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 CINE⚡SPARK 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.