Better Together
Short films with beautiful human connections
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Hedgehog Dilemma
Director / Writer / Producer: Shan Leigh Pomeroy • Newfoundland & Labrador • 2 mins
Poor hedgehogs! In cold weather they huddle together for warmth but their pointy spines prevent them from getting too close. A quick animated collage music video from talented local animator and musician Shan Pomeroy.
Feeling the Apocalypse
Director: Chen Sing Yap • Ontario • 7 mins
Struggling with his own climate anxiety and grief, psychotherapist Anderson Todd thinks about what it means to live in a world that's dying.
Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between
Director / Writer / Producer: Parida Tantiwasadakran • USA • 20 mins
7-year-old Juice has one mission: to help Grandma Lovely retain as many memories as possible to halt her early-onset dementia. A heartwarming film about a beautiful intergenerational friendship.
A Love Letter to Léopold L. Foulem
Director / Writer / Producer: Renée Blanchar • New Brunswick • 52 mins
Filmmaker Renée Blanchar writes a cinematic love letter to ceramist Léopold L. Foulem, an extraordinary artist and a figure intimately linked to her own childhood and artistic awakening. This film is a lovely representation of how dearly artists treasure those who inspire them.
Post-Screening Q&A
Featuring Parida Tantiwasadakran (USA) and Chen Sing Yap (ON).
Film Still Slideshow — Image Descriptions
Hedgehog Dilemma: an illustration of two hedgehogs facing each other on top of a blue and white background.
Feeling the Apocalypse: the left half is part of a photo of a group of people young and old, with a young woman wearing a black toque, a black vest, and an orange scarf. The right-hand portion of the photo is an illustration of the rest of the photo which shows the woman distributing supplies against a cityscape background.
Young People, Old People, & Nothing in Between: an older woman wearing a blue and green scarf over her hair, yellow sunglasses, and a multicoloured dress, & a young child wearing a pink bucket hat, pink sunglasses, and pink and white shirt and shorts. They sit next to each other on a marble bench with their feet propped up on blue and yellow plastic chairs in front of them, both their hands held in their laps.
A Love Letter to Léopold L. Foulem: an older man with a short grey beard wearing a beige sunhat with multicoloured feathers attached, neon green sunglasses, a pink sweater, and a brown and white beach towel draped over his shoulder. He is sitting on a black lawn chair against a forest background and looks at the camera as if already speaking.