Short Forum 8: Queer Magic VIFF Short Forum Image: Dance of the Sun On the Water

Do you believe in magic?

This short film program includes the following films:

The Man in the Showers

Hakim Atoui, France (14 min)

11-year old Skander experiences a sexual awakening at the local pool.

Content Considerations: Nudity

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Buddies

Fraser Wolfe, Canada (11 min)

Boundaries shift as two teen friends spend a ski weekend together.

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O

Francisca Alarcão, Portugal/Spain (14 min)

Alarcão attempts to overcome her inexplicable aversion to belly buttons.

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Stallion and a Crystal Ball

Christian Avilés, Spain (20 min)

Consumed by longing for a mysterious sorcerer, a secluded teenager performs a spell to break free.

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Going Nowhere Fast

Dylan Paffe, Canada/USA (15 min)

Three adults living with disabilities navigate the intricacies of a love triangle.

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Dance of the Sun On the Water

Ming Wong, UK (23 min)

The queer story of St. Sebastian is made even queerer, as seven performers restage his life inside the National Gallery.

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Already Happened

Hao Zhou, China/USA (18 min)

Zhou revisits previously abandoned footage to queer the boundaries between personal archive, fantasy, and exorcism.

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