CINEFEST Local Films Screening
Thursday September 26
Avalon Theatre
Box Office opens and Red Carpet @ 6:00pm - Show starts @ 7pm sharp!

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The Films

The Perfidy Purge
A Film Jam Production - 8 min - Comedy

When a prized artifact is discovered, all the scoundrels and thieves will do anything to possess it.

Film Jam is a collaborative event where filmmakers of all experiences conceive and shoot a movie in six hours.

THE CAMP(US)
Levi Hildebrand - 10 min - Documentary

Twenty-two years after the last residential school has closed we see the effects throughout our school system today. “The Camp(us)” spotlights three outstanding Indigenous post-secondary students who are reclaiming their education to cultivate their own personal relationship with their culture.

A Storyhive Funded Film.

Limon Fresh
Byron Chang - 3 min - Comedy

At midnight, when a cleaning staff cleaned up alone, something strange happened....

A Student Film.

Logging Life: A Driver's Day
Zachary Tannar - 11 min -  Documentary

Glenn is a logging truck driver. This is his day.

How to Hide a Dead Body
John Gardiner - 12 min - Comedy

Two idiots try to hide a dead body before a local gangster finds out what they did.

Official Selection Portland Comedy Film Festival,  Winner of VISFF People's Choice Award.

One Minute Mobile Movies

We will be showing ten of the best one minute short films selected by our judge Michael Antonakos from entries to the 1 Minute Mobile Movie Challenge.

​At the showcase, the audience will get to vote for their #1 favorite 1 minute mobile movie. The winner will receive a $100 cash prize and the Selfie Award!

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15 min

Love Goes Viral
Todd Jones - 11 min - Documentary

Vancouver Island couple Todd and Nicole Cameron always try to incorporate their love of movies, crafting and cosplay into their relationship. Since they first met they've made it a point to include pop culture in celebrating their relationship milestones. Thanks to the help of social media their most recent announcement was seen around the world.

Latina Life: Men's Room
Paloma Dominguez - 2 min -  Comedy

What lengths will you go to when you really have to pee? Gaviota gets herself into a sticky situation in the menʼs room on this episode of Latina Life. Follow us on YouTube for more comedy skit videos!

Kayla's Bear
Jocelyn Matwe - 8 min - Documentary

How would you honour the memory of a loved one who passed away?​ Alicia Vanin of Handsome Stitchery in Nanaimo, offers a grieving mother the opportunity to honour her daughter's life and memory through the creation of a memorial keepsake.

Gamer's Wife
Brian Morelan - 7 min - Comedy

Meet Max. Max is married to Jennifer. Max loves comics, but occasionally gets them a little confused with reality. So sometimes when he looks at his wife, he sees a sword wielding warrior princess seeking vengeance for her wronged family. Run Max Run.

Official Selection of Calcutta International Film Festival, Lake View International Film Festival, and many more. Winner of Best VFX and Music Score at the Virgin Spring Film Festival. Actress Brookelyn Chalmers won a Joey Award for her performance.

My Dad's Dentist Story
Jeremiah Patton - 9 min - Documentary

Connie Paul of the Tsartlip First Nation remembers a traumatic tale about intergenerational pain and every person’s need to heal with dignity.
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Official Selection of the Telefilm Canada's Not Short On Talent Showcase at the Short Film Corner part of the Cannes Film Festival.

ENCORE
Connor Gaston - 13 min - Drama

A gifted young pianist disobeys his unhinged mother and practices singing like his dead father in order to help his mother the only way he knows how—through music.

Official Selection at VIFF, VFF, Sedona Film Festival, and Jecheon International Music and Film Festival. Winner of Audience Choice Award at VFF.