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It's needless to say that STAR WARS has had a huge impact, generating billions of dollars through its films, TV series, and merchandising. This popularity grew thanks to the fans who, over the years, have met at numerous conventions around the world. This is no less the case in Quebec where, united by nostalgia, fans of the Skywalker saga meet year-round, transforming this passion into friendship, even family.
Arvid becomes an organ donor through a government-sponsored euthanasia program. He must decide whether he will go through with the procedure and save lives or pursue his newfound friendship with Cecilia.
A young woman living in Vancouver is suddenly contacted by her high-school boyfriend, who has appeared in the city after years of separation.
When a timid young boy named Kip is separated from his dog Molly, he must face terrifying supernatural forces in order to try and get her back.
The short film shows a societal engine responsible for the abuse of women.
A documentary focused on capturing the past, present, and future of Cobalt, Ontario.
A country road and a tourist beach in the bucolic Acadian landscape. In the eyes of vacationers, it is also the landscape of forbidden sexuality.
An experiment in exploiting and manipulating aged media. Grey Sky Detoriorate was shot digitally using a Samsung Galaxy S10 and on VHS-C using a Panasonic PalmSight PV-L657.
A young soccer player who aspires to turn his career professional must come to terms with an unfortunate reality.
Depicts a vague slight-experimental of a teenager who has suffered from his past for a long time, on a journey into his mind and his solution to repair everything.
A time capsule with the Parasidi Brothers exploring their massive collection of goodies from the universe of "Un homme et son péché", novel written by Claude-Henri Grignon in 1934.
An abstract short film that sheds light on the bad habits of the society in which we evolve, but in a dark satiric & cynical way.
Conceived as an exploration of both harbour piloting areas and Bolex manoeuvring, the film alternates between the studio’s editing table at the facilities of Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and various locations on the West shore of Lake Ontario.
On the eve of the signing of Treaty 6, a Cree Elder has a premonition about the future.
Director Abby Falvo takes us into a conjuring gone terribly wrong in *666. Using their blood, a pentagram, and a darkened room, two women attempt to call upon a demon, but when an antique telephone appears instead, all hell breaks loose!
A man on the verge of insanity destroys a mono-chain connection between men and their sheepherders, which nearly consumed his body of soul, before returning to his hometown and reuniting with the crossroads and familiarities in his own life.
In space, no one hear your zaps!
Personal film essay about two pandemics: AIDS and Coronavirus. Body memorials, survivor stories, remembrances. Both plagues are reframed by neoliberalism and its central mythology of personal freedom, brilliantly laid out in Hito Steyerl’s essay gem “Freedom from Everything” which is adapted and shapeshifted here. Pronouncing on the new precarity of the freelancer, Hito wryly observes that they have “freedom from everything,” from a good job, health care, affordable housing… Featuring Maggie Thatcher, Guy Fawkes, George Michael, James Baldwin, Akira Kurosawa and David Wojnarowicz.
A pregnancy test leads Eloïse to question the future of her open relationship with Florence, hoping there could be more between them.
Inner Routines explores the events of the everyday through the first person perspective, tracing patterns between nature, domestic life and the inner world. It is a dedication to the sensory experience which seeks to unfold the depth of perception and the permanence of elements.
Shooting on location in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, director Salar Pashtoonyar uses a thought-provoking yet powerfully humane hybrid of documentary and fiction to delve deep into the experience of a woman forced to the edge of her society.
The body of a missing teenager is “found”. Completed in under 24hrs and winner of, "Best Use Of Prop" at the Okotoks Horror Film Festival 2022.
Groups of Tibetan immigrants from small communities work in a Canadian laundry facility- mostly strangers to each other, but all part of a broader wave of Tibetan immigration that took place roughly between 2011 and 2017. With their social circles suddenly expanded, new romantic entanglements arise.
A man stuck in a monotonous routine and a woman driven by indecisiveness start to have feelings for one another after a meet cute in a superstore.
A case study of the Canadian cod fisheries collapse of 1992. How does the way we talk about natural resources reflect how we perceive and treat them? How do we begin changing those broken systems? What can we learn from our past mistakes?
Portraying the uniqueness of intergenerational relationships, three young artists (a dancer, a musician and an animator) weave their work with tales of hardship and humour told by three grandmothers.
For over half a century, Healey Willan, the "Dean of Composers", influenced generations of classical and choral musicians in Canada and throughout the world.
The movements of the water unite with those of the dance, moving the filmmaker to finally recognize himself in it.
Tess and Deborah are having marital problems, will they be able to surmount them?
It's like a horror or something idk
Nearly a decade ago, the Spirit Song Festival began as one day event. It has since blossomed into a weeklong, award winning, world-class gathering of Indigenous artists with audience members in the thousands. Through the lens of an Indigenous-led SJIWFF Framed Documentary program, and in partnership with First Light, this short documentary charts the rise of the festival through performances by, and interviews with, Indigenous icons and artists from across Canada.
A story following the journey of Sara, a young woman struggling after losing her boyfriend, Thomas, to suicide. As Sara accompanies Thomas's childhood friend, Jane, up to Northern Ontario for his funeral, the two girls must rely on each other to get over their grief, insecurities, and the questions they both hold.
“Archive of Trickster” weaves together physical and digital archival imagery relating to projects of urbanization at the mouth of the Humber. Working with personal interactions with the land as an archive, this film explores the past, present and future of the river.
A short animated film revealing what lies behind the surface of reality. A journey into the depths of the mind. Revel in the shape of darkness, Where shadows emerge and phantoms lurk, In the camouflage of an unnatural night.
Marc Wayan borrowed $10,000,000 from his mafia boss, and promised to pay it back in 10 years. It's already been 9 years and 361 days, and he refuses to pay it back.
A revolution in personal finance is born. Wall St Blues follows the white knuckle ride of a handful of would be Warren Buffets as they navigate explosive developments in retail investing, including GameStop, AMC and the digital asset space.
When Peter Titus doesn't return home from his language tutoring session, Judy—a rookie policewoman investigates.
Six directors independently imagine the Department of Perpetual Exhaustion. The participating directors are Chris Hinton, Jim Blashfield, Marv Newland, Martin Cooper, Chel White, and myself as producer/director. The film was inspired by my internet service provider who has such a department. It is a place of last resort when there is no hope and never a solution.
To honour György Ligeti, who composed a symphony for metronomes.
Following a psychologist specializing in conflict-related trauma, Unspoken Tears pays tribute to the admirable resilience and survival strategies of these “small adults,” whose spirit the bombs and camps have not completely crushed, at a time when it is vital to raise awareness in Western societies of migration-related issues and children’s rights.
Dreaming into the breath of machines, there’s a sparkle in your eye and a hand at your waist and movements you’ve always known, bubbling up from your belly.
This cinematic VR experience offers insights into the struggles and conflicts of growing up an Indigenous man.
An ethereal visual exploration of mankind, technology and the unknowns of the future.
Trevor Solway is a Blackfoot filmmaker from the Siksika Nation. In this touching film, he evokes the living memory of his grandfather, a residential school survivor, a cowboy who competed in rodeos and taught the art of horsemanship to his grandchildren.
A short walk in Sicily.
Learn how to paint lovely spring flowers with watercolor by following this easy style and instructions from artist and studio owner Jean McDonnell.
When filmmaker Trish Neufeld discovers her mother's mind is unraveling, her care-giving journey careens from Canada to Thailand - and ultimately to her family's past. Sharp and heartbreaking, with darkly comedic animated scenes, this is a dementia story like no other.
“After the death of my mother, I began a suite of women superstar portraits. They were scientists, poets and activists, a second family busy inventing new forms of relationship, even of social organisation. From alternative rockers to radical ecologists, their stories narrate a feminist overturning and resistance, swapping old he-roes for ecosystems and collectives.” Mike Hoolboom
Finding his voice in the world, Romario Smith uses his art to create religious homoerotic imagery. To him, these parts are a match made in heaven, but is the church ready to see that?
A visual poem about Indigenous pride, batons, caribou, and living with HIV and Parkinson's by renowned Indigenous media artist Zachery Longboy.
Stéphane St-Louis is a Bantam level baseball coach. When his son stops playing, he stays on to support the next generation of players.
Serge was born visually impaired, but that did not stop him from racing cars or mastering the art of the barbecue. Josée lost her sight over the years while raising children and growing the best Lebanese cucumbers in town. Under the summer sun, the couple talks about love, freedom and grilled chicken skewers.
A group of friends plan an over-the-top surprise for their friend, Edward.
Maisie's boyfriend Oscar surprises her with a camping trip to an abandoned site by a lake; however, she quickly realizes the nearby forest may not yet be abandoned
A looping 16 mm performance exploring the framework of tree/human relationships on unceded Pacheedaht territory at Fairy Creek. A site of civil disobedience, it is also a place of recognition, passion and dedication for the more-than-human beings with whom we share the planet. High-contrast images are hand-processed, optically printed, contact printed and altered, creating a portrait of this landscape and its employ at the hands of humans.
Through an exploded mosaic, the film proposes an experimental interpretation between the Wendigo’s legend and the Quebecers’ insecurities of their identity.
Who runs the world? With the recent surge of women in politics, director Chloe Sosa-Sims's timely feature debut focuses on three political stars in three countries. For Jess Phillips of the UK, Pramila Jayapal of the US and Canada's Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, politics is a deep and committed passion. Positioned on different points along the political spectrum, they take on their jobs in government with bold determination, advocating for their individual agendas. Phillips is focused on combating domestic violence, while Jayapal has set her sights on a new bill to expand American health care and Rempel Garner is looking for ways to create jobs for oil workers in her home province of Alberta. With elections looming in all three countries, the women are working hard on reforming patriarchal political institutions from the inside, and despite their differences they each fight to rise to the occasion.