Firecracker Film Fest
In partnership with GEMFest
Firecracker Film Festival screening is on March 7th!
And we’re officially sold out! Can’t wait to see you there!
FIRECRACKER FILM FEST
FIRECRACKER FILM FEST
Announcing our
2026 Screening Selections
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What's Killing Lilith?
Set Shuter
A young woman who believes she is dying finally receives a diagnosis. (5.5min)
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Skely Finds a Brain
Tatiana Alexeeva
Skely the Skeleton leads a simple life until he discovers a brain. (3min)
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Room for the Rest
Angelika
Leo’s struggle to function with a shy bladder in a public washroom is exacerbated by multiple interruptions until Raphael appears and reveals his strategy for navigating a world not built for either of them. (8min)
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Sweet Tooth
Laine Longton
When Emma and Derek move in together, their toothbrushes begin their own relationship. (5min)
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Jeez, Louise
Ana Jimenez
Mary Louise, a devout catholic, has a steamy confession that unbeknownst to her is heard by Eden, the school's sex maniac. (4min)
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Asphodel Fields Forever
Rebeca Spiegel
Inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, a poet dreams a muse into existence and must follow her into the Underworld when she disappears. (4.5min)
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Kate and Jack are Just Friends
Aubrey Arnason
Kate has just signed her divorce papers, and her best friend Jack has come by to question the nature of their friendship. (12min)
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Wait…WHAT?
Sandy Hoekstra
A surprise engagement goes wrong. (4min)
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bff has cancer :(
Veronika Gribanova
Two friends master the art of making any problem about themselves. (6min)
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Bumbershoot
Melanie Kaklamanis
Bumbershoot is a silent comedy about a hapless man desperate to find an umbrella strong enough to make his life whole. (13min)
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The Office Party
Kristyn Green
Things are not "business as usual" in this office - weren't you at the Christmas party? (4.5min)
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Love Train
Tiegan Monaghan
Chronic daydreamer Jess, spies her dream girl from across the train aisle. Will she find love or maybe something else? (4min)
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Signs
Dani Kind
A woman attends an appointment and finds that the receptionist has turned the office into an authoritarian state, wielding her power to repress and control - but, the rules only apply to some people, so the woman decides to fight back. (6min)
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The Magnificent Gyno
Adeel Shamsi
A woman gets her first pap smear and her doctor practices a new hobby. (6.5min)
Meet the Team
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Liesl Lafferty
FIRECRACKER FILM FEST CURATOR
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Jody Quine
FIRECRACKER FILM FEST COORDINATOR
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Ellie Harvie
FIRECRACKER FILM FEST COORDINATOR
Firecracker Film Fest is made possible by
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Firecracker Department is a hit podcast and a vibrant international community of women and nonbinary artists empowering each other to take creative action by building platforms for our voices and stories. Working together to go further and change the world.
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Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) is a member-based organization committed to furthering gender equity in film and television. By addressing systemic barriers, GEMS works towards supporting more inclusive, representative media.
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UBCP/ACTRA’s more than 8,500 members are an integral part of the approximately 28,000 performers who have come together to build ACTRA, the strongest Union of cultural workers in Canada. UBCP/ACTRA has some of the most robust collective agreements for performers globally, ensuring performers are paid a fair wage and are protected on set.