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Grandsons Louis and Claude are spending a weekend at Imelda's country place - but things go south when Louis takes one of their grandmother's pills.

Two young brothers are taken care of by their grandmother. At bath time, innocent play will change the family forever.

Meet the four talented, autistic members of the ASD Band: piano prodigy Ron, with an impeccable memory for reciting the correct day of the week for any date in history; lead singer Rawan, who uses makeup to express herself and can hit an impressively high pitch; Spenser, an energetic drummer with an affinity for punk rock music; and guitarist Jackson, who loves all things 1950s. Their love of music brings them together to form one kick-ass garage band. After releasing a number of covers, the band is now embarking upon the challenging journey of writing their first album of original music. With the guidance of Maury, their musical director, the band's garage sessions segue to the recording studio, where for the first time each member shares their own compositions. Will they be able to pull it off and celebrate the launch with their first-ever public show?

On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 went down as it was leaving Iranian air space. All 176 people on board were killed, many of them Iranian Canadians. For weeks Iranian authorities vociferously denied responsibility, but foreign governments and agencies were certain the plane was shot down by Iranian military, a fact Iran’s government eventually admitted. There were no answers as to why the plane was fired on or even why it was allowed to take off, since hostilities had broken out in the region in preceding days.

A biopic of the legendary Paul Bellini, by Bellini, of Bellini, for Bellini.

Young people took to the streets with political muralism all over Chile in the late 60s, at the same time that young people in New York were starting modern graffiti, and May 68 took place in Paris. Chile Estyle is a documentary film which explores the past and present of Chile's unique street art tradition, which comes from a remix of political muralism and graffiti, and has been part of Chilean cultural and political life since the 60s. The result is a visually arresting, informative, and entertaining film.

This Heritage Minute follows Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Upper Canada in 1793. Her acts of resistance in the face of violence led to Canada’s first legislation limiting slavery.

Orphaned child Samar works at a restaurant named after his widower boss, Jason—his new paternal figure who mentors his part-time secret vigilante life as Zeitgeist, an anonymous therapist for the people of Maddenville.

While on the road to move into his friend's new place, Elijah, a struggling actor, finds himself lost in an unfamiliar town. While passing through the neighborhood his car inconveniently breaks down in front of the house of a retired mechanic and seemingly good samaritan who, as it also happens to be , is a serial killer! Elijah is offered a place to stay for a few nights as the retired mechanic, Malum, fixes the young man’s car. While Elijah stays in the home of a mass murderer, the true deranged and blood lusting nature of the “hospitable” old man slowly becomes clearer as Malum plans for his next victim.

Working class colleagues stricken by sudden unemployment grapple with anxiety, depression, and isolation as they cope with the reality that the world they knew has changed. When all hope is fading, what will be their salvation?

Ana, Claudia, and Marinela, three Latin American women share their intimate experiences of immigrating to Canada while reflecting on themes of violence, belonging, motherhood, and reconciliation.

Immersive experience where four users are invited to sit at one of the tables in the Okawari restaurant (both physical and virtual) to discover a wide variety of dishes, sides and drinks from the Japanese izakaya gastronomy. The purpose of the experience stems directly from the interactions of the users during their meal. Each experience will be totally unique and will depend on the participants' choices.

In 1981 Montreal, four Salvadoran siblings, new to Canada, seek distance from the uprisings occurring in their home country by hitting a night club, but it does not go as planned.

A group of friends travel for a weekend away to an isolated cabin in the woods to shoot an experimental horror movie. Slowly the film begins to unravel, and we see the true monster appear from the shadows. The director.

2 teenage girls discover an escaped unicorn in an abandoned lumberyard.

A young Korean boy comes of age following the tumultuous time of his mother's death. Years later, after stumbling across an old roll of film that holds memories of his childhood, he attempts to reconnect to his father and his cultural heritage.

Three Parables is a series of tales, told by a family of immigrants, passing the time on their seemingly endless journey west. Dealing with the endless, the infinite, waiting, and questions of God and self, these fragmentary narratives follow and diverge from classical Near Eastern storytelling traditions. The tales and images are cobbled together like dreams, making use of family archival Super8 from 1960s Baghdad, Hi8 from 1980s Chicago, and images captured by the artist in millennial California.

Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.

Angel Candy is a lot of things. A huckster, an artist, a life coach, a radio personality, and a titan of the rail wheel lubricant delivery industry. Above all else he is doomed. While in hiding, he presents to us the story of his bizarre and often morally questionable life.

Three friends become estranged following a disastrous holiday talent show performance and, a decade later, are sent back in time to relive their senior year of high school thanks to Santa’s magic spell.

According to the FAO, the earth's topsoil could vanish within 60 years, worn away by erosion. Aware that time is running out, a pair of market gardeners strive to implement nature's fundamental principles in their fields in an attempt to forge a new alliance with all living organisms, a stance that requires great humility. Their quest is guided by ancient and new-found knowledge that confirms the interdependence of all that lives, the result of millions of years of co-evolution.

A group of everyday heroes encounter the fight of their lives in the deep mines of Northern Ontario where they unwittingly awaken an ancient giant octopus.

A woman and her new boyfriend are struggling to maintain their relationship. However, when a runaway reindeer threatens the annual Christmas play, the couple must work together to save Christmas for the town and each other.

Conversations about life, love and loss, naturally ensue between friends, old and new, over shisha and coffee. Generations reminisce about their shisha adventures, from underground shisha dens in Sudan, to the bustling shisha scene in Russia.

The lives of a mostly-elderly, highly traditional order of nuns are explored in St. John's, Newfoundland.

An ambient piece created to preserve the memory of the director's childhood home prior to renovations. The film itself is shot from the perspective of a child wandering around their home and simply observing all of what is inside of it.

In 1791, in Haiti, Dutty Boukman presided over a Vodou ritual in Bois-Caïman that led to the creation of the first Black republic. Since then, rituals of transformation and artistic expression have been at the core of a thriving culture as the country faces oppression, poverty, and natural disasters. "Kite Zo A” (Leave the Bones) is a sensorial film about rituals in Haiti, from ancient to modern, made in collaboration with poets, dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerbladers, and Vodou priests, set to poetry by Haitian author Wood-Jerry Gabriel.

93 year-old Imelda is concerned about her son André's well-being, and wants to spend some extra time with him. Determined to renew her driver's license, she forces him to go on a crazy car ride.

Pupilles is a movie about a boy in his twenties, Mathieu, trying to explain how dope affected his life in group therapy.

The oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent open its gates to a documentary filmmaker for the first time. Observed up close, life behind its walls is busier than one would expect. About twenty cloistered nuns, most of them over 70, share their daily life with diligence and humor. A contemplative portrait of a community of sisterhood and solidarity emerges, punctuated by prayer, work and games evenings.

A male prostitute becomes friends with an old lady who is his complete opposite. This friendship deeply transforms the young man. However, the old lady keeps a secret that will upset their relationship.

Langdon receives a mysterious package full of...bubble wrap?

A young woman travels to the Teddy Bear Motel after seeing it in her dreams. Between the allure of the motel’s portal into childhood and the realities of adulthood, she inevitably needs to make her choice.

As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.

Rogue man Lester Schmidt and his handsome roommate Bart Cockburn have an all-out celebration planned for Lester's last day in town. Lester wakes up to a big surprise.

A keen observer of urban fabric, Étienne Morneau seeks through his films to unveil the patterns hidden behind the spatial configurations of the city. Combining a literary background with an interest in philosophy, music, and experimental cinema, his research focuses on the relationship between modernity, space, and speed. His films have been presented in Quebec and Canada. The epicenter of the Industrial Revolution, the Lachine Canal has long been a symbol of the acceleration of capital circulation. As part of the 200th anniversary of the canal's inauguration, this feature film pays tribute to the life, death, and rebirth of one of the most remarkable remnants of industrial capitalism.

Kyle is a budding writer who works as a frontline worker during the early days of the pandemic. At first he is able to weather the storm with his partner Jess, but as the pandemic grinds on, and Kyle’s mental health begins to decline, his relationship starts to come under increasing stress.

In a continuation of her first film We Are Not Speaking the Same Language, Danika explains what it feels like to be displaced Indigenous urban.

Tanya's parents are Russian spies posted as a sleeper's cell to North America. With no mission, they got a lot of time in their hands. So, they spend most of it spying on their daughter.

Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's famous gay penguins... The emergence of queer BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) as a dynamic Palestinian-led global movement is brought to vivid life through interviews and actions, opera and agitprop, protests and pranks. Recounting fifteen years of passionate activism in Toronto and worldwide, Photo Booth juxtaposes a surreal operatic narrative with documentary scenes that explore pride and pink-washing, gay soldiers and homo-nationalism, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and the accelerating weaponization of anti-Semitism.

Meg is tasked with writing her own reference letter and naming all of her best qualities which ultimately brings out the worst in her.

With the right people, a happy place is only relative.

The result of three years of experimentation, “Lysis” cycles through five different film stocks and a variety of processing methods. A hybrid of optical effects, post-processing analog techniques and digital effects achieves a mosaic of painterly impressions. “Lysis” revolves around themes of the porosity of the self in relation to memory, place and time.

As Carolanne prepares to spend an evening with her friends, her ex-boyfriend pays her a visit, bringing her old clothes as an excuse. An argument will follow where a heavy past will surface.

End of the Line, which features Jessie Montgomery's PEACE, is a visual pilgrimage of one person's journey from big city lockdown to finding solace in the landscape of the natural world.

By accepting a lavender marriage proposal, Joy risks her secret relationship, forcing her to choose between appeasing her family and true love.

In the stark Québec winter, ice floes cover the St. Lawrence River. Otherworldly, determined silhouettes appear and we fall into the cadence of ice canoes rowing into an unfathomable landscape. Producing sensations as extreme as the surroundings, the voyage immerses us in the elements and confounds us with a close focus on astonishing, minute details.

Chilean refugee Daniela came to Canada as a child after her mother was assassinated during Chile’s dictatorship. Her father, Pepe, never wants to speak about Chile, but when her daughter Rocío starts to ask questions, Daniela decides to apply for Chilean citizenship for a first trip back. This triggers the Chilean government to piece together records never before connected in the paper days and leads them to uncover much more than Daniela expected.

When a security guard is left out of a work group lottery win, he campaigns to get his share of the winnings.

Looking for adrenaline during a driving lesson, Léa and Florence decide to spy on their friend's mother.

Audrey lives alone in Paris after moving there to tend to the home of her recently deceased friend, Juliane. Moving through the days without motivation or a sense of purpose, she tries to re-establish her footing in the world by beginning video correspondences with two filmmakers—Burak, who lives in Istanbul, and Blake, who lives in Toronto. This exchange of words and footage initiates a healing process, but the nature of the interaction is not what it seems.

A lurid and revelatory look into our oh-so-susceptible selves, The Talented Mr. Rosenberg is a fascinating investigation into the unfathomable mind, motive and method of Albert Rosenberg, aka the Yorkville Swindler, and the people who fell for his cons over and over again.