OIAF 2021

Best of Ottawa: Part 1

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7 films in package
Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane 'Ten Degrees of Strange'
Beware the black dog.
The Shaman’s Apprentice / Angakuksajaujuq
A young shaman must face her first test—a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.
Steakhouse
The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc’s stomach is rumbling. But Liza’s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. What could go wrong?
Space
Personal space plays an important role in a relationship.
Bestia
During the military dictatorship in Chile, a secret police agent exists with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations while revealing a grim fracture of her mind and of the country.
Anxious Body
Living things, artificial things, geometry shapes, and lines. When they meet, a new direction is born.
A Bite of Bone / Honekami
A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.

Been hearing about those absolute must-see films all festival? Check out the Best of Ottawa Parts 1 & 2 - two programmes that showcase audience favourites and winners from the OIAF 2021 Official Competition.


Part 2 is here.


Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane 'Ten Degrees of Strange' | Lynn Tomlinson | United States & United Kingdom | 4:29 | Commissioned

Angakuksajaujuq (The Shaman’s Apprentice) | Zacharias Kunuk | Canada | 20:32 | Narrative Short

Steakhouse | Špela Čadež | Slovenia, Germany & France | 9:30 | Narrative Short

Space | Zhong Xian | United Kingdom | 2:54 | Student Animation

Bestia | Hugo Covarrubias | Chile | 15:54 | Narrative Short

Anxious Body | Yoriko Mizushiri | France & Japan | 5:47 | Non-Narrative Short

Honekami (A Bite of Bone) | Honami Yano | Japan | 9:45 | Narrative Short

A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral. Set on a small island in Japan where the director was born and raised, the film explores the relationship between the death of her father and the bomb storage in the mountain behind the family house.
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    Japanese
  • Country
    Japan
  • Director
    Honami Yano
  • Screenwriter
    Honami Yano
  • Producer
    Koji Yamamura
  • Composer
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