Oppression is the first barrier between a woman and her personal desires and meanwhile, “the voice” speaks of suppression. The voice of boredom by which the wetness of their eyes and sleeves can be perceived.
Nominee
EITR
Grinding away at the inherited family business, Mohamed works tirelessly making sales of knock-off perfume while living as a knock-off version of his true self. Grappling with the recent loss of his father, his mother's anxious attempts to get him married and the shadow of his hidden Queer identity, Mohamed finds solace and connection in a day spent with a beautiful stranger who lives in self-acceptance and sees Mohamed for who he truly is, under the many layers of polo-sport-adjacent cologne.
The voice of water
Healing and poetic essay on our intergenerational relationship with water.
Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
A thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and the deep bonds between her father and family in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world… on bareback.
The Volunteer
During the Vietnam War, Bruce and LV’s friendship was put to the test when U.S. soldiers mistook Bruce for a member of the Viet Cong. LV saved Bruce’s life, but both men were wounded and shipped to separate hospitals and lost contact.
The Volunteer follows Bruce’s fifty-year search for LV, exploring the power of friendship, the weight of family expectations, and the complexities of American identity as Bruce struggles to overcome his guilt, anger, and shame, and find a sense of belonging.
A Roadside Banquet
An eleven years old Chinese girl turns into a feather duster at her baby brother's first birthday party, soon after learning her parents only ever wanted a boy.