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5 picks to check out at this year's Vancouver Short Film Festival
Vancouver Short Film Festival When: June 13-15 Where: SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver (online via Eventive) Tickets: $20 single ticket/100 pass ($60 for students) The 15th annual Vancouver Short Festival showcases 47 entries from across Canada. Divided into six themed programming blocks, the shorts include documentaries, animation, experimental student films, genre twists, comedies, and horror. There are also filmmaker events, including a workshop on pitching and self-presentation in networking and interview settings. An opening night gala will feature food trucks, live music, and a caricature artist. An awards presentation and party close the event. Here are five films we think are worth checking out. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Clementine : In this comedy-drama from Toronto's Allie Dunbar and Beth Evans, 'shocking' discovery gives the title character the good swift kick in the pants that she needs to get her life in order. Dunbar, who wrote and co-produced with director Evans, gives a deadpan performance as Clementine, who is trying to avoid a big decision against the sage advice of her guardian angel, played by a charming Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll. Pitch-perfect and fun. Queen of the Underworld : A part of the festival's After Dark programming, which is geared toward late-night viewers and horror heads, Queen of the Underworld treads familiar grief-stricken ground. But a standout performance by Morgan Taylor Campbell as a woman dealing with the loss of her partner and her own addiction grounds Vancouver writer-director Stephanie Iszak's dark tale. Note: Queen of the Underworld has received two Leo nominations in the Shorts Program, for Iszak's direction and Taylor's performance. Or Forever Hold Your Peace : Judging from the sleek professionalism of this 20-minute mini-comedy-drama, Toronto writer-director Tope Babalola is ready to helm a streaming miniseries about angst-ridden, attractive Gen-Zers navigating life and love. The ultra-expressive Kalissa Persaud is the star here — she plays a maid of honour who decides that her best friend's wedding must proceed no matter what. But the whole cast is game, the cinematography is Hallmark Christmas movie crisp, and the story beats and timing are assured. Lost Media: The animated shorts, including the nostalgia-tinged Heartland, the darkly whimsical The Murderer, and the poignant Have I Swallowed Your Dreams, seem particularly strong this year. My favourite was Lost Media, a five-minute stop-motion film from Vancouver's Rebeca Spiegel. It's a visually inventive meditation on memory, discarded media, 20-something ennui, and Laika the Soviet space dog. Serious Buyers Only : I'm not really sure if I got the point of this story about a young couple and a pharmaceutical family warring over an empty urban lot. Toronto real estate is hell? Beware duplicitous real estate agents? But writer-director Samuel Larson's comedy-drama unfolds merrily thanks to strong performances and comic timing.
Irish Independent
16-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
The Indo Daily: Kim Kardashian, the Grandpa Gang and the Queen of the Underworld
What came next was a global media frenzy as news broke that reality TV star Kim Kardashian had been robbed at gunpoint in Paris. Nearly nine years later, Kardashian has returned to the City of Light - not for fashion, but for justice. This week she faced the so-called 'Grandpa Robbers' in a Paris courtroom, delivering an emotional testimony about the night she feared for her life. Today on The Indo Daily, Ellen Coyne is joined by Paris-based freelance journalist Catherine Field to discuss the cast of characters standing trial in the Kim Kardashian case, including the so called 'Grandpa Gang' and the 'Queen of the Underworld'.
