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)
COMING SOON
ROMANTIC GUIDE TO LOST PLACES
Directed by Giorgia Farina.
“Romantic Guide to Lost Places” is an unusual road movie that ranges across Europe in search of lost and forgotten places, as two strangers come to terms with the unmet expectations in their lives.
. (2020, Drama, 1:47:00, Italy)