In addition to the contributions of student volunteers and executive director Vincent Georgie, the Windsor International Film Festival will feature projects by many UWindsor grads during its Oct. 26 to Nov. 5 run of more than 300 screenings.

First up, judges selected these short works for the “Local Shorts” screening at 9 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Chrysler Theatre:

• The Box of Life, co-directed by Benjamin Cheer (BA 2022) with Manuel Baechlin;
• One Cookie at a Time, directed by Sydney Cremasco (BIAS 2023);
• Concealed, co-directed by Gemma Eva (BA 2019, MFA 2021) with high school student Maria Hausmann;
• Shoeshine, directed by Sameer W. Jafar (B.Math 2015);
• Journey of a Thousand Miles, directed by Prasanna Marathan (BA 2023); and
• What Gourds Around Comes Around, directed by Elissa Weir (BA 2023).

A second bout of local short films at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Chrysler Theatre will include Your Money’s No Good Here by Jakob Skrzypa (BA 2016), and a further collection at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Capitol’s Pentastar Theatre will feature The Tea Party @ 30, directed by Kyle Mosonyi (BSc 2007).

Film professor Nick Hector edited a couple of the entries: the documentaries The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain and The Perfect Story, both directed by Michelle Shepard.

Find schedule and ticket information on the festival website.