“SOMETIME, DEAD IS BETTER” - SHORTS PROGRAM 5
FILMS INCLUDED
HAPPY
SPAIN • 2026 • 7 MIN
Directed by: Victor Basallote
During a boring visit to her grandmother's house, Cárol discovers a unique doll to kill time with. But she soon realizes that, in that house, she isn't the only one who knows how to have fun.
GOODBYE, MONSTER
USA • 2026 • 7 MIN
Directed by: Luke Barnett
A 12-year-old boy receives one final visit from the creature under his bed, forcing him to confront fear, loss, and the emotional cost of growing up.
THE SEEING EYE DOG WHO SAW TOO MUCH
USA • 2026 • 17 MIN
Directed by: Eric Jackowitz
In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming a giallo set in Rome - a feverish tale of a blind violinist who rises to first chair of the symphony, only to find herself stalked as a black-gloved killer murders her fellow musicians one by one. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
HEADPHONES
AUSTRALIA • 2026 • 9 MIN
Directed by: Steven Arriagada
A lovelorn young man working the late shift at a dead-end fast-food joint alongside his crush listens to his uncle's old Walkman, when a mysterious voice crackles through the headphones whispering exactly what he must do to keep her alive.
BC PREMIERE
WALL UDDER
USA • 2025 • 8 MIN
Directed by: Alexandra Hayden
In a world where the highest status symbol is an udder installed on your wall, the ultimate question is: would you f*** the Wall Udder?
CANADIAN PREMIERE
GUT JOB
CANADA • 2026 • 4 MIN
Directed by: Jacob Weldon, Loken Charon
Scott and Grace found a killer deal on their forever home, but neither of them could've anticipated the closing cost.
KREW
CANADA • 2025 • 12 MIN
Directed by: Kajetan Kwiatkowski
VANCOUVER PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
THE OTHER ONES
CANADA • 2026 • 19 MIN
Directed by: Jamesie Fournier, Danny Christopher
Invoking the wrath of an ancient terror, a mother and daughter must rely on one another to confront the trauma that has plagued their family over generations.
WESTERN CANADIAN PREMIERE
GAL PAL CAMP MASSACRE VII
CANADA • 2026 • 4 MIN
Directed by: Matthew Alan Schmidt
Arbor Day turns deadly when a masked killer crashes a gal pal cabin getaway.
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
START THE SHOW
CANADA • 2026 • 13 MIN
Directed by: Brenna Goodwin-McCabe
A 1930s starlet fights for agency and survival in a cyclical Betty Boop inspired hell.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
FILM DETAILS
SHORTS PROGRAM 1
10 FILMS
TOTAL RUNTIME
102 MIN
COUNTRIES
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
SPAIN
USA