Youth and vigour _{by Alessia Belsito-Riera}

Show Me Shorts shines a spotlight on Canada at Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant on the 25^th of June. Showcasing six diverse stories, this collection is full of youth and vigour, offering thoughtful observations about our world and our connections to each other.

Curated in collaboration with Jason Todd of Tënk Canada and presented with the High Commission of Canada, the programme is in English and French Canadian.

Two skaters rove the outskirts of Montreal in search of the best skateboard spots in Virgile Ratelle’s documentary Summer Nights. Oasis, a documentary directed by Justine Martin, offers an intimate glimpse into the evolving bond of teenage twins Raphaël and Rémi as one of them grapples with disability.

In Le Punk de Natashquan (The Natashquan Punk), a documentary directed by Nicolas Lachapelle, 40 years have passed since the disappearance of an enigmatic figure from a remote Quebec community. Between loads of laundry, Cooper shares the story of her gender reassignment journey in Hello Stranger, a documentary by Amélie Hardy.

Based on historical records, Simon Cottee’s The Pioneers is a surrealist, hand-drawn documentary that depicts 59 test rocket launches, each carrying animals. Featuring Indigenous women of various generations, Pidikwe (Rumble) by Caroline Monnet integrates traditional and contemporary dance in an audiovisual whirlwind that straddles film and performance, the past and the future.