Emily Carr Institute

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    Drama Olivia Hang Zhou

    Apart, Together

    Yiru, a Chinese teenager travels to Los Angeles with her mom Jia in search of her long lost sister who was given up for adoption due to the one child policy. As the search intensifies, Yiru grapples with feelings of isolation and longing for her mothers love .

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    Comedy Will Anderson

    Have Heart

    A looping animated GIF has an existential crisis.

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    Dark Comedy Cyril Aris

    The President's Visit

    The President’s visit to a tiny seaside factory, called the Sultan of Soap, becomes a complete washout!

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    Documentary Matt Houghton

    Landline

    In 2010, a chaplain from Cheshire set up a helpline for gay farmers. 'Landline' journeys into the world of the people who called.

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    Documentary Nasir Bailey & Jackson Kroopf

    NASIR

    Nasir, a transgender musician, comes out to several family members over the phone, as he recounts the steps towards his decision to transition, and composes a song to himself.

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    AFI Fest 2010 Short Film Showcase

    Titular character of Marcel the Shell While festivals and online outlets still exist as two different worlds, it seems that every online mainstay wants to become a festival (see YouTube Biennial, Vimeo Festival), and every festival wants to have a presence online. We've covered Cannes and Sundance's forays, and now at the end of the yearly festival season the American Film Institute's AFI Fest has a turn with a selection of 11 shorts available through its website.

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    Dark Comedy Jacob Streilein

    There’s a Man in the Woods

    A teacher's life quickly spirals out of control after young Sid claims to have seen a man in the woods.

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    Comedy Sam Lane

    Spell of the West

    On an isolated cacti farm, three stressed out birds ask a cowgirl to help put a stop to the elusive Ax-Man

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    Documentary Sean Mullan

    Inhale

    Through horses, a man feels an irrepressible duty to move in harmony with his pain. A film exploring the infinite momentum of life via an energy never destroyed, only transformed.

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