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STAY

Starring Canada”s Drag Race legend Kendall Gender, STAY is a tender exploration of relationships. Kaleb (Ivy Diamonds) meets Vancouver artist Ryan on his final night in town. In their brief encounter, Kaleb gains unexpected clarity before returning to his tumultuous relationship.

KING LOUIE PALOMO

King Louie is a Queer, Filipino-Canadian, producer-director committed to uncompromising visions that challenge conventional paradigms. Over the past five years, King created short films that have been screened at local and international film festivals. As a writer-director, King”s credits include NENE (Standout Director at 21st Reelworld Film Fest).

Presented as Part Of WestCoast Shorts – All About Life

THE SORROW

A retired army general and his live-in nurse find they are not alone in a house filled with dark secrets....
13 min | Thomas Affolter | | World Premiere | English / Vietnamese | NA
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ZIP

Meet Melody; at fifteen, she is outspoken, intelligent, creative, and dreams of performing in her school talen...
15 min | Ava Maria Safai | | BC Premiere | English, Farsi | English
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Untitled Us

During a snowy Chinese Spring Festival, a chance encounter between a postman Aiden and Jerome, a PHD student w...
15 min | Thomas Mai | | Western Canada Premiere | Chinese Dialect + English | English
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Devoured

Caught between a dream and a nightmare, Greyson is being preyed on by a creature that took the form of Naomi, ...
9 min | Thomas Chretien | | English | No
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Almost

Upon his return from being away, Romeo re-visits his memory of asking out his long time friend, Cece. We unrav...
5 min | Carlo Fortin | | English | NA
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Credits
KING LOUIE PALOMO, IAN MACDONALD, VIVIAN DAVIDSON
KENNETH WYSE (KENDALL GENDER), RILEY DAVIS
FeatureD on
Vancouver International Women in Film Festival 2023 LGBT+ Film Festival Poland 2023 Divine Queer Film Festival 2023 QFest St. Louis 2023 Out & Loud – Pune International Queer Film Festival 2023 Vancouver Short Film Festival 2023 Queer North Film Festival 2023 OutSouth Queer Film Festival 2023 Out On Film: Georgia’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Atlanta 2023 Way OUT West Film Fest 2023
Award Winner
Queer North Film Festival 2023 (Jury Award for Best Narrative Short)

Festival passes

This year, VAFF 2023 FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9