Valibation
It isn't in you, it is you. A film from feature director, Todd Strauss-Schulson
It isn't in you, it is you. A film from feature director, Todd Strauss-Schulson
In the 1980s, New Zealand skateboarder Lee Ralph had the world at his feet. But right when he seemed poised to join the sport’s elite, he was kicked out of the USA and the limelight for good.
Sam is about to meet his celebrity idol... the only problem is, Sam works in a morgue... and his idol is dead.
Throughout his life, a man struggles to get rid of a very persistent case of hiccups.
When Clémence and her parents arrive late at a big country picnic, she quickly find herself cruelly ostracized by a group of children already playing at the gathering.
Abel lives in the winter and Apolline lives in the summer. Isolated in their "natures", they never met each other. But, their encounter will soon become more complicated than they could imagine. Both of them will have to learn compromise to protect the other...
Dastaar follows a young interracial couple as they navigate social tensions in the days following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, forced to navigate a sudden climate of fear and dangerous assumptions.
A girl with a secret past comes out of hiding and is forced to take on the town bullies with the thing she fears most - herself.
A cherished tradition, every year Sundance releases a selection of short films from their competition lineup onto the internet for the duration of the fest. It is an excellent way for fans at home to connect with the goings on, and for short film fans in particular, a great way to spy some of the year's top shorts early in their festival run.
With TIFF adopting a hybrid approach - featuring live screenings, online rentals and a virtual library - we take a short centric look at what this year's festival had to offer.