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The Great Thaw is a project about permafrost thaw and how landscape is changed by it. We take a close look at ecosystems like the boreal forest, the tundra and the arctic coastline to document the impacts of the melting permafrost caused by climate change and to present the beauty of permafrost itself. After Antarctic Traces, The Great Thaw is a new part of the Ecological Grief Series which focuses on different aspects of human interaction with nature in the Anthropocene. The series investigates environmental melancholia and the loss of places, species and ecosystems. (directors' note)

A lesbian softball team tries not to strike out as they discuss recruitment and upholding their values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

A retired police sergeant examines homelessness in London, Ontario and changes through the experience.

Le vent des amoureux was completed by Lamorisse’s wife and son, and officially released eight years after the filmmaker’s death. Iran’s Ministry of Art and Culture used additional material to create a seven-minute short film intended as a postscript in veneration of both the filmmaker and the Pahlavi regime’s vision of progress. It was a last gasp, released at the dawn of the Iranian Revolution which would see the ultimate downfall of the Pahlavi regime. A decelerated rendition of this short film accompanies an audio interview with an archivist entrusted with preserving the original reels.

Claudius has grown ill and it's up to his best friend Kyle to embark on a journey to finding the doctor that can save his life.

Love at first sight

a disruption of the bully's gaze & voice . Viral videos of drive-thru workers—recorded by surveillant, managerial consumers—are reimagined as portraits embodying the tension between the mundane and the theatrical. Named after the real-life woman in Manet's painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, this found-footage montage references visual elements and ideas in the painting. Aureoles of light venerate workers, renouncing the distinction between high and low art in portraiture; incongruous settings are interwoven to reflect on the shifting sensibilities from analogue film to digital media, and to frame questions about the roles of filmmaker and audience; undulating textures evoke the generative potential of the iconic drive-thru to create new meanings.

Allow Chimney Alfonzo to indulge in himself, his food, and you on a first date. You won’t be able to erase it from memory, because it’s animated in crayon!

While doing his schoolwork, a teenage boy meets a strange friend. The two engage in conversation.

Y’a matière au pays des éclairs is an audiovisual performance combining soundscapes by musician Frédéric Boisclair with live 16mm projections by filmmaker Charles-André Coderre. The performance focuses on the hydroelectric, aluminum and pulp and paper plants located in Shawinigan, Mauricie.

After facing rejection from competitive figure skating, Elladj Balde rediscovers his passion for the sport by exploring the thrilling world of wild ice skating, Elladj defies conventions and pushes the boundaries of his craft, as he captivates audiences with his unique performances and inspires a new generation of artists.

A cautionary tale about a man who eats bugs...

Four years after her initial tale, Jen starts a new chapter unaware of Athan's ordeal, who faces an entity controlling his dreams in his new home.

Mom, you brought me back to our homeland. All I know about these harsh landscapes I learned from books written by the hand that burned these mountains. I try to undo the colonial myths engraved into my memory, but the hills escape my gaze. Do you think I, too, have become the white djinn spoken of by the legends surrounding our martyrs? Avant Seriana is an essay film shot in Super 8 in the Aurès region of Algeria. Observing the landscapes of my native land, I realize that they are divided into several images and times. Two different countries are formed : the Algeria of the mountains and an imaginary one born of the tales I've read in colonial archives. My gaze no longer belongs to the places where I was hoping to return to my roots.

The Haílzaqv First Nation races against time to teach the next generation their Indigenous language.

A documentary short about grief, blending old family photos and recent footage.

An experience through neon visuals, things you've seen before in ways you haven't seen it. Neon distorted imagery through visuals consisting of gaming, clubs, film, cities, nature, and unidentifiable moving imagery.

André-Charles is a boxer. Sports changed his life. He hopes his journey will inspire others to regain their pride and hold their heads high when facing life’s adversities.

An average encounter with Canadian police.

If We Met Now has a transgender man confront his cisgender boyfriend's disapproval toward a gender affirming procedure.

Homage to the single frame of film and the colour Pink in 1/24 of a second. 16mm scratch on film image with handmade optical sounds.

In a world where a disease has caused people to communicate solely by singing, two dudes embark on a quest for the cure.

The mysterious circumstances behind the death of a student's boyfriend threatens the friendship between she and her roommate.

During the Palaeolithic, humanity is going through a glacial period that threatened survival. Only a happy coincidence could allow humans to live...

A mysterious stranger, living in the woods with a troubling secret, is interrupted by the arrival of a lost child and a skilled hunter.

Armed with only a shovel, artist Victor Pilon accomplishes the unimaginable by moving 300 tons of sand in a physical and psychological performance lasting over 180 hours in the heart of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Inspired by Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus, this acclaimed tour de force is magnificently captured in an eventful film that emotionally reminds us that behind every human tragedy lies a journey as liberating as it is salutary. A masterly production to match a spectacular performance, accompanied by the notes of the Montreal band Dear Criminals.

A green-skinned “sissy devil” probes the depths of internet intelligence, composing an “advanced search” on an antiquated search engine.

Illustration of a musical theme in images. Remote dialogue between Quebec in images and French music.

Samaa is about the strength and power of stillness. Its premise is simple and conveys a deep wisdom that stands out in the blur of modern life. A bird is trapped in a cage. Only when it stops struggling does it find itself free.

Lovers’ Wind, takes its starting point from the helicopter crash at Karaj Dam near Tehran that killed French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse in 1970, during the production of Le Vent des Amoureux (Bād-e Sabā, 1978), a state-funded documentary about Iran.

Set during the course of one day, Mike, a recent high school graduate comes to terms with getting older and moving out of the house in the form of writing a goodbye speech.

Far from a picture-perfect postcard, this film offers a personal view of the Minganie landscapes in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region. Following the rhythm imposed by the elements, Sylvain L'Espérance patiently observes the sea, plants, rocks, and clouds cohabitate and their interactions with the contrasting sunlight.

A romance scene, an opening theme, a high-speed train of perception. The tropes and aesthetic of anime are deconstructed and reexamined, the frames accelerated, and blasted into a different realm of the cinematic language.

A short film featuring the twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals in harmony with each one's respective trine. It is a celebration of a new year in the calendar cycle.

Childhood came easily to Ari Kinarthy, growing up as he did in a loving family environment that made him feel like time was limitless—until he was diagnosed with type-2 spinal muscular atrophy. Now, at 31, Kinarthy is a hugely accomplished music composer living with a condition that continues to weaken his muscles progressively, making him acutely aware of his own mortality.

A collage hosted by "The Pointless", a dying overlord.

A pair of bored soldiers unwittingly fend off an enemy attack when they decide to kill time by firing their rifles randomly.

The story of a cow and his farmer surviving an alien abduction, showcasing their unbreakable bond through extraordinary circumstances. Produced by Quickdraw Animation Society as part of the 2024 Animation Lockdown.

A short documentary and character study about a woman's complex relationship with religion and family.

In 1987, the song of the kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a bird endemic to Hawaii, is recorded for the last time. Its song serves as the starting point for a visual exploration of the landscape and the winged creatures inhabiting it. Mostly shot on location, the film is a visual poem caught between the chaos of disappearance and the calm of an aerial melody that takes us on a journey through seasons and territories.

Pendulum examines local plant life and constructed nature preserves, blending still and moving images to represent time's fluidity and its effect on botanical evolution. Through 16mm film and lumen prints created using flowers and vegetation foraged near Todmorden Mills in Toronto, Pendulum questions notions of native and non-native plant species, chronicling their adaptation to rising CO2 levels and severe weather. The project envisions the future evolution of roadside weeds such as asters and goldenrods, now thriving on a former dump site turned wildflower preserve at Todmorden Mills.

As Carmela continues preparing for war, she faces challenges in recruiting the final member of her army.

This photographic exploration of family photo albums ravaged by water evokes hazy and indistinct memories, poignant witnesses of a fragile past.

Nighttime relationships in the Montreal rave scene.

After leaving her husband and children on a whim, Nathalie returns to university and moves in with a roommate.

Hockey players celebrate after an important victory. Quickly, encouraged by each other, the players become brutal and petty, until some of them transform into monsters.

After years of not seeing one another, two long-lost friends, Clover & Alex, reconnect over pizza after seeing each other at a caffeine addiction support group.

Just another day in the life of a plague doctor.

Lullaby, a reserved, lonesome actress goes to an underground club one night and meets a man named CT. Lullaby Blues details the story of the formation and eventual destruction of their relationship.

A buried body, a missing sister and an inquisitive neighbour makes for a hell of an evening. And the sun isn’t close to setting on Eric’s sh*tty day.

91 thousand tender, yet unrelenting embroidered stitches on a single piece of leather.

Cole, a resilient transgender man, navigates his coming out journey within the confines of an all-girls school, while his mother confronts her own emotional struggles. Together, they learn to push sociatal norms and embrace the power of acceptance.

A documentary that offers an intimate yet powerful perspective on the scars endured by survivors of conversion therapies, and on how the victims ultimately managed to accept their true selves.

During an eerie Halloween season, a lonely teenage boy falls in love with a sentient leatherbound journal, who has nefarious intentions.

In a Gaspésie long-term care facility, women gather at the hair salon, exchanging memories while embodying resilience and beauty in the face of isolation and scarce resources.