FILM PROGRAM
CLOSING GALA FEATURE
World Premiere (WP), North American Premiere (NAP); Canadian Premiere (CP), Ontario Premiere (OP), Toronto Premiere (TP).
DISTANCE
Directed by Isabel Fryszberg.
This short music animation is about the desire for intimacy and connection, at a time when it’s being challenged at every turn. “When I wrote this song, I was thinking about how our everyday handshake, social kiss, and hug have become dramatically altered now,” Fryszberg says. “It germinated from a place of longing for fearless touch, embrace, dance, and connection.”
(WP, 2022, Experimental, 0:03:39, Canada)
THE MAGICIAN
Directed by Sarah-Jane Potts.
“The Magician” is an uplifting short film about an unexpected encounter that saves one woman’s life.
(CP, 2022, Drama, 00:15:07, UK)
