Rolling the Dice: Short films about coincidence and fate
June 21
June 21 at 9:00 PM
Festival Pass: $40.00
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Abstract Skies
Director: Roger Gallant • NL • 4 minutes
A short film that reimagines the skies as a gallery of abstract shapes captured in time-lapse.
Follow the Dogs
Director: Isabel Garrett • UK • 6 minutes
A portrait of the relationship between healthcare and creativity, through the unique lens of cancer patient Warren Hastings as he recovers from treatment.
I Need to Get This Off My Chest
Director: Elizabeth Hicks • NL • 10 minutes
After shoplifting lingerie from a discount department store, 12-year-old Grace goes to great lengths to cover up the crime.
Punter
Director: Jason Adam Maselle • USA • 14 minutes
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
Moon Alone
Director: Heejin Kang • Ontario • 3 minutes
In this animated short, an angel guides departed souls to heaven each night, finding brief companionship before returning to solitude, waiting for the next souls in need.
Keep
Director: Lewis Rose • UK • 20 minutes
Gordon, a lighthouse museum keeper, befriends Musa, an Afghan refugee who offers to help maintain the site. But when Gordon discovers Musa’s true intentions, he faces a moral dilemma that challenges everything he knows.
Adiós
Director: José Prats • UK • 9 minutes
During a hunting day in rural Spain, a father struggles to accept that his adult son is moving abroad, and to deal with the feelings of being left alone.
Last Resort
Director: David R. Kramer • Switzerland • 22 minutes
Terminally ill Paul travels to a Swiss assisted suicide resort, but unexpectedly discovers a new reason to live.
47
Director: Paulo Garcia • Canada/Brazil • 6 minutes
Grand prize winner at the Clio Health advertising awards in 2024, this hand-animated stop-motion film from Oscar-winning animator Matias Liebrecht, tells a heartwarming story of resilience, acceptance, and inclusion. It’s based on the real story of a Café Joyeux employee with Down syndrome who did not get his first job until he was 47.
Runtime: 1h33