CineVic Screening 2026

CineVic 

The Roxy / 15-Feb / 7:30PM

CineVic is an artist-run society supporting independent filmmakers and media artists on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands with accessible programming, affordable equipment, professional development resources, and cinematic exhibition opportunities since 1991. We are always thrilled to continue a shared history alongside the Victoria Film Festival with our annual screening of local short films, showcasing the diversity of work created by our amazing members – from comedy to drama, documentary, sci-fi, music video, and even some celluloid experimentation. 

You are also invited to a pre-screening public reception to celebrate and network with local filmmakers and fellow festival movie-goers. Snacks will be provided and drinks will be available for purchase. Join us before the screening at Caffe Fantastico (965 Kings Rd.) starting @ 5:30pm, Sunday February 15th 2026.

The Ballad of Sloth Shot  

20 mins. 

Director/Producer/Writer – Simon Rasmussen 

A sharp-shooting cowgirl must stop a time-travelling supervillain from destroying her town. 

Quiet Witness 

8 mins. 

Director/Producer – Johnny Cole 

Writer – Sarah Nicole Faucher 

A hard-of-hearing child experiences an international tragedy through the lens of her quiet family home in Canada. 

Clusterf*ck 

6 mins. 

Director/Producer/Writer – Dave Goossen 

You just can’t trust anyone anymore. 

Mammoth 

5 mins. 

Director/Producer/Writer – Rachel Evans 

A theory of dreams for the dogs of Dawson City, filmed on 16mm, processed with tundra flora, colored and scratched by hand. 

Buddy Check for Jesse 

17 mins. 

Director/Producer – Michael Anthony 

After losing his incredible son, Jesse Short-Gershman, at age 22 to suicide, Dr. Stu Gershman made a decision: to talk openly about mental health in an unlikely place — the locker room. 

MEMBA x Łaszewo – Things I Do 4U 

3 mins. 

Director – Shiraz Higgins 

Thought it’d be us two. 

BOSS SAINT B – Shapeshifter 

3 mins. 

Director/Producer – Lesley Marshall 

Animated bouffant baddie. 

Up In The Spotlight 

25 mins. 

Producers/Writers – Marianne Yelle, Atticus Cohen-Yelle 

Quill, a young man with a difference and a unique perspective attempts to enter the world of acting through the quirky Izza Grande Acting Academy. 

Knots 

15 mins. 

Director/Writer – Justin F. Lee 

Producer – Brian Globus 

While restoring her derelict sailboat, an old mariner unleashes a storm from the past. 

Total runtime: 102 minutes 

Content advisory: Guns, Blood, Flashing images, Dead animal, Suicide, Nudity, Drug use