Friday, October 23

Ajax Centre for the Arts (St Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture) | 78 Church Street S | Ajax

Shorts Programme at 6:50PM

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This programme will be followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers

Finding Shelter

2026 | Canada | 16 Minutes | Arabic

Director: Mehrtash Mohit

Hanna, alongside her father and their loyal dog Ronaldo, embarks on a perilous journey to escape conflict, navigating treacherous landscapes and the depths of human resilience in search of a place to call home.

Speedy

2025 | South Korea | 17 Minutes | Korean

Director: Jiin OH

Seoul, 1989. Jung-min wants to become a speed-reading prodigy, just like Dong-hyun—the coolest guy in town.

Chinaman

2024 | United Kingdom | 12 Minutes | English

Director: Rob Chiu

When racist violence erupts inside his father's takeaway, an angry mixed-race son is forced to confront what he's been too proud to admit.

Content advisories: racism, homophobia, abelism or hate speech

She’s Nonbinary

2025 | Canada | 10 Minutes | English

Director: Jess McLeod

Nonbinary Max and their straight, cisgender boyfriend, Jake, spiral into a cataclysmic identity crisis after Max reveals they are finally off the waitlist for top surgery.

Content advisories: nudity, racism, homophobia, abelism or hate speech, other

Sophie

2025 | Canada | 21 Minutes | English

Director: Logan Graham Greene

A young woman, isolated and recovering from a severe injury, finds herself battling a mysterious phenomenon as she's hurtled towards a devastating realization.

Content advisories: violence

Jazz Infernal

2025 | Canada | 16 Minutes | French

Director: Will Niava

Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montreal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city's noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his own voice.

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