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With love, Charlie.

Charlie and Jae meet on the battlefield during the Korean War. Becoming a POW, Charlie sends letters to Anne as she struggles with his status. Jae’s wife Nuri must try to get her husband back, as his PTSD from what he saw on the battlefield threatens to tear them apart.

Jaren Hayman

Jaren Hayman is a director, writer and producer based in Toronto and Los Angeles. In addition to his three feature films Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower, This North Preston, and Hockey 24, Jaren has directed over 30 short films, commercials, and music videos, as well as a TV series.

Presented as Part Of Everything Life Has to Throw at You – US Short Narrative

Dosh

Karishma, hard-of-hearing, finds her son swimming with her undiagnosed bipolar husband Ram. Concerned, she clo...
16 min | Radha Mehta | | English, Hindi | English
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End of Summer

After his grandma dies, her grandson interacts with her ghost. While his mother suppresses her grief, the boy ...
15 min | Weiqi Cai | | North American Premiere | Mandarin | English
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Seventeen

Winter in a small town in California. A Chinese-American teenage girl, Jasmine, gets pregnant and wants to kee...
15 min | Geqi Li | | Western Canadian Premiere | Chinese (Henan dialect), English | English
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Lola

After Tessie’s grandmother Lola is diagnosed with dementia, Tessie makes it her mission to save Lola’s mem...
11 min | Grace Hanna | | Canadian Premiere | English | English
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Credits
Jaren Hayman, Kyle Ardill, Abin Andrews, Cooper Andrews, Mark Hill, Greg Bailey, Rob Hannah, Metta World Peace, Akio Tyler,
Abin Andrews, Dongwoo Kang, Jongman Kim, Ella Cannon, Curran Walters
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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