TAF2025 Shorts Programme: “Dysfunctional Destinies”

June 28
 @ 4:00 pm
 - 6:00 pm

Blood Ties

2024 | 18mins | France | French

 

DIRECTOR: Hakim Atoui

 

A brother and a sister unable to confess a secret. A mother who blames them for their ingratitude and absence. A dysfunctional medical-assistance robot. Lunch is served, bon appétit !

If the sun drowned into an ocean of clouds

2023 | 20mins | France | Arabic

 

DIRECTOR: Wissam Charaf

 

Beirut, Lebanon. On the waterfront’s construction site, security agent Raed must prevent passing-by walkers from accessing the seaside. Yet as the horizon becomes each day more stifled by the construction, Raed makes peculiar encounters – mere dreams, or symbols of his desires?

Möbius Loop

2024 | 19mins | United States | English

 

DIRECTOR: Lee Peterkin

 

In a race against time, a scientist seeks to perfect a mind-jumping time-travel program. Upon finding a VHS tape that compels her to delve into her family’s past, she uncovers the key to her research, but in doing so suffers deadly consequences.

Retro

2024 | 16mins | Tunisia | Arabic

 

DIRECTOR: Rami Jarboui

 

After a retired teacher experiences a peculiar encounter, his life takes an unexpected turn when he starts to walk only backwards as he finds himself navigating the challenges of economic decline in post-revolutionary Tunisia.

Sharshura

2025 | 38mins | Saudi Arabia | Arabic, English

 

DIRECTOR: Ahmed Alnasser

 

Destiny leads Musa to explore his unusual ability to communicate with the world from everyone; therefore, he faces a personal and existential challenge during his work as the hearse driver.

Details

Date:
June 28
Time:
4:00 pm
 - 6:00 pm

Venue

Innis Town Hall
Innis College
2 Sussex Ave
Toronto
, ON