Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026
Time: 12:45 PM
Venue: Landmark Cinemas Guildford
Total Runtime: 2:14:00
Number of Films: 4
Block Description:
What remains after rupture, diagnosis, grief, or transformation? This contemplative block explores healing, faith, resilience, and the quiet courage required to begin again. Through animation, documentary, and a narrative feature, these films ask: what comes after everything changes?
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Katherine Wong — 2:00 — Surrey Premiere
Logline: Mysteriously submerged underwater, a woman admires her floating belongings until panic launches her into a desperate scramble for air.
(Canada, 2025)
Director: Magill Moyes — 11:43 — BC Premiere
Logline: Appalled by the abuse and neglect suffered by hundreds of discarded Spanish hunting dogs, Tania Schmitt launched an initiative to unite them with loving Canadian families.
“A Ticket Home” was recognized with a CCE (Canadian Cinema Editors) Student Merit Award.
(Canada, BC, 2025)
Director: Alireza Kazemipour — 25:00 — BC Premiere
Logline:
Maryam Salehizadeh, a visually-impaired Paralympian, facing a life-changing surgery that may grant her the gift of sight.



(Canada, Ontario, 2025)
Director: Jocelyn Forgues — 1:36:00 — BC Premiere
Logline: When Vincent, a folk artist in his thirties, is diagnosed with tongue cancer, he initially laughs it off, convinced he can quickly move on with his life. Grueling treatments soon erode his independence, forcing him to rely on Renée, a chatty volunteer driver, and Mike, a blunt yet endearing home care nurse. As doubt replaces denial, an unexpected friendship forms, helping Vincent discover a deeper sense of meaning and connection.
Lorsqu’on annonce à Vincent, un artiste folk dans la trentaine, qu’il est atteint d’un cancer de la langue, il éclate de rire, persuadé qu’il saura rapidement tourner la page. Les traitements éprouvants réduisent toutefois son autonomie et l’obligent à accepter l’aide de Renée, une chauffeuse bénévole volubile, et de Mike, un infirmier à domicile aussi maladroit qu’attachant. Alors que le doute s’installe, une amitié inattendue naît au sein de ce trio et permet à Vincent de redonner un sens plus profond à sa vie.




