A girl journeys within themselves to rectify a burdensome heart.
Nominee
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
A group of misfits, artists, and drug users operates a renegade safe injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL is an intimate portrait of a community fighting to save lives and keep hope alive in a neighbourhood ravaged by the overdose crisis.
A Girl Meets A Boy And A Robot
Having lost her memory, a girl wanders alone in the desert of ruins. She encounters a robot who has also seemed to lose its memory and a boy seeking Crystal of time.
On a lovely night, the boy tells the girl that his dream is to find the Crystal of Time and ask the people from the past why they made the world this way. Then the girl gives her favorite stone to the boy, hoping he can get his wish…..
Mine to Have
Mine To Have is an intimate journey into the lives of people living within the scope of "other" and their personal quest for love, care, and compassion. This show, created by Crip arts collective The Other Ordinary, is an exploration of what it means for relationships to flourish, fall apart, and survive; disrupting commonly held misconceptions and myths about 'otherness.' She will draw you in like a lover and leave you wanting more.
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES
During The First World War Maria finds out her husband Jan is in the hospital. It turns out the man does not recognize her. Maria has doubts whether Jan has actually lost his memory, or is he lying to avoid punishment for potential desertion. The many understatements and secrets cause confusion. Night mixes with day, for both the audience, and our heroes. Is any of this real? Maybe it's all a dream, maybe a figment of a traumatized mind.
Anything Can Happen
An intimate portrait of cannabis' role in paediatric medicine.