Rolling the Dice: Short films about coincidence and fate

Abstract Skies
Director: Roger Gallant • NL • 4 minutes

A short film that reimagines the skies as a gallery of abstract shapes captured in time-lapse.

 

Follow the Dogs

Director: Isabel Garrett • UK • 6 minutes

A portrait of the relationship between healthcare and creativity, through the unique lens of cancer patient Warren Hastings as he recovers from treatment.

 

I Need to Get This Off My Chest

Director: Elizabeth Hicks • NL • 10 minutes

After shoplifting lingerie from a discount department store, 12-year-old Grace goes to great lengths to cover up the crime.

 

Punter
Director: Jason Adam Maselle • USA • 14 minutes

Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.

 

Moon Alone

Director: Heejin Kang • Ontario • 3 minutes

In this animated short, an angel guides departed souls to heaven each night, finding brief companionship before returning to solitude, waiting for the next souls in need. 

 

Keep

Director: Lewis Rose • UK • 20 minutes

Gordon, a lighthouse museum keeper, befriends Musa, an Afghan refugee who offers to help maintain the site. But when Gordon discovers Musa's true intentions, he faces a moral dilemma that challenges everything he knows.

 

Adiós

Director: José Prats • UK • 9 minutes

During a hunting day in rural Spain, a father struggles to accept that his adult son is moving abroad, and to deal with the feelings of being left alone. 

 

Last Resort

Director: David R. Kramer • Switzerland • 22 minutes

Terminally ill Paul travels to a Swiss assisted suicide resort, but unexpectedly discovers a new reason to live.

 

47

Director: Paulo Garcia • Canada/Brazil • 6 minutes 

Grand prize winner at the Clio Health advertising awards in 2024, this hand-animated stop-motion film from Oscar-winning animator Matias Liebrecht, tells a heartwarming story of resilience, acceptance, and inclusion. It’s based on the real story of a Café Joyeux employee with Down syndrome who did not get his first job until he was 47.

Runtime: 1h33