SHORTS PROGRAMME II - Presented by MIFF

Welcome to SHORTS PROGRAMME II - Presented by MIFF! Get ready for a day filled with amazing short films from talented international filmmakers. Join us on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM at Innis Town Hall, Toronto. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience a variety of captivating stories on the big screen along with a Q&A session.

• Beneath A Mother's Feet: In a Moroccan coastal town viewers are drawn into the life of Wedad, a single mother. Balancing societal expectations and her own aspirations, the narrative weaves in elements of superstition and allegory. An ambiguous presence, neither fully real nor imagined, reflects her inner struggles, inviting viewers into her emotional landscape.

• Suitcase: Far from his own homeland, a Kurdish refugee lives in his suitcase. In it he carries memories of his family. When someone steals the suitcase in the tumult of the foreign city center, he loses his home a second time.

• A Good Day Will Come: Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.

• Chand: In the wake of his father’s sudden death, Chand, an obedient teenage son, desperately struggles to connect with his mother whose grief has left her paralyzed, spiraling them into an emotional abyss where deeper relational truths begin to unravel.

• The Steak: A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.

• Ayat: A grieving Islamic Sunday school teacher begins to question his reality when the stories he teaches follow him home.

Host or Publisher Muslim International Film Festival