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Voices With Impact 2025
Short film festival inspiring transformative mental health conversations. Register below.
Live & In Person
VWI 2025 Premiere - Live in Vancouver
All 10 VWI mental health shorts with filmmaker talkback at the VIFF Centre.
Coming Thu Jun 5th
Pre-order now
VWI 25 Premiere Playback
VWI 2025 Premiere Playback
Fri Jun 13th
VWI 2025 Panel Playback
Thu Jun 19th
Industry Conversations
Industry: Scriptwriting with Bomani J Story
Tue Jun 10th
Industry: Canadian Funding with Gavin Seal
Thu Jun 12th
Industry: From Acting To Producing To Directing Cassidy Civiero
Tue Jun 17th
Industry: Documentary with National Geographic Director Edmund Stenson
Wed Jun 18th
Industry: Development with Apple TV+ Producer Natalie Sandy
Wed Jun 11th
Industry: Costume Design With Bridgerton & Saltburn designer Sophie Canale
Wed Jun 25th
Industry: Mental Health Filmmaking with Glenn Holsten
Fri Jun 6th
Industry: VR & Documentary with Director Josephine Anderson
Sat Jun 7th
Industry: Scriptwriting with Bomani J Story
Tue Jun 10th
Industry: Canadian Funding with Gavin Seal
Thu Jun 12th
Industry: From Acting To Producing To Directing Cassidy Civiero
Tue Jun 17th
Industry: Documentary with National Geographic Director Edmund Stenson
Wed Jun 18th
Industry: Development with Apple TV+ Producer Natalie Sandy
Wed Jun 11th
Industry: Costume Design With Bridgerton & Saltburn designer Sophie Canale
Wed Jun 25th
Industry: Mental Health Filmmaking with Glenn Holsten
Fri Jun 6th
Industry: VR & Documentary with Director Josephine Anderson
Sat Jun 7th
Industry: Scriptwriting with Bomani J Story
Tue Jun 10th
Industry: Canadian Funding with Gavin Seal
Thu Jun 12th
Industry: From Acting To Producing To Directing Cassidy Civiero
Tue Jun 17th
Industry: Documentary with National Geographic Director Edmund Stenson
Wed Jun 18th
VWI25 Documentary
One year after ex-USC gynecologist George Tyndall's death and criminal case dismissal, Japanese American alum and survivor Mai Mizuno breaks her silence to find healing beyond the courtroom.
2025 | USA
Fri Jun 20th
UNFOLDING with Meghna Chakraborty, Iris Kim & Priscilla Jayne
FOCUS THROW explores Paralympic javelin champion Dan Pembroke’s journey through progressive sight loss, resilience, and self-discovery. Blending real-life archive with metaphorical visuals, the film reveals how Dan navigates the invisible struggles of mental health while chasing meaning beyond his achievements.
2025 | UK
Fri Jun 20th
FOCUS THROW with Kie Cummings
A visual poem exploring the parallel metamorphoses of women's bodies and the earth: Mother Nature reimagined
2025 | UK
Fri Jun 20th
IN MY SKIN with Jaye Abhau & Evangeline Modell
Through a personal collection of 35mm photos, a young woman explores the complexities of healing by reflecting on her four-month journey at an all-women's mental health facility in Needville, Texas.
2025 | USA
Fri Jun 20th
A TOWN CALLED NEEDVILLE with Audrey Taylor Lane
VWI25 Drama
A coming-of-age drama following Lucas as he is confronted by his best friend, exploring how societal factors shape young men's understanding of boundaries and consent.
2025 | Canada
Tue Jun 24th
ANIMALS with Michael Makaroff
After a string of romantic misfires, Omar confronts the unsettling possibility that his own body may be a barrier to love.
2025 | Canada
Tue Jun 24th
I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS PLACE with Gabriel Souza Nunes
After an encounter with a mythological African being, an aspiring dancer loses the ability to see herself in the mirror.
2025 | Canada
Tue Jun 24th
LOOKING GLASS with Ivanna Samuel
VWI25 Animation
A strange bug-like creature spins Grey's negative thoughts into golden thread - until it's spinning wheel breaks.
2025 | USA
Thu Jun 26th
THE SPINNING WHEEL with Davy Stoce & Max Wasserstrom
Through a series of real voicemails, Sorry I Missed Your Call guides us through a woman's journey as she revisits the emotional turmoil of caretaking for her grandmother as she develops Alzheimer's.
2025 | USA
Thu Jun 26th
SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL with Hae Ji Cho
A woman in the military struggles with anxiety in form of a moth infestation in her room.
2025 | UK
Thu Jun 26th
I BATHE WITH MOTHS with Myranda Hulka
Mental Health Shorts Expo
Mental Health Shorts 1
Sat Jun 7th
Mental Health Shorts 2
Sat Jun 14th
Mental Health Shorts 3
Sat Jun 21st
Mental Health Shorts 4
Sat Jun 28th