The 2016 documentary selection of shorts capture true-to-life moments from around the world as subjects search for their true selves in order to reconcile the past. From a family that knows how each of their dozen pets died, to a woman who doesn't know how her father did - the truth will set you free, but it might rip your heart out along the way.
Countries
VariousThese C*cksucking Tears
40 years after its release, Patrick Haggerty, the voice behind the first gay-themed country album "Lavender Country" - described as "nothing less than...
My Aleppo
After fleeing the Syrian civil war, a family communicates with the home front via Skype, watching their loved ones change as Aleppo disintegrates...
Olga: An Arequipa Story
Olga, a girl with a congenital foot deformity, and her mother travel from their remote Peruvian village to Arequipa for life-changing treatment.
Oscar
Mixing animated sequences and archival footage, OSCAR is a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson at the twilight of an exceptional career,...
Pickle
*WINNER: Audience Award, Best Documentary Short
Along with an obese chicken, a cat with a heart condition and a paraplegic possum, Pickle – a...
The Story Of How It Ended
Aviva’s father died five months before her bat mitzvah, and growing up, she used to dream that he had faked his own death.
A Woman And Her Car
(Elle pis son char)
On December 31, 2003, Lucie decides to write a letter to the man who repeatedly abused her as a child and resolves to...