“WOULDST THOUGH LIKE TO LIVE DELICIOUSLY” - SHORTS PROGRAM 3
FILMS INCLUDED
A MIGHT POISON
CANADA • 2026 • 13 MIN
Directed by: Kyle Marchen
Wannabe pop star Angelo is pressured to share his latest hit with a coworker, just as an unexpected discovery challenges his digital facade.
WESTERN CANADIAN
AMIRA
SPAIN • 2025 • 16 MIN
Directed by: Javier Yañez Sanz
In the XVIII Century there’s a music school where it’s always dark.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
TAPE ‘98
CANADA/UK • 2026 • 14 MIN
Directed by: Maika Toporowski, Seth Somers
On a summer night in 1998, Becca and her brother Kyle attempt to film an audition for Becca's favourite reality show. In hopes of calling in spiritual guidance, they accidently invite something much darker.
CANADIAN PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
SUMMER PROJECT
JAPAN • 2026 • 15 MIN
Directed by: Yuki Hara
In 1990s rural Japan, Akira, a lonely boy finds a human head in a suitcase. What begins as an innocent game with friends takes a dark turn, leading to tragedy and irreversible consequences.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
MARRIAGINALIA
USA • 2026 • 4 MIN
Directed by: Hannah Cheesman
With signature wit, and Kayla Lorette and Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll’s own brand of performance sass, Hannah Cheesman takes a magnifying glass to married life, hilariously deconstructing a couple’s lived-in dynamic in three brilliantly concise acts.
THE BEGUILING
CANADA • 2024 • 15 MIN
Directed by: ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
DAGNABBIT!
USA • 2026 • 6 MIN
Directed by: Joshua David Matthews, Jason Sheedy
A homeowner. A crawlspace. An unwanted guest.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
SVMMONED
CANADA • 2026 • 8 MIN
Directed by: Luke Bramley
A twisted occultist abducts an innocent young woman, preparing her as the sacrifice in a forbidden satanic rite.
BC PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
BREATHWORK
SWEDEN • 2025 • 13 MIN
Directed by: Erik Westerström
During a breathwork session, a reluctant skeptic opens herself to "new energies" and lets in something far darker.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
FILM DETAILS
SHORTS PROGRAM 3
9 FILMS
TOTAL RUNTIME
104 MIN
COUNTRIES
CANADA
JAPAN
SWEDEN
UK
USA