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Short films in Competition, Program 2

ULTERIOR
Mexico, 2014
Spanish with English subtitles / 9 min

Director: Sabrina Muhate
A filmic essay about death and life.

SLEEPER (Durmiente)
Argentina, 2015
Spanish with English subtitles / 15 min

Short Films in Competition, Program 1

TAKE THE GUN AND FINISH OFF (Tome la pistola y empiece a despachar)
Mexico, 2015
Spanish with English subtitles / 10 min

Director: Eduardo Sabugal
On the eve of Mexican Independence Day, Evaristo, tired from driving around for hours selling fireworks, stops at a gas station to refuel and have a coffee. At the store, he witnesses an assault.

Illustrators with Ayotzinapa | #IlustradoresConAyotzinapa

As we celebrate Mexico as Guest Country at VLAFF 2015, we celebrate Mexican artists, especially filmmakers. We celebrate Mexican cinema, but we also remember a country where artists are constantly fighting against injustice with their best weapon: imagination.

Read more about Illustrators with Ayotzinapa | #IlustradoresConAyotzinapa

FIDAAC IN VANCOUVER

The third edition of FIDAAC, the Travelling Colombian Media Arts Festival (Festival Itinerante de Artes Audiovisuales Colombianas) will be taking place at the 13th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.

In its prior editions, FIDAAC was hosted at the Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in France (2013) and in Vilnius, Lithuania (2014).

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Canada Looks South: Short Films

DIS PLEIS
Canada, 2015
Spanish and English with English subtitles / 12 min

Director: Rosaura Lezama

A portrait of the complex relationship between two Mexican sisters living in Vancouver, as they struggle to mature and restore their lost bond.

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Youth Jury 2015

For five years now, VLAFF’s Youth Jury has brought together students from across the Lower Mainland to discuss, debate and discover a new wave of Latin American cinema. Throughout the course of this year’s festival, the Youth Jury will watch all eight films in the New Directors Competition. On September 13, they will present the Youth Choice Award at the Closing Ceremony.

Join us in welcoming the ten members of the 2015 VLAFF Youth Jury!!