This Earth Has a Red Moon
Third Year Film Screening
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 7:00 PM | FREE
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Please join us for an evening of films by Third Year SCA film students.
With films by Radin Khodadadi, Ximena Baeza, Carlo Marchet, Abhayjeet Bhangu, Kimia Moayyed, Alden Doyle, Elyana Moradi, Marcela Echevarria, Reza Negaresh, Joshan Heer, Abby Ridd, Brennan Henderson, John Stewart, Mimi Huszti, Natalie Turnbull, Ethan Ukrainetz, Jacob Imoo, Anneliese Wong, and Yousif Kairee.
Program
Abby Ridd and Mimi Huszti: Gooseland (12:00 min)
In hopes of retrieving a forgotten memory, a young woman takes a journey through her own mind. Once inside, she discovers that the place she once knew well is now a deteriorating and ever-confusing wasteland.
Brennan Henderson & Abhayjeet Bhangu: When Everything Was Gone (11:23 min)
An independent journalist interviews four ex-employees of a large corporation which, five years earlier, seemingly evaporated overnight without warning or cause.
Carlo Marchet: LAUGH (9:00 min)
In a sitcom apartment, a woman named Michelle tries to figure out where her friend has gone as other characters bring their own problems into the space. Have you seen Danny?
Jacob Imoo & Joshan Heer: Worst-Case Scenario (7:45 mn)
An overthinking young man spirals into worst-case scenarios as he prepares to break up with his girlfriend—only to realize that his biggest fear isn’t losing her, but facing his own self-worth.
John Stewart: Portrait 29 (8:01 min)
A grim portrait of an artist trapped in a rotting cell, forced to paint a masterpiece for his captor in exchange for his freedom. As his sanity decays, he descends into drunken madness, desperate to create a piece that satisfies his master. Portrait 29 is a dark, hallucinatory glimpse into the power dynamic between performer and observer, and the price of creation.
Marcela Echevarria & Ximena Baeza: Donde se dobla la luz (8:30 min)
A young woman in a trance state, trembeling between life and death. Her friend senses this and worried departs looking for her. They venture into their minds finding themselves in confrontation with their fears, exploring imaginative spaces they have created.
Alden Doyle: what settles the dust? (9:40 min)
Lostness encroaches on my psyche, so I look outward in an attempt to manifest satiety. While looking out at this distorted reality, the beings I am surrounded by share themselves in all their naturalness.
Radin Khodadadi: Twilight Limbo (5:23 min)
An experimentation with perceived movement and composition, drawn from six years of photographic fragments—an imprint of shifting visions, where seeing becomes both a subject and a mirror.
Anneliese Wong & Kimia Moayyed: Toys "R" So Last Season (6:35 min)
A student writing a thesis paper catches a glimpse into the world of child-influencers, uncovering a landscape of viral trends, algorithmic influence, and the quiet pressure to stay relevant.
Reza Negaresh: attempt at exhaustion no.4, 460 nanaimo st (8:00 min)
The sun tries to escape the window frames of 460 Nanaimo Street.
Ethan Ukrainetz: Artificial Touch (4:00 min)
Computer vision reveals a deeper sensation. Human-machine interaction visualized.
Elyana Moradi: Black Chador (7:37 min)
Black Chador follows a diasporic Persian woman as she navigates identity and faith, using the chador to reconnect with her roots and honor her late grandmother.
Natalie Turnbull & Yousif Kairee: Nice Drunk (8:35 min)
A drag show is invaded by a hive of bachelorettes.