Reel East Coast Shorts Gala


Nalujuk Night
Accomplished photographer Jennie Williams follows this annual January 6 tradition in Nain when people gather to await the Nalujuit: masked figures that represent startling characters said to come in from the Eastern sea ice.

Director:  Jennie Williams
Country:  Canada
Province:  NL
Language:  English & Inuktitut
Subtitle:  English
Runtime:  13 minutes
 


Baduk
A young mother rediscovers a game from her childhood, revisiting moments that shaped her relationship with her own mother.

Director:  Induk Lee
Country:  Canada
Province:  NS
Language:  English & Korean
Subtitle:  English
Runtime:  6 minutes
 


Love in Quarantine
In a time of enforced separation, three people contemplate the nature of what keeps us connected: love.

Director:  Millefiore Clarkes
Country:  Canada
Province:  PE
Language:  English
Runtime:  10 minutes
 


Bha Iad Làn Sgeulachdan

Director Todd Fraser's grandfather reflects on the storytelling he heard in his youth, his relationship to the Gaelic language, and his extraordinary experience of learning to dance in a series of dreams.

Director:  Todd Fraser
Country:  Canada
Province:  NB
Language:  Gaelic
Subtitle:  English
Runtime:  6 minutes
 


The Mohel
After celebrating the birth of their first child, James and Lola are faced with family expectations and financial strain as they fly in a mohel to perform their son's brit milah – the circumcision ceremony.

Director:  Charles Wahl
Country:  Canada
Province:  NS
Language:  English
Runtime:  14 minutes
 


Spin
An anxious Catherine is unable to communicate with her five-year-old daughter. Can she find a new way to connect at a busy casino party?

Director:  Andrea Cass
Country:  Canada
Province:  NL
Language:  English
Runtime:  12 minutes
 


The Agnostics
The Agnostics follows freshly-relapsed alcoholic Suzanne and her father Mark to an Easter gathering, which they hope will result in a much-needed cheque from their senile Uncle Raymond.

Director:  Rebecca Falvey
Country:  Canada
Province:  NS
Language:  English
Runtime:  11 minutes
 


The Voice of Henriette
Henriette is gifted with a magical voice which conjures the most delicious meals. Guests at her house rejoice as they eat and sing in her company. Only her sister, Lucette, does not seem to join in to her songs.

Director:  Mathieu Gauvreau
Country:  Canada
Province:  NS
Language:  French
Subtitle:  English
Runtime:  16 minutes
 


Second Wedding
Two divorcees try their hands at getting married — again. They have no idea how wrong they're doing it.

Director:  Taylor Olson
Country:  Canada
Province:  NS
Language:  English
Runtime:  9 minutes