Short Film Wallah 2026
Award Ceremony
The six compelling stories of the Short Film Wallah program engage with what it means to find one's way through unfamiliar worlds—and how these encounters reshape our understanding of self.
Aaibo
Two siblings set out to purchase a new kite but become lost in the maze of old town alleyways.
Aunti Ji
On her daughter's birthday, Kulsoom finally ventures out of her apartment to see her. A string of simple errands spirals into an odyssey as she fights to find her way back home.
Razaa
Eighteen-year-old Razaa and her mother Sabeen are in a gynecologist's office preparing for an abortion. As they clash over this agonizing decision, Razaa's father unexpectedly callsand discovering the pregnancy is simply not an option...
Roots
Set in 1940s Vancouver, a South Asian woman faces public condemnation as she takes the stand before city council to assert her right to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood.
The Last Piece
Two strangers—a thief and an old man suffering from dementia—encounter each other by chance in the dead of night.
The Voice of Old
An indigenous boy struggles to learn an English poem for school. His grandmother teaches him an ancient tribal song instead. Later, when he's reprimanded for not doing his homework, that song echoes back - a fading voice of a disappearing culture...
