Our lives can be understood in terms of passage from one stage to another, and these shorts focus on pivotal and vastly different periods in the lives of their protagonists. From journeys made to end a life, to ones that strive towards new beginnings, these films document both literal and figurative transformations of character and relationships. 

Films in this screening:

• In the Rough

• Four Deaths

• Song of the Tadpole

• The Globe Trotters

• Paradise Express

• Near Light

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with some of the nominated filmmakers.

Content notices: Animal cruelty/death, death, grief, suicide and/or self-injurious behaviours, needles, pregnancy and/or childbirth, hateful language directed towards religious groups.