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The Powell Street Festival takes place on the traditional, unceded and occupied territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 6, 2015 9:45 pm 120 min
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Are you in, or are you out? The films of IN AND OUT, our International Shorts showcase this year, range from festival award-winners to lesser known gems that explore how the choices we make can result in unexpected consequences. From bittersweet sexual initiations and rites of passage, to jarring, even traumatizing cultural and social awakenings—these unflinching films (and all of them Canadian premieres) look at how circumstances can force an acknowledgment of moral responsibility, and commitment to a course of action.
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YANGZI SHE/ USA / 2015 / ANIMATION, DRAMA / 8 MINS
Durian was born with his facial expressions opposite to everyone else. The film shows how this little boy grows into a young adult through depicting milestones in real life, as well as in his imaginary world.
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AMELIE WEN / USA / 2015 / DRAMA / 18 MINS
On his very last day of work at an abandoned construction site, elderly migrant caretaker Lao Tian encounters a five-year-old girl who has run away from home.
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LONG YANG / CHINA / 2015 / DRAMA / 27 MINS
A young Japanese soldier saves a Chinese “comfort woman,” in this film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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TOSHIMICHI SAITO / JAPAN / 2014 / DRAMA / 25 MINS
Naoki gave up his dream of painting to take over the family-run post office. His older brother, Masanobu, left home to become a doctor.
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CHO YEON YUN / SOUTH KOREA / 2015 / DRAMA, QUEER / 20 MINS
Gu Bo is a beloved father, husband and writer who struggles to be true to his identity. The film explores the human aspect of a man torn between his sexual identity, and the happiness of his family.
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ZENAS CAO, AISHA PORTER-CHRISTIE / CHINA, USA / 2014 / DRAMA, ROMANCE / 22 MINS
In a Chinese beach town, a sullen teenage boy is reunited with his beautiful, estranged cousin—who helps him embrace the bitter-sweetness of growing up.