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Created from watercolours, fluid acrylic paintings, and digital imagery – features local fish, birds, and animals traversing a dreamlike night-time landscape in the Yukon.

A man discovers a head and finds out that whatever happens to the head, happens to him.

MY BODY IS A POEM/THE WORLD MAKES WITH ME is a personal documentary about belonging, familial love and Canadian colonial histories by director and poet Brandon Wint. At the intersection of Blackness and disability, the film is an artistic kaleidoscope composed of animation,illustration, poetry, and photography bending genres and flirting with experimentalism. With a colourful soundscape and cinematography to match, Wint’s directorial debut floats off the screen and echos as a defiant, assured visual language. The film also depicts some of the beauty and difficulty of life in the Canadian prairies, as histories of racism and ableism mix with the beauty of the land, and the resolve of racialized communities to create a life that is at once brutal and beautiful, joyful and rugged for Black Canadians.

What does a building look like on the verge of demolition? Typically, there is no fanfare. Some, however, peek through the tiny metal meshes while the wrecking ball gets its due and wonder what was. The structure of 888 Dupont has had many functions throughout the years. Once, it was a broom factory for veterans with disabilities. At its most recent iteration, it served as an oasis for artists over many decades.

Richard, a retired policeman, decides to avenge the death of his granddaughter when she is violently murdered by her young boyfriend.

Viviane, an eccentric embalmer, comes face to face with her own body. Trying to understand, the improbability of the situation will confront her with her relationship with the living.

Being chased by a formidable foe they call "The Crow," our space cowboy, Lazy Laser, is mentally preparing for an unavoidable showdown. Thanks to his cybernetic horse, he has a head start he aims to use cleverly to set up an ambush. Feeling uneasy in the face of such an extraordinary opponent, our cowboy dreads having to break the code that earned him his nickname: "one target, one shot," because any other option usually is too much work.

An aspiring con-artist works on his craft.

This documentary follows the daily life of Annie, a trans femme skateboarder and bassist in the band Dilly Dally, as she attempts a Varial Heelflip over a six-step jump.

Inuk and Mi’kmaw Artist Amy Hull reflects on her hometown of Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland and her connection to the natural world.

A censitaire tries to climb the ladder of a limited hierarchical system in 1700s New France.

Against the backdrop of war, Iraq's football team defies the odds, uniting a nation and achieving the impossible by becoming the Champions of Asia in 2007.

After being gifted a gaming computer, Malakai's dreams of a soccer scholarship take a backseat to his newfound virtual reality. With his grades plummeting and his obsession with gaming growing, Malakai must navigate the challenges of his senior year while battling his gaming addiction and fighting for his future on the field.

When they arrive in Nigeria they expect boredom and culture shock, but the journey turns out to be something completely different, changing the way they view family, tradition and belonging. The film is directed by Regina Idu Udalor and is a family-friendly film told with large doses of humor and authenticity.

In a dystopian world, two characters flee from the authorities across the rooftops of a city, carrying a bag whose contents are a mystery.

A recounting of a visit from my mother in spirit, this film looks to dreamspace as a meeting place, where we can connect with our loved ones, who we are always tethered to.

A meditation on gendered washroom anxiety

An exploration of an immigrant's childhood memories through a creature's interactions with her home.

An animated short film.

The Ensemble of Acetate and Polyester, ad lib" obstructs and merges found film into a non-linear narrative of cinematic beginnings and endings. The process of production becomes a spontaneous act of performance as the experimental music-led film is conducted by sourced reels. In utilizing found materials "The Ensemble of Acetate and Polyester, ad lib" encourages repurposing film in forming new dynamic material.

A masked killer takes the lives of people that are suffering through emotional pain or substance abuse.

What is the worst thing that has happened to you on your birthday? Every year, one man must defend his birthday cake from his two friends.

Four friends meet up to play Uno during Christmas time and decide not to discuss the house rules.

Filmmaker Renée Blanchar writes a cinematic love letter to ceramist Léopold L. Foulem, an extraordinary artist and a figure intimately linked to her own childhood and artistic awakening. This film is a lovely representation of how dearly artists treasure those who inspire them.

This short experimental film seeks to represent overwhelming moments of self-doubt and the interior battle of a mind wishing to break free from its too-long stupor in order to live fully for the first time.

In the ancient kingdom, after the death of the ruler, his son Alexander is to take the throne. The high priestess Shira is to present the future king with the most graceful noble girls as brides in a sensual procession. But Alexander's sister Briana wants to seize power. She has her brother thrown into prison, and the young women are forced to work as slaves in the silver mines and satisfy Briana's unusual sexual desires. But Shira takes up the fight against her.

The mysterious Button Lady delves into the supernatural to save Becky from the acolytes of the fire-lord Moloch, who need to sacrifice her to resurrect the ancient demon in this supernatural adventure comedy.

Sameer, a low-level gangster, has been told he needs to quit smoking cigarettes if he wants to stick around long enough to see that promotion he's been dreaming of. What follows is a comedic and heartfelt story that's equal parts agitated withdrawal and universal conspiracy; all designed to help Sameer quit smoking...cold turkey.

Using chlorophyll printing, hand-drawn and digitally assembled animation frames printed on to beds of leaves.

An experimental exploration of media manipulation within Western society.

“The Soup” is a charming story about a robot farmer, our beloved protagonist, who embarks on a very special adventure. His mission? Make the perfect soup. But beyond the soup, this film has a deep and meaningful message that I want to convey.

Hand processing and tinting/toning techniques transform images of deserted streets and parks into illusory archival footage, shifting an unimaginable present into an unreal past. Photographed on 16mm black and white film and hand-developed in the filmmaker’s bathroom using a DIY developer made from timothy hay and vitamin C supplements, the film’s rich colours are created through hand-toning using concentrated drink mixes sourced from the local grocery store.

A film titled Dance Movie appears in many Warhol filmographies, but no work with this title can be found in the collection. The lost film, starring dancer Fred Herko gliding on a single roller skate, was shot in 1963. Herko was a talented dancer and choreographer who cofounded and performed with the Judson Dance Theater. Herko was also associated with the Mole People, a group of queer men and women who came together to get high on speed and listen to opera. In October 1964, unhoused and strung out on drugs, Herko leapt out of an open window while dancing naked to Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C Major. Although the current location of Dance Movie is unknown, accounts of it do exist, including Warhol’s evocative description in POPism of Herko “gliding in dance attitudes and looking as perfect as the ornament on the hood of a car.” Goddess of Speed poetically reimagines the missing film.

A stop motion paper collage short.

Got dirty clothes? Join two stylish llamas as they dance and sing their way though the steps of doing laundry at the laundromat.

Animation attempt. On the menu: a duel, bureaucracy, and a champion!

In the depths of the ocean, a rather curious sea angel saves a dying creature using the energy of a rare pearl.

Fruit Salad is a short animated film that presents the surreal adventure of a radio snail. Through the mouth of a mountain-cat, he enters a world of fruity creatures and finds himself with all kinds of new friends to dance with. He brings a festive atmosphere wherever he goes, whether under the sea, in the forest or in the air. This project was carried out at École de design de l'UQAM.

When a mysterious force releases the power of the fabled Dark Crystal, unleashing evil across the realm, it is up to an unlikely band of good-natured heroes to seek out the reclusive keeper of the Light Crystal and team up so that balance can once again be restored to the realm in a tale of action, adventure, magic, and dragonfire!

Two valiant robots at work are interrupted by the nature surrounding them.

A tattoo ritual and hookah session memorializes a pre-war flower shop. After seeing its storefront in archival footage of the Lebanese Civil War, a first-generation daughter seeks information and connection to place. Scenes of 1976 Beirut are paired with today’s modern landscape, while roses are etched and coconut coals burn in a snowy diasporic setting.

Robert Romero, un hardened Quebec criminal, sees his empire crumble before his eyes.

A woman is tormented by a menacing creature who tries to take control of her body.

Something's possessed Lily (Megan Jonker) to call up her ex-boyfriend (Ian Astorquiza) to try and work things out. He'll quickly find that she isn't the same girl he dumped anymore. Is she even still a girl at all?

A non-narrative film that showcases brief moments of the director's everyday life under a luminous and dreamlike veil.

Taking the shape of a deep sea voyage, 'Les Fruits de la Mère' is an experimental animation exploring the challenges regarding climatic changes, the seafood overconsumption and the possible future of the human race in a aquatic environment.

Created by Elsipogtog First Nation filmmaker Desmond Simon, Mitata is a celebration of a grandfather through the voice of his son and the eyes of his grandson.

Thom, a hobbyist photographer, shares a batch of muffins with his friend Logan at the local camera store.

A father-son fishing trip gets awkward for Chase when his glamorous secret comes to light.

An animated journey through a young woman’s diary entries, notes, and drawings.