"Go Global" Shorts

Monday, February 16 @2:00PM

Go Global takes comedy across borders, accents, and life viewed through different lenses. These international shorts prove that awkward moments, big laughs, and bad ideas translate in any language. This package celebrates global voices with sharp humor and a reminder that funny is truly worldwide.

Grand 

NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE

Runtime: 13 min ▪︎ Ireland

A 40-something-year-old small time weed dealer and mother of two, struggles to admit she has depression. 

Cast: Sharon Mannion, Genevieve Hulme Beaman, Séamus O'Rourke, Gerry O'Brien, Danny Kehoe, Geraldine Mcalinden, Deirdre Monaghan, Anne Gill

Director: Sharon Mannion

Favourites 

Runtime: 5 min ▪︎ Australia

Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.

Cast: Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Maria Angelico, Tony Briggs, Chris Labbett, Imogen Labbett

Director: Nick Russell

Darling, I Hope You Will Never Forget My Face

U.S. PREMIERE

Runtime: 14 min ▪︎ Iran

An isolated old man lives alone in a remote house after the death of his wife. When his family discovers his passing, they must design a death announcement but no photographs of him can be found. They decide to take a natural-looking photo of his corpse and Photoshop his eyes open.

Cast: Majid Jafari, Faranak Kalantar, Ehsan Mansouri, Mohammad Reza Shaban Poor, Meysam Hasanloo, Marjan Tabasi, Zohreh Ali Akbari, Maryam Ali Mohammadi, Nima Dabir Zadeh

Director: Amir Ali Moftakhari

Sweetener

Runtime: 9 min ▪︎ Iran

It tells the story of a young man committed to social and civic values, confronted by his fiancée who sees those ideals as obstacles to their shared life. Sweetness reflects a minimalist and sincere approach to storytelling, exploring relationships, ethics, and personal choices in contemporary society.

Cast: Ahmadreza Khaksari, Saeed Mousavi, Fateme Tavakoli

Director: Dariush Ahmadi

Steps

Runtime: 19 min ▪︎ Canada

Tanner Slade, an obnoxious step-obsessed bro, is kidnapped on his way to a solo tropical getaway and wakes up wearing a shock collar. A voice tells him he’s allowed only 50 steps per day—or else. As he struggles to survive under the rule, Tanner must adapt, ration every movement, and confront his own flaws, ultimately choosing between meaningless numbers and becoming a better human being.

Cast: Evan Williams, Vincent Cueva

Director: Dan Bricker, Eytan Millstone