2022 Short Film Competition
SPONSORED BY RBC
We’re excited to bring you 12 shorts this year! After the shorts, audience members will get to vote on their favourites,
and we’ll announce this year’s awards.
See you 7 PM, Oct. 12 at the Gas Station Arts Centre!
GUARDIAN OF SLEEP
“I had a dream that I was a baton-twirling aboriginal, two Spirit, native fag who leads a Parade out of the forest.”
HALVES AND DOUBLES
“Two sisters attempt to find common
understanding amidst bickering.”
MISHKA
“A young man pursues the apparition of a loved one who disappeared one turbulent night.”
SHE’S NOT THERE
“A film noir mystery for the modern age—a hard-boiled detective embarks on the search for a missing woman – and answers – in a world gone mad.”
YOURS
“A girl tries to find a way forwards after her girlfriend's death.”
A SEPARATE PEACE
“Comprising five hundred images McFadden assembled to investigate the nature of homosocial and queer male relationships along with the reading of an eponymous essay
the artist wrote in response to this collection and the end of
his longterm relationship.”
ADAMAH
“Utilizing contemporary dance and circus, Pankratz accepts their queerness and processes the trauma they've endured in the church.”
CRUISE NIGHT
“Three queer Winnipeggers reflect on their erotic relationship with the automobile.”
GRAND MOTHER TONGUE
“Following the tongue through language and lust.”
HOT PLASTIC SUITS
“A discarded plastic suit turned eco-friendly product explores the inter-implications of materiality and paid erotics.”
Mum Singh
“Clash of cultures, care of the elderly and four women trying to make sense of their unravelling family, this is Mum Singh.”
KEEMOOCH
“A short film on the subject of Indigenous Love, what is (romantic) love? And what
does it mean to you? 8 couples share their thoughts.”