Canadian Film Fest 2024: Six Shorts
We review six short films from the 2024 Canadian Film Fest.
Rose Ho is an amateur film critic. After her art criticism degree, she started her personal film blog, Rose-Coloured Ray-Bans, and joined the visual arts editorial team of LooseLeaf Magazine by Project 40 Collective, a creative platform for Canadian artists and writers of pan-Asian background. Currently, she is the managing editor of three non-film-related magazines. In 2020, she received the Emerging Critic Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.
We review six short films from the 2024 Canadian Film Fest.
'Kung-Fu Panda 4' still generates lots of laughs and enjoyment from rapid-fire jokes and visual gags.
Exploring the racial dynamics within the Prime series 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'.
Meredith Hama-Brown crafts a story about a Japanese-Canadian woman grappling with grief and generational trauma.
Under the assured and patient direction of Trần Anh Hùng, 'The Taste of Things' is a captivating celebration of French cuisine.
Revisiting Miyazaki’s long-considered “last” film and examining how it originally served as the culmination of his storied career.
A setup that evokes the ending of 'A Separation' by fellow Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, but without the same implications.
Themes of memory and the double-edged sword of nostalgia and trauma is suffused in the work.
Anchored by the warm, sweet, and naturalistic performances of its star-crossed leads, 'Dear Jassi' is a tender romance at its core.
A few too many ideas floating around, but 'Shortcomings' eventually finds its footing.