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The everyday life of a couple at the twilight of their lives.

Children wait their turn for a once-in-a-lifetime roller coaster ride. A loving and poignant meditation on childhood and the passage of time. Inspired by found sound of a theme park in the distance, lyrically rendered in pencil and paper, and produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

STOLEN PICTURE was shot in November of 2012 on an HDR XR260V Camcorder mounted on a cheap tripod that barely stood still. Music: "Une Petite Île" by Georges Delerue

In A Sweet and Sour Christmas, director Aram Siu Wai Collier and producer Betty Xie follow two types of holiday meals at the King Wok Restaurant: the deep-fried take-out Chinese Canadian food staples delivered to families across Kitchener and the traditional Cantonese meal for a family sharing a rare Christmas celebration.

Surrealist experimental & silent short film made by film students.

A conversation between two women about the desires and banalities of life. Both women share the same homeland, one stayed there while the other emigrated, but the distance hasn't severed their friendship nor the similarities in their perspectives.

A freelance graphic designer encounters a rare type of crickets.

"In memoriam. Man in pieces. You have the lovers, remade by funhouse mirrors; you have the symmetries, undone, bent and curved; and you have the model, the bag on her head filling with carbon dioxide. Who owns your life? Testimonial and demonstration, a most ominous trade show. An experiment in therapeutic cinema. A speculative sequel and conclusion to John Hofsess's Palace of Pleasure (1967)." — S.B.

Based on an old Iranian folktale. A man makes a devil’s bargain with some angry owls which saves his life but at what cost.

Julie wakes up in Quebec City. Amnesiac, she makes a phone call. On the line, Luke learns that the woman who left him has never been to India.

Short video inspired by "The Zone" from Tarkovsky's film "Stalker" and from the Strugatsky's Brothers book "Roadside Picnic". This video is part of the project "Special effects"commissioned by Cartune Xprez.

Stephanie’s brother Gregor is about to make the biggest decision of his life. He has joined the Catholic order of the Steyler Missionaries to become a monk. If he doesn’t have a change of heart, he will take his final vows in a year’s time and commit to a life of chastity, poverty, obedience and service to the Catholic Church. Stephanie is highly critical of his choice. They come from a Catholic background, but Stephanie had her own reasons to break with the family tradition. They haven’t spoken in ten years. This film is Stephanie’s quest to understand her brother’s extreme decision and explore his world that lies behind the thick monastery walls. What she discovers may prove to be far more than she bargained for.

This short film pays tribute to distinguished violinist Andrew Dawes, one of the finest violinists that Canada has ever produced. Dawes is known for his technical excellence, musical integrity, and exciting performances.

Always remember to play, says Leslee Silverman, the visionary force behind the Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

"The director's feelings of envy and resentment of a roommate's pronoun-of-choice eventually evolve into delight in one simple word. This freedom allows for new embodiments of gender—as beautiful and strange as a unicorn, a pair of wings or a bouquet of roses." - Inside Out 2014 Toronto LGBT Film Festival

In the summer of 2017, in the Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale, over 300 tenants living across 12 apartment buildings went on rent strike to protest a wave of rent increases that would have displaced members of their community. Through months of organizing and a series of escalating actions, working-class people took on the biggest corporate landlord in their neighbourhood… and won. In an age where gentrification is rapidly transforming the nature and demographics of working-class neighbourhoods in cities across the world, pushing out poorer tenants, people on fixed incomes, immigrant communities and other long-term residents, the story of the Parkdale rent strike offers an important and practical lesson on how we can organize with our neighbours to fight back.

"Collective Unconsciousness: The Not Dead Yet Story" explores the annual Not Dead Yet festival that takes place in Toronto. This documentary dives into what makes the festival great and the impact it makes on the city's hardcore/punk scene. "Collective Unconsciousness: The Not Dead Yet Story" also features performances from bands that played in 2015, shot up close to give the viewer the feel that they are there. Features performances by S.H.I.T., V.C.R., Power Trip, Title Fight, Career Suicide and more alongside interviews with members of Dress Code, Title Fight, I.C.E. and more.

Two strangers wake up in an unfamiliar basement, tied back to back. In their attempt to escape, they learn a bit about each other -- and maybe themselves as well.

A short documentary about the first real Irish pub in St. John's, Newfoundland that was opened in 1986 by musician Ralph O'Brien and sold in 2012 to Chris Andrews of Shanneyganock and Bob Hallett of Great Big Sea. The film follows the new owners as they are forced to rebuild from scratch after a major flood.

The 20th century was the roughest in history for the Carpatho-Rusyns of Central Europe. After World War II, when they were declared Ukrainians by the new Communist regimes in every country where they live, Carpatho-Rusyns in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere became extinct overnight -- and this was their existence for more than 50 years. But with the 1989 Velvet Revolution, led by the playwright and former dissident Václav Havel, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnicity revived in every country - including the United States. This is the story of that revival.

For years, Québec's churches have been emptying out. They are being demolished, or sold to the highest bidder. The residents of Saint-Camille, in the Eastern Townships, unite to try to save theirs.

The 1st part of the 2nd half is a visual poem wrestling with ideas about love and resurrection.In the artwork’s initial incarnation all of the oversized frames were installed as filmstrips in a room to create the appearance of a giant trim bin that the the editor/viewer entered. The conceit was casting the viewer as a Lilliputian editor of an analog film and requiring of them to piece the ‘film’ together in their minds. In 2015 all the frames were re-shot and animated. There are two versions of the piece.In addition to this version (17:31 minute) gallery version, an additional version is available. It is a 40 minute slowed down version with a soundtrack by Mary Margaret O’Hara recorded live during its inaugural viewing.

A group of guys get trapped in a house together due to a winter storm after the fall of civilization.

A poetic and fragmented construction of images and text suggests failure and disillusion about romanticism. Intense psychedelic colours characterize images of flowers, as if they were struggling while maintaining a playful tone. Feelings of ambiguity are evoked, oscillating between the notions of the possible and the impossible, as well as attraction and repulsion. The project is an audiovisual collaboration with experimental musician Alain Lefebvre.

When two friends decide to open a Christmas Tree Lot to make some extra cash, they didn't know they would be re-discovering the true meaning of Christmas.

The studio workings behind door 11a in the Ortona Armoury. An ode to a practice and place that should not be forgotten.

On May 4, 1992 in Toronto, a march against anti-Black police violence turned into a riot. The march was organized by the Black Action Defense Committee, a civil rights group and police and criminal justice system watchdog founded by members of Toronto’s Black community. While media and politicians called it a riot, others, including anti-racism activists, called it a “rebellion,” even an “uprising.” “It Takes A Riot” is a provocative new documentary film exploring the events of May 4, 1992, its historical context, political impact, and relevance to contemporary struggles against anti-Black racism. On the 25th anniversary of the Yonge Street “riot”—and with racial injustice, police killings of Black people, and the Black Lives Matter movement on the front pages—this documentary asks: What does it take for Black people to get justice in this society?

Short documentary featuring the small Montreal based surf-punk band No Waves.

Immeuble-Villas is an ongoing series of abstract interior spaces where electronic textures and architectural elements are subtly animated. The series references Le Corbusier’s standardization of apartment buildings. Each video loop is meant to be displayed as tableaux on individual screens.

Two separate, yet poetically connected films that act as a threnody on nature. Mikel Guillen's film is dedicated to the artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto. Scott Barley's film is dedicated to the artist, Vija Celmins.

This short animation begins with a newspaper, discarded on a public bench, whose headlines warn of unusual phenomena. A gust of wind animates the paper's pages, conjuring strange and fantastical creatures: a bridge that becomes a caterpillar, a steeple turning into a bird, a dome transformed into an octopus. Elemental forces have been unleashed. Skilfully wielding paper cut-outs, origami, and a healthy dose of humour, filmmaker Emmanuelle Loslier plunges us into a fantastical world in which Montreal’s urban landscape has never been so alive.

After a night of drinking, Andy finds himself in the awkward predicament of being stuck on the toilet with no toilet paper while his friend Jeff is passed out in the room outside and is his only hope for a dignified escape from the throne.

Director and writer Carol Geddes reflects on telling stories from an aboriginal perspective as a filmmaker in the NFBs North West studio.

Longueurs d’ondes is an exploration of the interactions between the electronic signal and the human body. This video was commissioned by The Conseil québécois des arts médiatiques in the occasion of the 50 years of video art.

Gnarcore. Where Snowboarding rules and the whole is greater. Rebelliousness. Spontaneity. Artistic impression. Adventure. Community. All these things drew us to the shred and these things shall keep it alive. Like any fun loving human They lust for those things in life they find real and pure. Ideally it’s a feeling they’re in search of, something that makes us feel bold and alive and promises that we can conquer anything. Maybe they find it on a Mountain, on the street or behind a camera. Maybe its at a show, on the dance floor or at the end of a brush, either way, they find it. It’s our quest, and like charged mercenaries were here to conquer, capture and document. The wild Canadians take it to the streets, the pow, then the bar. Check their latest movie called “Piece”. Really gnarly!!!

One person wakes up in the morning with the ability to choose which gender they would like to be for the day. challenging notions and norms around gender and sexuality, our hero explores an array of ways of sharing fun and intimacy.

A short POV documentary about a young black Drag King.

A young boy left home alone gets an unwanted visitor.

"How do we know what we know?" asks the journalist in the studio to the special correspondent in Turkey who couldn't get into the conflict zone in Syria. The news report he put together is therefore made out of amateur footage.

A touching portrait of the only woman who participates in the auto racing competitions of Kitigan Zibi, Anishinabe nation. Chalene McConini combines her role as a mother with her passion for speed.

Can two guys be roommates and best friends even if one is gay and the other is straight? Why not!?

For several people, the Yukon represents the end of the world, with its pure, natural untouched wilderness stretching all the way to the Arctic Circle. And they’re right!

Nobody wants to tell nine-year-old Skye what’s happening in her family. Feeling isolated and confused, she clings to memories of being driven around to sleep as she tries to make sense of what even adults find confounding.

In the early 1970’s, 23 year old Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss and March, drilled a hole in her head — that is she trepanned herself. Now 74, Amanda is a leader of the renaissance in scientific psychedelic research.

The ehMTee Show is a homegrown, webcast variety program of original songs, music interpretations, and light comedy, starring Michael Thorner, Marker Starling, Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini.

A teenager, despite his good grades, has a huge need to pee.

When a student's bag is swiped out from under his nose, he has no other choice than to chase down the thief.

A refreshingly earnest and comedic documentary that tells the story of a family who have dedicated the last 20 years of their lives to sharing their vision of wild creativity through interactive film projects. Disheartened that the transformative power of the camera has been eclipsed by screen scrolling, they embark on a final journey to meet their heroes and bring their own creative visions to life.

One Comedian. One Mic. One Dream. A documentary about a comedian, with a dream to headline his own comedy special.

Totally tropical apocalypse.

Darkness never emerges but it is present. Some kind of teenage wasteland feel, unexpected storms and inviting landscapes are intermeshed. In a bewitching atmosphere, proximity and distance are revealed through a thoughtful structure where images and sounds confound the imaginary and the real. Sensuality and desire are seen as forbidden, somehow, as if faced with a glass wall. Only by looking back do we find ourselves in a moon-like space/place.

An illustrated lecture, with digressive overlays. Remixology meets biopower.

An allegory recycling images from the past, still relevant to the present moment. “Horses are lucky, they’re stuck with the war same as us, but nobody expects them to be in favor of it, to pretend to believe in it.” — Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night, 1932

Static winter forms melt in sunlight.