Short Films from Around the World showcases short documentaries from across the globe, giving us a first-hand look at life and cultures near and far.

SCREENING:

SAT, Sept 24 @ 9:15pm

Lunenburg Opera House

HAND. LINE. COD.

DIRECTOR: JUSTIN SIMMS

CANADA | 2016 | 13 MIN

Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland’s rugged Fogo Island, Justin Simms’ short film HAND.LINE.COD follows a group of “people of the fish”—traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium on North Atlantic cod, the stocks are returning. These fishers are leading a revolution in sustainability, taking their premium product directly to the commercial market for the first time.

director: javier rodes spain | 2016 | 1 min

THE SAD SEA

*Canadian Premiere*

DIRECTOR: JAVIER RODES

SPAIN | 2016 | 1 MIN

A natural and sober description of one of the most inspiring and enigmatic landscapes of the Earth. The sea becomes a symbol of the absolute, a dubious reality located on the threshold of reality and fantasy, between the conscious and the unconscious.

KATATJANIK UTIPPALIANINGA (THE RETURN OF THROAT SINGING)

DIRECTOR: FRAMED NAIN BROWN & JENN BROWN

CANADA | 2015 | 7 MIN

The community of Nain is rich with breathtaking landscapes and people with a strong storytelling history. In partnership with the Nunavut Government, Framed worked with local participants to create a short documentary on throat singing- a special talent and traditional game between women for both fun and public entertainment, which was nearly destroyed but has since been revived.

THE ART OF A LOST TRADE

DIRECTOR: MARY GERRETSEN

USA | 2016 | 6 MIN

THE ART OF A LOST TRADE is an inside look at the lives of clockmakers standing stalwart against the rising tide of consumerism in a trade that is almost extinct.

TIME GOES BY

DIRECTOR: TERESA MACINNES

CANADA | 2016 | 4 MIN

Fabric artist Laurie Swim creates her largest commission to date. A nine month process presented in 3.5 minutes.

ATTENDING FILMMAKER: Teresa MacInnes, Director

DISPLACED

DIRECTOR: NIAMH HEERY

IRELAND | 2015 | 15 MIN

A film about people who have lost their place in life and how they try to connect with what they have lost. It features refugees, emigrants, farmers and travelers, all of whom try hard to keep a grasp on the feeling of what is gone from their lives.

WHEN WE WERE POOR

DIRECTOR: LYNN MATHESON

CANADA | 2015 | 1 MIN

WHEN WE WERE POOR was a scholarship project made with the support of Halifax's Centre for Art Tapes. It explores what is left behind when someone dies.

ATTENDING FILMMAKER: Lynn Matheson, Director

THELMA

DIRECTOR: PIOTR PIASTA

POLAND | 2015 | 7 MIN

THELMA comes from The Realm of Forgotten Existence series that portrays elderly people who live in a rural area on the Scottish-English border. While the images in the film reveal a landscape that often seems unchanged, the narrative reveals fragments of forgotten stories and traditions, skills and working lives no longer of value in today's society.

FOOD FOR VICTORY

DIRECTOR: LOUISE LALONDE

CANADA | 2016 | 10 MIN

A look at the challenges and innovations behind feeding people both at home and on the battle front during World Wars I and II.

ATTENDING FILMMAKER: Louise Lalonde, Director

SEEING TWICE

DIRECTOR: CÉSAR MARTINEZ

USA | 2016 | 4 MIN

*World Premiere*

This documentary focuses on the creative processes of Bruce Hall, a legally blind photographer, exploring how images created by light can come from ‘sightlessness'.

THE NIDAO

DIRECTOR: FU BO

CHINA | 2016 | 3 MIN

NIDAO is a Spring festival with over a thousand years’ of traditions. Wanderers come back home for family togetherness. They perform rituals to worship ancestors and report on conducts of the family. They bid farewell to the past and look ahead to the flames of carnival.

MAROVO CARVER

DIRECTOR: SPENCER ELLIOT

AUSTRALIA | 2015 | 13 MIN

Tasiro is a wood carver who expertly creates traditional sculptures, which represent Solomon Island culture and reflect the natural beauty of the environment that surrounds him. Dedicated to his craft Tasiro uses carving as a means of supporting his family.