VSFF - 15th Edition

An insecure teen gains the ability to sculpt her own body by eating a clay sculpture and obsessively pursues her idea of bodily “perfection”.

Kenji, an aspiring Japanese actor by day and an Uber driver by night, frequently finds himself standing in for his more successful rival, Chris, an established Asian actor. One evening, Kenji unknowingly picks up Chris as a passenger, and their ride takes an unexpected turn.

A student named Crow, with an innate fascination for crows, has to choose between her love of the birds and potential ridicule from peers.

In a Metropolitan city with a 1.8% Black population, two Black poets - Adonis and Imbali - shed light on their artistic journeys and search for community, while navigating the effects of isolation on their mental health.

Desperate for human touch, a middle-aged man follows the woman of his dreams through an alternate-reality hallucination.

A Mexican-Canadian woman just turned 30 and wakes up to her crazy family surprising her with a parade of potential suitors to be her husband.

A look into the mind of a Semi-Professional Nature Photographer, revealing why he shoots exclusively on “Polaroid”.

Two kayakers take on a once-in-a-lifetime journey along the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island, paddling into relentless waves, unpredictable weather, and the uncharted depths of their fears. The duo finds themselves in a life-altering struggle against the elements. As their journey unfolds, a near-death experience forces them to confront the raw power of the open ocean, pushing the boundaries of their friendship, endurance and luck.

A middle class couple and a disgraced heiress come head to head when both parties seek ownership of an empty plot of land. The heiress needs the property to enact a mysterious plan that might just redeem her family’s name, while the young couple simply want a home to raise their child in. Calder, the cunning broker, pits the two against each other to further his own agenda - A scheme that could affect the entire city.

Ana, a young Filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother - a fight brought on by mutual refusals to communicate. Spurred on by the obsessive need for perfection, Ana “fixes” the fight by rewriting every veiled insult into a chance for forgiveness. As her perfect story diverges further from the reality of what happened, she begins to realise what her mom has been trying to say all along.

As a child starts school in America, she quickly looses the ability to speak her native language but discovers there's more to communicating than just words.

As she clocks 30, Tina’s faced with the sudden pressure to get married. By exploring the stories of three unconventional Nigerian-Canadian women, she decides to tune out the society and traditions that try to dictate what life should look like.

In search of independence, a young woman moves out of her childhood home and into a place of her own. But independence comes with a cost as she navigates her decaying relationships in the looming presence of an encroaching spore invasion. A coming-of-age story tinged with climate anxiety, inspired by the real-life environmental catastrophes hitting the Pacific Northwest, including heat waves, floods, and (impending) earthquakes.

Asha’s life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a revealing red velvet dress in her daughter's room. Her curiosity leads her to try it on, sparking a journey of self-exploration and empathy.

Struggling with the trauma of her mother's abuse, a woman embarks on her own journey through motherhood. As she bonds with her child, she slowly redefines her understanding of love, healing past wounds through newfound emotional connection.