Precocious newcomer Jasmin Mozaffari directs this bittersweet portrait of friendship and frustrated ambition, about a pair of Northern Ontario BFFs who dream of making it big in the city.

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Short Cuts Canada

Firecrackers

Jasmin Mozaffari

Playing as part of Short Cuts Canada Programme 6

Lou pumps gas at the local truck 'n' go, but dreams of one day escaping with her BFF Chantal to “ blow up ” in the big city. Funny and brutally honest, Firecrackers paints a picture of small-town life filled with truckstop diners, deadbeat adults, and the teenagers who hope to escape from both.

ALEX ROGALSKI

Year
2013
Runtime
15 min
Language
English
Country
Canada
Principal Cast
Vanessa Orford, Lindsay Smith
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Screenings

Thu Sep 12

TIFF Bell Lightbox 3

Regular
Fri Sep 13

TIFF Bell Lightbox 4

P & I
Fri Sep 13

TIFF Bell Lightbox 4

Regular