TAF2022 Shorts Programme: “Women on the Verge”
Paradise Theatre, Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada
Virtual Voice
2021 | 7mins | Sudan | English
This is a satirical review of our times. Suzi doll is an ego-warrior. My online avatar, marching to the algorithms […]
Alia
2022 | 26mins | France | French
Ali, a young Moroccan emigrant, is torn between the conservative environment of his family and his passion for the cabaret […]
Blooming Dalia
2021 | 24mins | France | French
Dalia (25), a french ex-reality TV starlet, is at her lowest point. Depressed and overweight, she tries to reconnect with […]
J’ai Le Cafard
2020 | 14mins | Kuwait | Arabic
A woman in a downhearted mood struggles to keep up appearances in front of her chirpy and driven office colleagues. […]
An Evening with Laila
2021 | 10mins | Kuwait | Arabic
A short documentary about the life and true story of Laila Abdulaziz, a pioneer of music in the Arabian Gulf […]
Conversations with an Actress
2022 | 13mins | Lebanon | Arabic, English, French
Throughout two consecutive summers, a director was documenting his conversations with an actress about Beirut, love, failure, and immigration without […]
Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow
2017 | 23mins | Lebanon, Germany | Arabic
A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to Lebanon in 1945 that still haunts an abandoned […]
