Community Shorts “The Possibility of Us”
December 11, 2020 at 8:00 PM (80 min)
Announcing the official selections of the 2020 Community Shorts Program “The Possibility of Us”.
Nathan Hauch - Still (3:23)
A reflection on holding on in isolation.
Includes English subtitles.
Saiful Wadud Helal - Munea’s Story (13:18)
Munea identifies herself as a queer femme person of colour. She dabbles with her identity in her work and participates in various types of social activism in her local community. This is a story that her father captures through all four seasons, winter, autumn, spring and summer, in an attempt to understand her.
In English with French subtitles.
Megan Landry - Katherine at the Diefenbunker (3:07)
An abstract freestyle dance project at The Diefenbunker (Canada's Cold War Museum).
Matthew MacDonald - Ottawa Mosque Call to Prayer (6:11)
On Saturday, May 2, 2020, the Muslim Call to Prayer was broadcast publicly from the minaret of the Ottawa Mosque for the very first time. Filmmaker Matthew A. MacDonald was there to document the event.
Includes English subtitles.
Claudia Carino & Steeven K. - Moscato Summers (2:45)
Summer. Wine. An homage to Italian high fashion.
In Italian with English subtitles.
Randy Kelly - Lettre ouverte contre le racisme - par Le R Premier (3:44)
Cette lettre ouverte contre le racisme est un texte cri du coeur du poète, chanteur et musicien d'Ottawa; Le R Premier. C'est un message personnel et universel, livré par l'artiste lui-même et une communauté qui le soutien.
In French with French subtitles.
Anthony Dion for Popsilos (3:35)
The Popsilos circuit features monumental urban art murals on farm silos in the Prescott-Russell countryside, in Ontario, Canada. This video gives you a glimpse of how our two latest murals came to be, at the intersection of two worlds, agriculture and art, in the summer of 2020.
In French with English subtitles.
Veronique Eshaya - Fédora (11:06)
A woman discovers a letter her late great grand-mother Fédora received from her first love. As she uncovers their story, she learns that the hardships of the time brought their relationship to a sad end. This personal story prompts a greater reflection on both the socio-political reality of 1930s Québec, Canada when Fédora first fell in love and on today.
In French with English subtitles.
Mailyne Briggs - Autumn in the Philippines (1:48)
A video poem about the year I lived in the Philippines and missed Autumn.
Includes English subtitles.
Ramy Raphaël - Tears of Oizys (8:26)
Suffering secretly from depression, Isaac could not muster the courage to express what he feels to his wife, Nina. He wrote her instead an emotional letter. It’s a film where the Past, the Present and the Paradise meet at a crossroad, and where love and depression intertwine their fibers in inextricable blending.
Vincent Sabourin, Xingnan Wang, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz & Natalie Bainbridge - Anika Lalonde - An Artist (4:01)
Anika, a teacher who is entrenched in the Ottawa interactive art community, is using her creative spirit and heritage to create art which helps others overcome their anxieties about the ongoing global pandemic.
Presented in partnership with the Algonquin College TVB program.
Sarah Venasse, Ben Amaral, Brandon Atay, Jinghan He, Martin Farnand & Olajumoke Akomolafe - So Mote It Be - A Witch Story (4:47)
Witch School Founder, Karen K is rekindling the pagan witchcraft tradition with its goddess beliefs because she believes modern day witches are under being persecuted in modern-day witch burnings: LOCK HER UP!
Presented in partnership with the Algonquin College TVB program.
Will Curley, Owen Rose, Alyssa McLennan & Alex Belke - On the Road Again (3:53)
Brent, a family man and long time motorcycle enthusiast, rediscovers his love for riding and the feeling of being free.
Presented in partnership with the Algonquin College TVB program.
Maxim Saavedra-Ducharme, Joanna Situ, Marco Antonio Gonzalez Moreno, Michael Slauenwhite & Jordi Shindani - More than Makeup (4:48)
Kiana is determined to go to beauty school because she believes that people more than ever need to feel good about themselves.
Presented in partnership with the Algonquin College TVB program.