Travel across Canada through this selection of shorts, ranging from touching tales of resilience after a life-changing diagnosis, to finding yourself during an anxiety-inducing night out. Bittersweet endings bloom into joyous new beginnings in this program.
Guests: Kelly Paoli, Andreas Vatiliotou, Tara Hakim, Marie-Michèle Wayland, Hana Joosse, Alyson Richards, Emma Phelan, Gabriel Nunes Souza
May 26, 2024 12:00 pm TIFF Lightbox 3 350 King Street West Toronto, ON
Digital Screening Available May 27*
*I Was Here is not available in our digital/online programming
**Please note, Inside Out digital screenings are GEO-BLOCKED to ONTARIO, you must be in Ontario to access digital programming.
Alyson Richards
Director
I Was Here follows Emma’s journey as she gets a tattoo and prepares for a photo shoot post mastectomy.
*This film is not available in our digital/online programming
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
8 mins
Interests
Canadian, Family, Lesbian, Local
Gabriel Souza Nunes
In a modern retelling of Brazilian folklore, nervous and insecure Theo discovers love for the first time at a fantastical, avant-garde party.
14 mins
Canadian, Drag, Gay, Latinx, Magic Realism, Non-Binary, Romance
Hayley Morin
Critically acclaimed poet Jaye Simpson strives to write their next book amidst a career gaining momentum in a literary industry that doesn’t always know what to do with them.
13 mins
Activism, Drag, Indigenous, Performing Arts, Queer, RE:Focus
Tara Hakim
Hannah Hull
This experiential and textural film invites viewers into the inner workings of a mind to ponder the ways in which we love and unlove ourselves.
10 mins
Canadian, Experimental, Local, Mental Health, Middle Eastern, RE:Focus
Aly Labbé-Hervieux
A journey into Aly’s world and their personal growth through the eyes of their new furry, Eden.
2024
4 mins
Canadian, Indigenous, RE:Focus
Marie-Michèle Wayland
A bittersweet collection of moments between three roommates faced with an imminent move.
Canadian, French Language, Friendship, Queer, Trans
Hana Joosse
A young trans man returns to his family’s farm in rural southern Ontario following his grandfather’s death where he must navigate the discomforts of familial rural life with his father.
15 mins
Canadian, Family, Trans
Kelly Paoli
When her roommate is outed, Margot is forced to spend the evening with his disgruntled sister, discovering just how deep the family’s internalized homophobia runs.
17 mins
Canadian, Family, Gay, Lesbian, Local
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