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The 25th Filial Exemplar

Forced by his mother to dress and perform as his deceased sister, a young Chinese man grapples with how to express his true self, help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

Leon Cheo

Leon Cheo is the creator, writer and director of the Emmy®-nominated short form series “People Like Us”. Most recently, he was selected for season two of the Hillman Grad / Indeed Rising Voices program in which he is mentored by Destin Daniel Cretton.

Presented as Part Of V11 – Int’l Narrative (5) – Mental Health

Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between

7-year-old Juice has one mission this year: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible in orde...
20 min | Parida Tantiwasadakran | | Thai | Yes, English subs
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Happy Ending

Like thousands of Asian women seeking a better life for their family, Chenda leaves Cambodia to work in a mass...
17 min | Elodie Yung | | Canadian Premiere | English, Khmer | English
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Sweet

Miwa, a second grader, tries to be a ''decent child'' by obeying various rules as her mother, Mizuho, tells h...
24 min | Shoji yasui | | World Premiere | Japan | English
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BLINKY

An octogenarian with mild dementia meets an old-fashioned robot vacuum cleaner....
24 min | LIM Da-seul | | North American Premiere | Korean | English
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Credits
Xing Yuchuan
Charles Pang, Huang Lei, Alyssa Leanne So
FeatureD on
2022 – 21st Tribeca Film Festival
2022 – 33rd Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
2023 – 49th Seattle Int’l Film Festival
2023 – 40th Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival
2023 – 46th Asian-American International Film Festival
2023 – 5th Singapore Shorts
2023 – 19th HollyShorts
2023 – 43rd Hawaii International Film Festival ***embargoed***
2023 – 24th San Diego Asian Film Festival ***embargoed***

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