The 90 Second
Friday, June 6 | 7:00 PM | rated 14A
48 very short films from Winnipeg and around the world.
A lot can happen in 90 seconds. According to ChatGPT, that is the approximate time it takes to walk 2 city blocks at a brisk pace, to steep a cup of green tea, blend a smoothie, or that it took for the entirety of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster to unfold. It's about how long totality lasts during a solar eclipse, and the amount of time it takes for most microwave popcorn bags to start noticably popping. A lot will happen in 90 seconds, in this program -- our gluttonous annual smorgasbord of very short shorts.
Once again we are presenting the 90 Second as a competitive program, with films eligible for one of three cash prizes, including a grand prize of $300, all generously sponsored by our gracious hosts, the Winnipeg Film Group.
*This program is rated 14A, and contains rapid movement and flashing light.
Chapter 1: Phantom Limbs
EMPTY GESTURES, dir. Sam Taffel I US, 2025
Eyes Wide Shut, dir. Salise Hughes | US, 2025
Imagine Democritus, dir. Cassandra Lesage Fongué | Canada, 2025
bathtub/casket, dir. Zoe LeBrun | Canada, 2025
show her time, dir. reanna (Rae) swan I Canada, 2025
You're a Shadow, dir. Rajee Samarasinghe | US / Sri Lanka, 2025
Las Manos Misteriosas (the mysterious hand), dir. Elena Duque, James Edmonds, Deborah S. Phillips, Pino Sartorio, Dietmar Schwärzler
| 2024
Chapter 2: You're More Like the Sun
Las Paredes Eran Azul (The Walls Were Blue), dir. Alex Guerra I US, 2024
Frank Stares at Celestials, dir. Josh Weissbach | US, 2024
October Ritual, dir. Zack Focker I Canada, 2024
Moon, dir. Annie Dupas Rossington | Canada, 2025
It Felt Like Night, dir. James Hollenbaugh | US, 2024
Britney Spears: Diaries, Notes, & Sketches, dir. Sam Gurry | US, 2023
Coup, dir. Salamo Manetti-Lax | US, 2025
Chapter 3: Floral Fixation
bouquet, dir. Olivia Norquay | Canada, 2025
Annomite, dir. Emma Bonnemaison | Canada, 2025
Sunsoaked, dir. Sierra MacTavish | Canada, 2025
spring rebirth at source du Pêcher, dir. Emma Roufs I Canada, 2024
Before Eunice, dir. Martha Horn | UK, 2023
Super 8 (Super Good??), dir. Derek McMechan I Canada, 2023
TICKET TIMBER TREE, dir. Lindsay McIntyre I Canada, 2023
Chapter 4: Wide Open Spaces
Desert Traffic, dir. Matthew Gardiner | Canada, 2025
Bessie (Post-Abduction), dir. Owen Dismukes | US, 2024
Wandering Horse, dir. Emily Ann Hoffman I US, 2025
Advice for Immigrants, dir. Saif Alsaegh I Iraq / US, 2025
Circle the blue fields and grease the night,dir. Julian Micallef | UK, 2024
The Blair Warp Project (Trailer), dir. Jesse Malmed | US/Canada, 2024
ETERNAL DISC_ROT-ETERNAL[ULTRA_MIX], dir. Niall Brady I US, 2025
Chapter 5: Nothing In Between Us
Communication, dir. Harsh Modha | Canada, 2025
The Pink Opaque, dir. Nathan Flores I Canada, 2024
Cameron's Bowling Birthday Bash, dir. Robyn Bacon I Canada, 2022
in pursuit of relief, dir. Julia Langer I Canada, 2024
Smoking and Spitting, dir. Auden Lincoln-Vogel I US, 2025
Thank You Milwaukee, dirs. Madeline Bogoch & Scott Fitzpatrick I Canada, 2025
Chapter 6: La grande bouche
The Kiss Off (TKO), dir. Jesse Peterson I US, 1999
Conversation in the Ladies Room, dir. Anna Gebhardt I US, 2024
Comphet, dir. Evan Rivard I Canada, 2025
A fag, dir. carolina meza I Canada, 2025
The Way a High Heel Makes Your Leg Longer, or a Corset
Makes Your Waist Smaller, dir. Sailor DiNucci-Radley I US, 2024
and in the end, all we had was awe, dir. Eli Matilda Ridley I Canada, 2025
Chapter 7: Kokt Potet
Gâteau Gurl (Pussy Pussy Pussy), dir. Shanelle St. Hilaire I Canada, 2024
Tupperware Doesn't Break Down But Amanda Does, dirs. Amanda Emms
& Sara Wilson I Canada, 2025
Chiclets, dir. Jenny Nirgends I US, 2024
BUTTER TIME, dir. Amelia Mylvaganam I US, 2025
Dancing On Time, dir. Herlinda Dalayoan I Canada, 2025
First, dir. Rob Fordyce I Canada, 2022
A Short Film About Cancer, dir. Cato Fossum I Norway, 2024
no cooking school needed, dir. Toby Gillies I Canada, 2025