- Short Film Competition
Year: 2023
Length: 12 mins
Country: Canada
Language: English, Tagalog
Directed by: Minerva Navasca
Produced by: Asa Kazerani
Starring: Jadyn Nasato (Ana), Jennifer Villaverde (Celine), Angelica Alejandro (Joyce), Tatiana Ashton (Francesca)
SEE THE FILM
Ana, a young Filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother – a fight brought on by mutual refusals to communicate. Spurred on by the obsessive need for perfection, Ana “fixes” the fight by rewriting every veiled insult into a chance for forgiveness. As her perfect story diverges further from the reality of what happened, she begins to realise what her mom has been trying to say all along.
About the Director
Minerva Navasca is a Filipina-Canadian filmmaker exploring narratives of cultural dysphoria and girlhood with intimate specificity. Stating, “I want to make films about subjects that make me uncomfortable,” Minerva delves into perspectives steeped in anxiety and internalized shame, using the medium to interrogate the socio-political roots of these beliefs.
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Awards
2023 Reelworld Film Festival (Canada) – Outstanding Short Film Producer
2024 Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival (India) – Silver Comma (International Fiction) and Merit: Best Edit (Fiction)
2024 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards (Canada) – Winner, Student Cinematography
2024 Cordillera Film Festival – Best Student Film
2024 Durham Region International Film Festival (Canada) – Best Student Film
2024 FascinAsian Film Festival (Canada) – Best Performance in a Short (Jadyn Nasato)
2024 Forest City Film Festival (Canada) – Best Narrative Short
2024 Micheaux Film Festival – Outstanding Student Project
2024 Ottawa Canadian Film Festival (Canada) – Jury Prize
2024 Singapore Youth Film Festival (Singapore) – Best Editing & Best Screenplay (Open Youth)
2024 TIFF Next Wave (Canada) – Best Writing
2024 Vancouver Asian Film Festival (Canada) – Best Director for a Canadian Short