DRIFF 2020 is an online festival running October 1-3 which offers three days of carefully selected virtual programming from around the globe with a focus on Ontario and Durham Region productions. DRIFF will close the festival with a drive-in movie experience at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa on October 3rd.

Get a virtual pass for $20 for all three days of the festival

Buy a DRIFF Day 1 pass for $10

Buy a DRIFF Day 2 pass for $10

Buy a DRIFF Day 3 pass for $10

Buy a ticket to our closing night drive-in for $10

OCTOBER 2 - DRIFF DAY 2 - International Screenings, Global Discussion - DRIFF Day 2 pass

DRIFF DAY 2 is our International Showcase. Featuring work from Italy, Jamaica, Austria, Egypt and Canada.

Two programs available to stream online from 12pm-11:59pm.

This selection of films reminds us to never underestimate people. People can show up and show you who they are if you give them a chance.

DRIFF DAY 2 serves up a virtual platter of films to stream from around the world and the opportunity to participate in a global conversation with select filmmakers. In partnership with Durham College and hosted in their Global Classroom, a moderator will remotely connect filmmakers for a livestream discussion about their work.

INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE (Shorts Program) 92 minutes in length.

Presented by Durham College – a global classroom event

NIGHTSHIFT, (Egypt) dir Karim Shaaban (14 minutes): Zein, a young man in his mid-20s, seems content with his job as a customer service representative. During one of his late-night shifts, he receives a call from a customer which exposes him to the drudgery of his work, his powerlessness, and the ugliness of his life.

AMATEUR, (Italy) dir Simone Bozzelli (15 minutes): Serena helps Christopher study German but he would rather record her with his cell phone. Serena doesn't want him to record her, but through this game she makes him laugh. The two grow closer and discover an unexpected intimacy.

THE BEST ORCHESTRA IN THE WORLD, (Austria) dir Henning Backhaus (14 minutes): Ingbert, the sock, attempts to assert himself against existing systems by auditioning as double bass player at the Vienna State Orchestra.

YOUR DAY IS TOMORROW, (Jamaica) dir Rickroy Williams & Wentworth Kelly (33 minutes): A homeless child who is capable of foreseeing murders must escape his Svengali to stop the murder of a dear friend within 24 hours.

IL VESTITO, (Italy) dir Maurizio Ravallese (16 minutes): A laundry attendant is found stealing a suit from a sick groom who has just been left at the altar. To atone for his sins, he will have to avenge the robbed man.

Second Line-up (FEATURE FILM)

THE WHALE AND THE RAVEN, (Canada) dir Mirjam Leuze (101 minutes): The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.