(TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival 2019 l TIFF Short Cuts (Selection)
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- DirectorDekel BerensonStarsSvetlana Alekseevna BarandichAnastasia VyazovskayaAlina ChornogubLiving in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsDeragh CampbellNeil BennettIan Ottis GoffA psychiatric patient with a brain implant that allows her to relive her dreams finds her reality being encroached upon in unappetizing and surreal ways.
- DirectorIrene MorayStarsElena MartínMax Grosse MajenchSergi VilàOn holiday in Catalonia, Pol and Bàrbara share a house with friends. The pair does what pairs do amidst the heat of summer and alongside the body of another. But something is wrong, and is instantly noticeable.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsMatt DillonDaphné PatakiaSusan ElleA professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway, which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
- DirectorValentina MaurelStarsAna Camila ArenasDisplaying the intensity of focus only a 16-year-old can muster, the teen at the center of Valentina Maurel's caustic take on coming-of-age tropes does all she possibly can to rid herself of both her head lice and her virginity.
- DirectorTeemu NikkiStarsLauri MaijalaHannamaija NikanderMaija RissanenBullied by his co-workers and disrespected by nearly everyone else, a sad sack gets the chance to change his life. But, as soon becomes clear, this opportunity may have unexpected ramifications.
- DirectorAgnès PatronWhen a boy's close bond with his mother is imperiled one night by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, matters of nature and nurture collide.
- DirectorElin ÖvergaardStarsKristoffer AppelquistCecilia MiloccoPatrik JägmoThe new refugee home for children is being discussed at a public council meeting. Two people standing on opposite sides try to get heard.
- DirectorYona RozenkierStarsVarda Ben HurAbraham CelektarYoel RozenkierAnother Sunday in April. A Kibbutz in the north of Israel. A natural phenomenon. A family on an impromptu ride, maybe the last one.
- DirectorKaren ChapmanStarsLeslie AdlamJoseph BurkeSandra PascuzziNine year old Shane seems to be wandering the streets of Toronto alone, but he is on a secret mission that is too important to fail. He has one last thing to do before his mother finds out that he's been suspended from school.
- DirectorJosephine Stewart-Te WhiuStarsIsabella EvansMaaka Pohatu9-year-old Ani drifts into a land of play and make believe after her mother runs out on the family - leaving Ani and her father to fend for themselves.
- DirectorQiu YangStarsXue JiayiShuxian LiFrank SunA teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.
- DirectorSiyou TanStarsSofie Yu Xuan YangDawn Ying YuenWu MamaFor a curious eight-year-old adjusting to a new life with her parents in America, the passing of her beloved grandmother in Singapore yields first encounters with painful truths about life, death, and cultural dislocation.
- DirectorSverre FredriksenHuman Nature is a short animation film about the love animals have for people, and the harm they consciously or unconsciously cause to us.
- DirectorSaim SadiqStarsAlina KhanAbdullah MalikMehar BanoAs a new show is introduced at an erotic dance theatre in Lahore, a sacrificial goat goes missing, a dreamy trans girl desperately tries to become a star and a naive young boy falls in love.
- DirectorThomas WoodroffeStarsFrancisca GavilánNicolas SobarzoJosé SozaMiddle-aged Amanda and her teenager son invite his friend to their remote cottage for the holidays. When the friend is wounded, it introduces an unexpected emotional dynamic into the group.
- DirectorCamila KaterStarsHelena IgnezRachel PatricioLarissa RahalFive women, each in a different stage of their life, share experiences about their relationships to their bodies and how others perceive them.
- DirectorChloé RobichaudStarsDaria Oliel-SabbagAïsha Tamisha JolicoeurInes FeghouliDelphine is an ode to childhood, but also an examination of the wounds it can cause.
- DirectorSylvain CruiziatStarsElit IscanThomas ArnoldGala MoodyIn this satire, a famous performance artist faces an unexpected crisis when real-world political matters complicate her latest impeccably provocative and eminently bankable piece.
- DirectorFederico LuisStarsGraciela NinioRita PaulsYonathan ToledoA girl wraps her grandmother in a spiral of fantasy and pleasure.
- DirectorLasse LinderStarsChristian AmannKatjuschaMarmeladeNo mere viral cat video can compare with the feline-centric poignancy of Lasse Linder's astonishingly intimate study of one man's ardent longing to expand his multi-species household.
- DirectorDean Colin MarcialA ghost story about love and eco-terrorism in the Philippines circa 2001.
- DirectorHiwot GetanehStarsNaif FeyselAlemayehu MaremiHaimanot MulugetaWhen young Mesi steps in for her squeamish brother to perform a traditional - male-only - ritual, she faces blame for the negative outcome. Instead, she defiantly questions the wisdom of her elders' beliefs.
- DirectorEmilie ManneringStarsLeia ScottMaxime RobergeMaëlla Gougeon-LaroucheAs the summer is coming to an end, Léa needs to breath but her brother's mechanical heart constantly reminds her that life hangs by a thread.
- DirectorAsia YoungmanStarsJana AngulalikKwiaahwah JonesDion KaszasIn this vivid and moving documentary, Indigenous artists throughout Canada strive to reclaim their cultures and identities through a reawakening of tattoo practices, both traditional and contemporary.