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OPENING NIGHT

Monday, Oct 19, 2026 (7pm)

This screening session features 6 short films. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.

Address: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto

Free Tickets: Reserve your seats for this screening. Still unsure whether you can make it? Don't worry, more free tickets will be available at the box office just before the screening!

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Une Fugue (To the woods) (France) by Agnès Patron

Sister remembers that Brother had dark eyes, hair like her own, shoulders as fragile as a bird's wings, and that he knew the way to the river by heart. Sister has forgotten noting about Brother.

Running time: 00:15:00

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I Wanted To Hear Your Voice (United States) by James Pellerito

After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine. Recorded voicemails serve to show the progression of the disease, underscoring the frustration, isolation and burnout that comes with intensive caregiving.

Running time: 00:12:00

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HĀL (Tunisia) by Omar Garby

Some ideas become films. Some films become questions. Every viewer sees a different film. What did you see?

Running time: 00:14:48

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Reliefs (Mexico) by Juan Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez

Carlos is approaching midlife trapped in a personal crisis that has lingered too long. Rosa, his mother, suffers from disabling pain that is only mitigated by the warm waters of hydrotherapy. One night, she offers to make the ultimate sacrifice so that they can both transit to a better place. A short film about love, hope  and relief we all long for.

Running time: 00:17:40

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An excess baggage (France) by Myriam Garcia Marienstras

Sophie hides her unease within the intense bond she shares with her daughter, Lila. When Lila leaves for summer camp, Sophie finds herself alone for the first time, overwhelmed by separation and emotional dependency. As the day unfolds, she drifts through encounters and small gestures, trying awkwardly to fill the void. An Excess Baggage portrays a woman whose love, though sincere, becomes too heavy to carry.

Running time: 00:16:20

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Nightfaces (Austria) by Martin Winter, Stefan Langthaler

Mahan is a taxi driver in Vienna, but his job frustrates him. He longs for his family and a normal life. One rainy night, a homeless woman gets into his taxi. She urgently wants to see her son, whose birthday it is. Mahan tries to get rid of her and accidentally breaks her present. To make up for the damage, he takes the strange woman on one last trip through the dark city.

Running time: 00:23:00

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