HIFF Dailies • DAY FOUR

Loath as we are to admit it, the final day of HIFF 2021 is here. Fortunately we've got one last day of incredible screenings, plus a double bill of illuminating live panels on the books to close it out right. Check the Dailies below and go forward with full confidence you're in on all Day Four has to offer!

But first, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us online during this challenging year. Your enthusiasm and support kept the HIFF spirit alive for this 15th annual fest, and we can't wait to put in serious hours in a dark cinema together again as soon as possible.

Reminder: Our entire 2021 film lineup is available for viewers in Atlantic Canada until midnight tonight, with our shorts programs and retrospectives available nationwide.

Once you start a film, you'll have 24 hours to finish it. Individual tickets for each film are available for $10 ($5 for Associate, Full and Lifetime AFCOOP members), or you can see everything with a $30 pass! Check out our full film lineup below.

TODAY'S LIVE EVENTS

FREE!
Sunday, June 27 • 11 AM
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Funding a film in Nova Scotia is a unique challenge, no matter your experience level. Representatives from key organizations—Lori McCurdy (Telefilm Canada), Rohan Fernando (The National Film Board), Mickey Quase (Communities, Culture and Heritage’s Screenwriters Development Fund) and laura jeanne lefave (Canada Council for the Arts)—will discuss their respective programs and funds, how local artists can access them, and what's changed since COVID.

FREE!
Sunday, June 27 • 1 PM
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The journey of a short film is curious and unpredictable. The reasons for making them also run the gamut—for a director to learn how to manage a set; to relay an artistic vision that does not need a feature-length runtime; to work toward making a feature; as one tenet of a larger artistic practice. And then where do they go once they’ve travelled the festival circuit? Filmmakers will be on hand to discuss why they make short films and how those fit into their larger goals. Moderated by Stephanie Joline, participants include Sophy Romvari (Still Processing), Vincent Toi (Aniskha), and Kevin Hartford (Breakout).

FEATURES

NOW STREAMING IN ATLANTIC CANADA

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SHORTS PROGRAMS + RETROSPECTIVES

NOW STREAMING ACROSS CANADA

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HIFF 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

"Even before I knew it was influencing me, it was influencing me." —Heather Young, on the effect her hometown has had on her work, at HIFF 2021's Nova Scotia New Wave panel.

"We as humans are somehow kind of flawed … Culturally it’s very deeply engrained that we are the ones making meaning, and something else is just accidental or mechanical or without purpose."
—Karel Doing on letting non-human creatures in as collaborators in his work.

"You can surprise yourself by trying to edit something that has no conformed structure. You can teach yourself more about the material rather than working with something pre-formed."
—THE AMERICAN SECTOR co-director Courtney Stephens, on eschewing the commercial documentary formula, at yesterday's HIFF Artist Talk.

HIFF 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHIRT

Celebrate 15 years of HIFF with this special anniversary T-shirt!

Shirts are $20 and available for pick up at the HIFF office or can be shipped anywhere in Canada for +$5.

Orders will ship by June 24, 2021. If you choose to pick up your shirt at the HIFF office, we’ll notify you when pick up is available.

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