Enjoy six new short films made from start to finish in just 48 hours by energetic guerrilla filmmakers from Vancouver Island. Register for a FREE ticket at the Eventbrite link below, and you will receive a YouTube link to watch the films when they become available. After the screening premiere time, films will be available to watch for 48 hours.

Screening premiere:
Friday June 18th 2021 @ 8:00pm

Films will be available to watch until:
Sunday June 20th 2021 @ 8:00pm

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Meet our filmmakers and their films:

Leslie Hopps DeSchutter
END OF DISCUSSION
4 minutes • Nanaimo BC

Daniel Kwon, Benjamin Pattison
HARDBOILED
4 minutes • Victoria BC

Erin Hartley
THE GREY AREA
4 minutes • Sidney BC

Kaliandra Capri, Derek Johnstone, Todd Jones
FATHER’S DAY
4 minutes • Nanaimo BC

Clayton Neuwirth, Octavian Kaul, Eric Yue, Lance Birley
HAIR TODAY, GREY TOMORROW
4 minutes • Bowser BC

Sonya Chwyl, Anik Desmarais-Spencer
CARISSIMA (DEAREST)
4 minutes • Victoria BC

The filmmakers were tasked with a 48-hour deadline and a “grey area” theme, then wrote, shot, edited, and submitted their 4-minute film. Click here to see more info about the challenge that the filmmakers signed up for. Then head to YouTube and watch their work on a screen near you! The top two films selected by our jury will go on to compete for a chance to screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in 2022.

Film Slam Jury:

Sarah Nicole Faucher
Filmmaker from Victoria BC, Short Circuit Film Festival alumna, and 2021 CINESPARK winner.

Chukwumuobi Obasi
Filmmaker from Courtenay BC, and Short Circuit Film Festival alumnus.

Edgar Garcia Chavez
Filmmaker from Portland, OR, and Short Circuit Film Festival alumnus.