Set in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL is an intimate, observational look beyond the stigma of injection drug users, revealing the courage of those facing terrible tragedy in a neighbourhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crisis in Canada. As the number of overdose deaths reaches an all time high, the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) opens its doors — a renegade safe injection site that employs primarily current or former drug users, its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a deeply marginalized community as the overdose crisis rages.
2022
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
Canada
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
20 minutes
Director:
Colin Askey
Official Selection
Documentary Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
17 minutes
16 seconds
Director:
Beret E. Strong, Katrina Miller
"The happiest place in America is Boulder, Colorado" -- said no Black person ever. "This is [Not] Who We Are" is a documentary film exploring the gap between Boulder, Colorado’s progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community.
Official Selection
Animation
Runtime:
2 minutes
3 seconds
Director:
Olivia Perkins
A metaphor for child predators and their grooming patterns, Chums is about Mack, a young girl brushed aside by her mom after she sneakily surprises her during a phone call. Left essentially unsupervised in an aquarium, she begins to follow her only friend Mega, a massive tiger shark, into the top of his tank.
Official Selection
Animation
Runtime:
3 minutes
24 seconds
Director:
Benjamin Brossett
A man goes on a journey through a snowstorm, encountering various wonders along the way.
Official Selection
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
10 minutes
Director:
Nicolas Jose Volosky, Christian Stephen Branham
A portrait of professional wrestling told through the different perspectives of Kentucky-based wrestlers.