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ANFFF Audience Choice Collection—IndieLights
Event Duration: 3 pm-6 pm
Date: 8/11/2025
Location: The Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3 Room 302 (Dodson Room), 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
ANFFF Audience Choice Collection
In the eyes of young filmmakers, nature takes on many forms: stray animals in Bucharest, sonic experiments with horses, a solitary lemur in the rainforests of Madagascar, the unseen labour behind dairy production, seagulls wheeling above the city, lobsters in hatcheries, the gaze and confinement of the zoo, and a cloud whispering in the sound of rain.
These films make no grand declarations. They emerge from instinct and sensitivity, turning the camera toward hidden corners to remind us that ecology and animals are not remote concerns but deeply woven into the present. Here, the audience is more than a spectator — they become part of the conversation, responding with their choices to the questions posed by this new generation of filmmakers.
King's College London Film Society
IndieLights - Qiao Li
Qiao Li, born in 2004 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia. She draws inspiration both from the grandeur of natural landscapes—towering mountains and cascading waterfalls—and from the subtle emotional depths of human experience.
As a shared screening partner of ANFFF, Qiao is motivated by a deep love for animals and the natural world, as well as a strong resonance with the festival’s meaningful themes. She is committed to bringing ANFFF’s outstanding films to Canadian audiences, creating opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and inspiration. Through these screenings, she hopes to encourage broader awareness of ecological harmony and interspecies relationships, fostering a more compassionate and sustainable connection with nature.
Film List
1.A Clawsome Tale
Short Documentary | 21:43 mins
Director: Lucie Machin
Country: United Kingdom
2.Angry Seagull
Short Documentary | 5:08 mins
Director: Hanfei Shi
Country: China
3.In Tune
Short Documentary | 10:50 mins
Director: Olivia Barnett-Brown
Country: United Kingdom
4.Invisible Labor
Short Documentary | 15:12 mins
Director: Fan Ping/Yige Su
Country: China
5.Nube
Short Animation | 7:31 mins
Director: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada/Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Country: Mexico
6.Resqueue
Short Documentary | 30 mins
Director: Radu Nastasia
Country: Romania
7.Surviving Alone: The Tale of Simone
Short Documentary | 15:13 mins
Director: Claire Louise Tomlinson
Country: United Kingdom
8.Zootrope
Short Animation | 7:48 mins
Director: Léna Martinez
Country: France
Event Duration: 3 pm-6 pm
Date: 8/11/2025
Location: The Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3 Room 302 (Dodson Room), 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
ANFFF Audience Choice Collection
In the eyes of young filmmakers, nature takes on many forms: stray animals in Bucharest, sonic experiments with horses, a solitary lemur in the rainforests of Madagascar, the unseen labour behind dairy production, seagulls wheeling above the city, lobsters in hatcheries, the gaze and confinement of the zoo, and a cloud whispering in the sound of rain.
These films make no grand declarations. They emerge from instinct and sensitivity, turning the camera toward hidden corners to remind us that ecology and animals are not remote concerns but deeply woven into the present. Here, the audience is more than a spectator — they become part of the conversation, responding with their choices to the questions posed by this new generation of filmmakers.
King's College London Film Society
IndieLights - Qiao Li
Qiao Li, born in 2004 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia. She draws inspiration both from the grandeur of natural landscapes—towering mountains and cascading waterfalls—and from the subtle emotional depths of human experience.
As a shared screening partner of ANFFF, Qiao is motivated by a deep love for animals and the natural world, as well as a strong resonance with the festival’s meaningful themes. She is committed to bringing ANFFF’s outstanding films to Canadian audiences, creating opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and inspiration. Through these screenings, she hopes to encourage broader awareness of ecological harmony and interspecies relationships, fostering a more compassionate and sustainable connection with nature.
Film List
1.A Clawsome Tale
Short Documentary | 21:43 mins
Director: Lucie Machin
Country: United Kingdom
2.Angry Seagull
Short Documentary | 5:08 mins
Director: Hanfei Shi
Country: China
3.In Tune
Short Documentary | 10:50 mins
Director: Olivia Barnett-Brown
Country: United Kingdom
4.Invisible Labor
Short Documentary | 15:12 mins
Director: Fan Ping/Yige Su
Country: China
5.Nube
Short Animation | 7:31 mins
Director: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada/Christian Arredondo Narvaez
Country: Mexico
6.Resqueue
Short Documentary | 30 mins
Director: Radu Nastasia
Country: Romania
7.Surviving Alone: The Tale of Simone
Short Documentary | 15:13 mins
Director: Claire Louise Tomlinson
Country: United Kingdom
8.Zootrope
Short Animation | 7:48 mins
Director: Léna Martinez
Country: France