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When Miles, a socially-awkward health freak, is dragged into a house party he never wanted, an unexpected connection with a stranger sparks a night that spirals into a life-altering turn of events.

A cold-blooded contract killer known only as Deadsight executes without hesitation in order to clear his criminal record.

Filmmaker Gulzar and their two best friends spend a tired afternoon together. What begins as a playful conversation about hair, turns into an intimate reflection on gender, identity and belonging.

Drawing from archival footage of ballroom, voguing, juke, footwerk, dancehall and dance practices across the African and Black Queer diaspora, and using music from electronic duo Drexciya, What if We Kept it Between Us? works towards re-centring genres of Black music that have been appropriated. Pushing against extraction and offering gatekeeping as a way to protect and preserve Black music and dance ethnographies.

Childhood friends turned step-sisters, Jane and Jocelyn have been drifting apart despite longing for the intimacy they once shared. In this comedic, character-driven chamber piece, Jocelyn’s attempt to reach out to her isolating step-sister sours when Jane learns she has not been invited to the upcoming family vacation.

The courageous journey of a determined disabled advocate living with a tethered spinal cord and chronic pain, while balancing love, legacy and the fight for bodily autonomy as she chooses how she wants to leave the world: on her own terms.

A contemplative short capturing the present and a predictive vision of the future-world.

A meditation on environmental grief by evoking a contemplative cinematic space through listening as praxis. As light and sound pollution from settler cities encroach, what inaudible sounds might be heard in the disappearing silences of the Land? By considering what can be learned from listening to the Land, this film reflects on Indigenous critiques of increasing scales of ecocide resulting from settler colonialism through tracing genealogies of extinction.

"Advent of the monolithic computer era. Just as swiftly came its downfall." co.loss..deus: explores the limits of digital image denoising using NVIDIA's OptiX denoising algorithm, creating raw materials that are simultaneously blurry and sharp. A poignant analogy for digital degradation reminiscent of vaporwave, video game cutscenes and plunderphonics.

An interactive narrative following a group of detectives hunting down a serial killer - Anxiety!

A snappy and hyper-saturated ode and eulogy to growing up in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and immigrating to Canada. A slice of life through the lens of a camcorder.

A frigid night blankets a neighborhood skating rink. Théo, 14, skates alone in endless circles, as if trying to escape something that haunts him. Then, a presence emerges. His father. Words are exchanged, glances meet. But beneath the surface, what unfolds goes far beyond appearances: regrets, silences, a need for answers. Not far off, Gabriel, his friend, watches the scene alongside his grandfather Paul — a silent witness to a moment that feels larger than life. Face-Off is an intimate drama brought to life through a minimalist and restrained direction, where the ice becomes a mental space — a place of inner confrontation. Through this open-air chamber piece, the film explores isolation, and the visceral need to speak what was never said. Hovering between realism and disquiet, Face-Off intentionally keeps the viewer in a hazy in-between — where emotion takes over reason, and absence becomes almost tangible.

Like his song “Run as One,” Errol Ranville’s life is a call for Indigenous strength and solidarity. An anthem passed down through family, music, and memory.

A young queer person navigates the chaos of coming out to traditional parents, which results in a high-stakes, disastrous family dinner. While planning their wedding, the couple battles overwhelming family interference and conflicting cultural expectations. The story features a dramatic, chaotic food fight that breaks down decorum, ultimately focusing on acceptance and a joyful, triumphant ending rather than traditional tragedy.

After her boyfriend Logan begins acting suspicious, Rachel becomes aware that her reality is hiding something a little more sinister.

Sudds’s Just Poems (About Drugs) depicts long-time members of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), an organization Osborn helped create in the early 2000s, as they browse the poet’s archived notebooks at Simon Fraser University. With his writings as a touchstone, they reflect on Osborn’s legacy and VANDU’s ongoing work.

Two teens decide to help the other face their phobia, and their first instinct is to visit an abandoned house. When the duo’s mission goes awry, they find that some things are better left undisturbed.

Two dancers move fluidly and visually through space and time, their movements uniting historical black and white film footage with contemporary colour video.

Director Laura La France's film imperfect practice is a visual diary on Super 8mm, capturing one full year in a series of clips plucked from sad, wonderful and ordinary days. It was the year she turned 30. Her first year of marriage. The year her dream job became a nightmare. The year she lost an old man she really loved. A year of existential dread and experiential joy.

What does it mean to create and (re-)create a body on film? Crafted from a small set of short 16mm film negatives, assembled in repeating patterns through a loving and laborious process of DIY contact printing that is partially narrated in the film's soundtrack.

A documentary following a group of trans people choosing to live for joy, despite modern narratives in the media.

Projection is of primary interest in Constellations, which begins at a defunct 1960’s planetarium in Canada named after Queen Elizabeth II. A planetarium is, put simply, a domed surface upon which to project a representation of the cosmos for entertainment and educational purposes. In its exploration of projection as a both a delivery system for moving images and psychological process of imposing the internal on the external, Constellations follows the history of film projection, visiting La Ciotât, where the Lumière Brothers first projected their films, as well as the Cannes red carpet where tourists pose and imitate the “stars,” and finally, virtual spaces where individual identities and desires play out in ways that are both infinitesimal and infinite

Blending video art, documentary and music video, Martin Bureau’s film explores the abuses of Western society, at once ravaged by late-stage capitalism and unable to free itself from it. A visceral image and sound experience, All Things Are No Longer Equal juxtaposes an aesthetic of excess and domination with the measured critical commentary of philosopher Alain Deneault, calling for reinvented forms of collective and local solidarity.

A summer sojourn in France activates an obsession with tourists and everyday spectators. Back in Toronto, perceptive artists and benevolent voyeurs shape each others’ ways of seeing—living, modelling, & documenting in the same breath.

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On the reefs of Pulau Manuk in Indonesia’s Banda Arc, sea kraits thrive among coral rooted in a volcanic island rising from deep ocean. As their daily rhythms unfold, a rare behaviour emerges. Sea kraits hunt in groups alongside schools of bluefin trevally, forming one of the ocean’s most elusive predator alliances.

Yearning to pick his girlfriend’s scab, a young man gets more than he bargained for in this mixed-media animation.

"Au Hasard" is a nine-minute experimental essay in perceptual control. Projected through overlapping red and blue image streams, the film uses colour-filtered glasses to divide the audience’s visual experience. Two people seated side by side may watch the same screen...but not the same movie. Blending archival propaganda, poetic narration, and formal play, the film explores how missed information is often the root of misinformation. Evoking Godard with a touch of William Castle, "Au Hasard" is both a cinema of ideas and an act of cinematic misdirection.

A mislabeled package convinces jewelry designer Alex she's found her ideal man, sending her and delivery driver Jack on a citywide search that helps them discover what they truly want.

Jenny travels to Italy for a special bottle of wine for her sister's wedding. She meets Arrigo, also looking for the famous "Love Wine" and together their search leads to a love of their own.

A retelling of a traditional Hodinöhsö:ni' story in the Gayogohó꞉nǫʼ language.

The Campaign dives into how this is not just a war of rockets and gunfire, but one of narratives: a global effort to shape public perception around Gaza, Israel, the West, and the Jewish people. It’s a war fought through propaganda, disinformation, and emotional manipulation, amplified by both mainstream and social media.

A simple tattoo session becomes a quiet reckoning as a man learns to stop running, embrace his history, and love the person he’s becoming.

Rooted in the universal experience of feeling stuck, this gentle story follows two siblings who retreat from an uncertain future, seeking shelter from the challenges waiting just beyond their reach.

A collection of anonymously shared stories detailing women’s experiences of sexualization, showcasing that it may not be ‘every man,’ but it is every woman.

A boat trip through Western Brook Pond, an ancient fjord in the Long Range Mountains in Newfoundland, carved out over millions of years by tectonic activity and glaciers. Western Brook Pond was shot on video and 16 mm film which was hand processed with apples and coloured with turmeric and walnuts.

You could not have tried any harder.

Woodland animals gather for a tiny renaissance faire filled with jousting, feasting, and merriment.

In this film we follow three prairie boys as they finish a day of work and get ready to go out for the evening. The film highlights the playful nature of young Black men and demonstrates the cultural blending that exists between traditional western culture and African iconographies.

A stranded astronaut struggling for survival on a mysterious desert planet, driven by longing, searches for a way back home.

Life Giver is a film that celebrates birth and the connection a mother has with their unborn child. Cree hoop dancer Sandra Lamouche dances as her sister Debbie plays beautiful sound therapy.

This short depicts using the Chinese ritual of burning joss paper to reflect of questions of death and diaspora.

Ichi-Bons a Go-Go is a documentary about Toronto Garage Rockabillies The Ichi-Bons and their Japanese tours. It is the first time since Covid that Hideki (Bass) and Mamoru (Guitar/Vocals) have been back to their home country of Japan. We hear of the significance of the tour and the influence it had on all 3 members of the band. A Rock n Roll story about returning home.

A woman sends a voice memo to a friend about the unexpected upheavals of her transition to motherhood. Matrescence blends visual exploration with scientific insight to examine the neurological, identity and cellular transformations that occur during pregnancy. A bold, intimate short film that illuminates the immense power of this journey.

A birth worker by day and a dancer in a strip club by night, Nevaeh navigates two very different worlds, in both of which bodies are judged and celebrated. As she reclaims the beauty and agency of her body while defying societal labels and expectations, she generously invites us to rethink our assumptions about sex, labour and healing.

The story of Tierra del Feugo’s vanished indigenous population. With the help of nature footage, historical photos, texts, and drawings, a dialogue emerges between past and present. In interview sequences, descendants of indigenous people speak, while research reports recount the brutal missionary campaigns.

The Invisible Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story investigates the Canadian Baby Adoption Mandate Era (1945-1985) when over 400,000 newborns were adoption to new families. History reveals the babies were taken—most first mothers were not given informed consent, and were often subject to neglect, abuse, and dangerous medical procedures.

Two siblings living in different cities try to make up for lost time during a week-long visit.

From a sanctuary of reunion to a site of sudden closure, a border park between the US and Canada becomes the stage where families and displaced souls navigate the tightening grip of political change.

three friends get stoned and accidentally summon a demon **oopsie**

Static the clown lives in an isolated world. Alone in a bedroom he is left with only his thoughts and this mind-numbing static that he cannot escape. He is stuck creatively and physically by an unrelenting force.

Maede receives a phone call, and the world has ended.

Shot on Super 8 at a framerate equivalent to the beats of a hummingbird’s wing, the artist documents a buoyant open-air conversation with her 103-year-old grandmother in a garden.

Risograph originated in Japan during the 1980s, and a new movement of artists are redefining this printing technique, including Yolkless Press based in Calgary, Alberta. This short documentary highlights their artist-driven projects centered around the Asian diaspora experience, and how they provide a much needed platform for underrepresented voices.

A portrait of love caught at the edge of sacrifice and new horizons, Sous le Soleil du Kwat (Under the Borough Sun) lets a tender love story unfold in the vibrance of Cameroon’s streets—until a revelation threatens to change everything.

Jules, a small independent vtuber, meets a series of eccentric people while trying to get rent money.

A group of friends decide their motive, a night out at AMPM - a club well known by Toronto’s Asian community.