2014 Film Festival Programme – Saturday 18th October 2014 @ 10:00
The Gateway Education & Arts Centre
UK Premiere
2013, Canada, 6 min 16 sec
Director: Aaron Chan
In the middle of the night, a ghost tries to communicate to his lover by playing the piano.
Director’s bio:
From Vancouver, Canada, Aaron Chan is a graduate of Vancouver Film School’s one-year Screenwriting program, and his short film, On the Bus, has screened at several international festivals, including the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival in Grenoble, and the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. Aaron has also made a number of documentary shorts with the “Playing It Safe” project, a series of films organized by YouthCO AIDS Society and the National Film Board of Canada promoting harm reduction amongst street youth. In addition, Aaron has written and directed several short films including Stay, Cure(d), Anniversary, and June.
Director’s filmography:

  • On the Bus (2008) narrative short (written by)
  • Leaving My Mark (2008) documentary short
  • As the Moment Passes (2008) documentary short
  • Someone Beautiful (2009) documentary short
  • A Dose of Life (2009) documentary short
  • In Bloom (2009) documentary short
  • Bricks (2010) documentary short
  • Stay (2010) narrative short
  • Last Text (2011) narrative short/PSA
  • Cure(d) (2011) narrative short
  • Anniversary (2012) narrative short
  • June (2013) narrative short

Previous screenings:
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Interviews:
http://gayvancouver.net/2013-vancouver-queer-film-fest/the-coast-is-queer-june-may-very-well-have-been-inspired-by-a-piano-playing-cat/