A series of short films played on a loop for the duration of the Guelph Film Festival in small, unique venues.
DATE: NOV 3-11
FREE
Manitushiss (Virus)
Réal Junior Leblanc | CANADA
Supported by 10C
5 min
A powerful cinematographic slam, poetically offering criticism of colonization and our relationship to Mother Earth.
Time: During business hours
Venue: 10C
DIRECTOR BIO:
Réal Junior Leblanc
Réal Jr. Leblanc is an Innu from Uashat mak Mani-Utenam. He directed Nanameshkueu in 2010, Hair of Life in 2011, Blockade 138 in 2012. He is a poet and father of 3 children. In addition, he was the spokesperson for the First Nations Youth Network in 2012.
Deaf Giants
Peter Hoffman Kimball| CANADA
Co-presented by Guelph Museums
9 min
Two brothers investigate the history of deaf players in major league baseball. In 1901 there were at least four deaf players, so why have there been so few since?
Time: During business hours
Venue: Guelph Civic Museum
DIRECTOR BIO:
Peter Hoffman Kimball
Peter Hoffman Kimball is an award-winning screenwriter and director and, as the father of a deaf child, an advocate for d/Deaf representation. His 2023 film "Millstone" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival. His films have screened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and such film festivals as Slamdance, Festival REGARD, Vancouver, Calgary, Cleveland, and Show Me Shorts (NZ). He is the husband of an ER doctor, a graduate of Brown University, and is currently based in Washington, DC.
