Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 10:15 AM
Venue: Landmark Cinemas Guildford
Total Runtime: 2:33:00
Number of Films: 11
Block Description:
Becoming is rarely linear. This dynamic shorts block explores transformation — artistic, emotional, cultural, and political. From intimate identity journeys to surreal animation and bold narrative risks, these films capture the fragile and fearless moments that shape who we are becoming.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Alice Shin — 13:48 — BC Premiere
Logline: After losing his “pearl”, a grieving jeweller is given a final chance to make peace with his mortal desires through a chance encounter with a young lady.
죽은 딸 ‘진주’와 닮은 선녀는 보석상에게
삶의 고통과 욕망을 버려야 편안해진다고 이야기한다.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Anthony Lee — 15:00 — BC Premiere
Logline: Kaki is obsessed with finding an exotic species of pink dolphin that takes habitat in Hong Kong. despite living in Canada. She starts a dolphin-sighting trip scam with her friend but only to realize what she longed for is more than just the dolphin.
(Vietnam/Canada, 2025)
Director: Solara Thanh — 20:13 — Surrey Premiere
Logline: Lệ is a young Vietnamese woman who must decide if she will enter an arranged marriage in order to support her family of struggling durian farmers. The land and the spirit realm work in mysterious ways to guide her to her decision.
World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, Selected for Canada’s Top Ten Films Showcase (organized by TIFF & MUBI), and Special Mentions at Festival du Nouveau Cinema and Vancouver International Film Festival.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Anya Kapustianyk — 4:58 — Surrey Premiere
Logline: In an attempt at self-discovery, Taylor takes a mysterious pill—only to discover it creates more chaos than confidence.


(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Dave Beamish — 12:50 — Surrey Premiere
Logline: A struggling musician also plays caregiver to his father with dementia—each night awakening lost memories with an old song.
(United States, 2025)
Director: Sofia Tonin — 6:45
Logline: Linda, a female praying mantis, wants to find the one for her but runs into a snag when her cannibalistic tendencies keep prematurely ending her relationships. After one too many failed dates she’s about to give up when she realizes maybe she had been looking for love in the wrong place.


(India, 2025)
Director: Tathagata Ghosh — 25:41 — Surrey Premiere
Logline: An arranged marriage tears a lesbian couple apart, but with a mother’s love, perhaps another future is possible.
World Premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival; screened at Uppsala Short Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying), SHORTS MÉXICO (Academy Award® Qualifying), Mardi Gras Film Festival, International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, and TLVFest – Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Loken Charon — 10:00 — BC Premiere
Logline: When a mixed Asian writer gets the chance to possibly have their film made, their pitch goes awry when they’re shunted to a darker dimension where people’s real natures come to light.
(Canada, Ontario, 2025)
Director: Yaffa Aboudib Husseini — 11:17 — BC Premiere
Logline: Orphaned and displaced from their home in Gaza City, two brothers must find their way to a “safe zone” to survive. Forced to grow up much too fast, the boys confront pain and loss on their tragic path along the shoreline. “Sing to the Wind” is a short, 2D animated film that tells the story of perseverance through the eyes of a child, and the resilience of a people in the face.
Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

