ONLINE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Canadian Sport film Festival
ONLINE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The 2025 Online Short Film Festival is an opportunity to connect audiences across the country to engage in conversation about intersections in sport. With this virtual festival, CSFF offers access to a series of films throughout the month of April.
- The Second Life of Wafaa – screening April 7 – 13
- Fifteen – screening April 14 – 20 (National Canadian Film Day feature)
- Outside Center – screening April 21 – 27
- Mataperra – screening April 28 – May 4
The Second Life of Wafaa
WEEK OF APRIL 7 - 13, 2025
THE SECOND LIFE OF WAFAA
Wafaa, a young girl who fled the war in Iraq to Germany with her family, dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Football is Wafaa’s true passion and her way of coping with a difficult reality, where she tries to simultaneously loosen the grip of dogma of a closed Yazidi community and preserve her cultural identity.
2024, Documentary, Short, Germany
13 minutes
Director: Ekaterina Pavlova
View the trailer for The Second Life of Wafaa
Fifteen
WEEK OF APRIL 14 - 20, 2025
FIFTEEN - National Canadian Film Day feature
As the only sanctioned event to determine the record-holder for most ascents of the Grouse Grind in a one-day period, participants gather annually on the summer solstice for The Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge, testing their mental and physical limits over a 19-hour period. FIFTEEN tells the inspiring story of one of those participants, Jenn Golinski, as she takes on the challenge with the help of her support crew.
2024, Documentary, Short, Canada
12 minutes
Director: Mady Hart
This short film is part of National Canadian Film Day – A celebration of Canadian cinema from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
National Canadian Film Day is presented by Reel Canada.
Outside Center
WEEK OF APRIL 21 - 27, 2025
OUTSIDE CENTER
Finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his identity.
2023, Documentary, Short, Germany
21 minutes
Director: Eli Jean Tahchi
Mataperra
WEEK OF APRIL 28 - MAY 4, 2025
MATAPERRA
Yelda embarks on a quest that drives her to achieve much more than her climbing dreams. She aspires to make a mark in history by becoming the first Cuban to conquer three legendary ascents.
2024, Documentary, Short, Canada
22 minutes
Director: Rachel Trudeau
View the trailer for Mataperra