Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Venue: North Delta Centre for the Arts
Total Runtime: 1:41:27
Number of Films: 11
Block Description:
Small moments often carry the biggest questions. This BC Student and Youth Showcase highlights emerging voices who grapple with identity, justice, belonging, and self-expression through deeply personal lenses. From animation to documentary to narrative shorts, these films reflect a generation learning how to speak — and choosing what matters most when they do.
(Canada, Montreal, 2025)
Director: Ilana Zackon — 6:45 — BC Premiere
Logline: A young woman, trapped in the throes of a binge eating disorder, becomes a ravenous creature threatening to devour the town.
Winner of the Toon Boom Award for Best 2D Short Film at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Screened at Atlanta Horror Film Festival, Blood in the Snow Festival (Toronto), and T-Short Animated Film Festival (Germany).
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Director: Sarah Shahab — 15:23 — BC Premiere
Logline: Lotus, an ambitious journalist, returns to her childhood neighbourhood after 10 years to tell its story truthfully, only to be confronted by her estranged best friend, who questions her motives and the impact of her work.
Produced by Hana Huggins, a supporting actor in It’s a Wonderful Knife and an upcoming Netflix series.
(United States, 2025)
Director: Zara P. Bharadwaj — 12:49 — World Premiere
Logline: In a world that is getting increasingly divided, a look at how acts of kindness can bridge divisions.
(United States, 2025)
Director: Angela Ruohan Yan — 4:09 — World Premiere
Logline: Mia writes a confession letter to Robyn, recalling their most touching moments together.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Elyana Moradi — 7:16 — BC Premiere
Logline: Black Chador follows a diasporic Persian woman as she navigates identity and faith, using the chador to reconnect with her roots and honour her late grandmother.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Tibet Karayazgan — 15:50 — BC Premiere
Logline: “Always Forever” follows Robin, a young law student struggling to afford her tuition through multiple part-time jobs.
Selected for the VIFF Catalyst Cohort and a Finalist at the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Berenika Widera — 12:42 — Delta Premiere
Logline: In modern-day America, two girls from different backgrounds learn the lesson to temper their pride and form a friendship. Little do they know that one of them is to be deported.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Ella McCleary — 9:43 — BC Premiere
Logline: After the suicide of her best friend Danny, Skyler is haunted by recurring dreams of her return, while her waking encounters with Danny’s grandmother begin to shift alongside them, blurring reality and revealing what lies beneath her grief.




