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Official Selection 1: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Film is voyeuristic, seducing cinephiles frame by frame. The films in this program delve into the would-be private lives of both real and fictional characters, excavating the cinematic nooks and crannies of the human condition.
| What Light (Through Yonder Window Breaks) |
| A playful sprite bursts to life in the form of sunlight cast through a window. As he darts across walls and dances around a stranger?s bedroom, this inventive light-play begs the question: what goes on in your room when you shut the door? |
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| Envy |
| Jean wants her late mother's sapphire bracelet more than anything and she'll be damned if her coddled younger sister is going to get it. While packing up the childhood home, old memories, sibling power dynamics and one shocking family secret all get aired out. |
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| Revolving Doors |
| Confronting, gritty and honest: this vérité documentary offers a glimpse of the unwavering dedication of two nurses as they work door-to-door in Vancouver's drug-ridden Downtown Eastside. REVOLVING DOORS places the viewer on the frontlines of one of Canada's most embattled communities. |
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| Dust Kid (Munjiai) |
| The satisfying act of cleaning house is interrupted for one fastidious woman. As stubborn as dust bunnies, micro-versions of herself pop out of drains, outlets and covers, despite her attempts to wipe them all away. An intricately animated study of “interior” life. |
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| Stanka Goes Home (Stanka se pribira vkashti) |
| Encumbered with groceries, Stanka is disgruntled to find the elevator in her apartment out of order - again. The elderly woman must get all the way up to the ninth floor, where her truly exhausting work actually begins. |
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| I See What You Are Saying (OS1) |
| Deaf since birth, Betty Trujillo has no desire to hear. Rejecting available technology to restore this sense, she strives to keep her identity and "silent" experience, even if the world around her won't. A boldly-animated documentary of a unique personal story. |
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| Zeitriss |
| A couple sits silently in their impeccably-furnished living room. Is this a scene from their everyday life, or have they reached the end? In an explosive moment, their stark material world transforms. This powerful cinematic sculpture depicts the metaphysics of personal relationships. |
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| Ella |
| Zany, 73-year-old Ella seems to like nothing more than raucous boozing, abstaining from all baths and torturing her revolving door of homecare workers. But is this just a straight comedy of outrageous senior antics? What happens when her childhood memories finally come to light? |
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