HIFF Dailies • Day Three
Things get real as we slide into the weekend for HIFF day three! We've got a jam-packed schedule of panels, shorts and feature screenings, and filmmaker Q+As for you to dive into today.
Be sure to join us at 11 a.m. for the Programmers Panel! HIFF's own Heather Young will be joined by programmers from beloved festivals around the globe to discuss the struggles and tactics of festival programming and the dos and don'ts to consider when submitting your own films. Register HEREto get the Zoom link!
Here's what is screening on day three:
AVAILABLE ACROSS CANADA
Today we celebrate the staggering talent in contemporary Canadian cinema with a lineup of short films from across the country, including electrifying work from Brandon Cronenberg, an intimate, domestic doc from Carol Nguyen, and a journey north with throat singers Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland.
AVAILABLE IN NOVA SCOTIA
Next up at 4 p.m. is Tapeworm, the shocking debut feature from Winnepeg filmmakers Miloš Mitrovič and Fabián Velasco. Shot in gritty 16mm, Tapeworm confidently explores themes of existentialism and isolation through portraits of struggling characters stuck in a go-nowhere town. After the film, join us for a Q+A with the directors.
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AVAILABLE IN NOVA SCOTIA
So Pretty is the latest feature from Jessica Dunn Rovinelli, following the lives of a polyamorous “proto-utopia” in New York City. Loosely based around a German novella of the same name, the film concerns itself with the process of translation: of the source material, of language, of geography, and of a stunning host of techniques from a prestigious but hitherto narrow and hegemonic art cinema canon. Stick around for our Q+A with Jessica following the film.
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AVAILABLE IN NOVA SCOTIA
HIFF's third day ends with This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, the spellbinding new feature from Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese. The film is a bold and uncompromising vision that weaves South African folklore into social-realist drama to tell a story of identity, colonial legacy, and the power of resilience.
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TODAY’S SCHEDULE
11 AM • HIFF Programmers Panel
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2 PM • Canadian Shorts Program
4 PM • Tapeworm dir. Milos Mitrovic & Fabian Velasco
Canada • 2019 • Feature • 78 mins.
7 PM • So Pretty dir. Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
USA • 2019 • Feature • 83 mins.
9 PM • This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection dir. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Lesotho • 2019 • Feature • 120 mins.
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS
HIFF festival coordinator Tara Thorne gathered this year's Atlantic Auteurs filmmakers for a delightful discussion of their work.
Filmmaker Dawn George and Bait director Mark Jenkin went deep into the nitty gritty of analogue filmmaking at his HIFF Artist Talk.