daughter tri...
15 min | Amie Song | | Canadian Premiere | Mandarin, English | English
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Credits
Yura Kim
Ho-in Jang, Hyogyeong Min, Woojin Jeong
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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