What am I going to wear tomorrow? Do I have to pee? Remember that embarrassing thing I said to my crush on December 9, 2017 at 10:15 a.m.? If thoughts like this race relentlessly through your head at night, Alice In Somnia is the short film for you. An ode to anxiety-havers everywhere; this quirky […]
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On a rubbish tip, a dog carcass is home to a parasite whose attempts to find an emotional connection invariably end up in tragedy. Will his wishes come true or will the cruel, predator-filled world of the dump eventually destroy both him and his good intentions? Bara Anna Stejskalova continues the tradition of exquisitely realised
On My Way (Neige) is a film from the skillful director, Paule Beaudoin out of Canada. It takes place during an eerie winter storm, beautifully shot as the stunning cinematography showcases gorgeous, chilling shots of a relentless winter storm at night. Inside a warmly-lit house resides a young girl cozied up on a couch, reading
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Su (Lavinya Ünlüer) is waiting for her dad Baba (Cansel Elcin) to return home with a present of her favourite ice cream but he shows up a tad drunk and empty handed. Wishing to keep the promise to his daughter, and against the wishes of his wife Anne (Özlem Conker), Baba and Su head out
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Set in the early 80s, Les Grande Claques is a slice-of-life holiday melodrama that effortlessly transports its viewer back to their retro roots. It crafts a mise en scène that just oozes deja vu; managing to wrap even viewers who never experienced the time period in the comforting familiarity of a cozy, worn out blanket.
Assembly Line of Broken Hearts is a film helmed by JC Farris who teamed up with Director of Photography David A. Holcombe to shoot this artistically visual film. The short, of which, begins with some gorgeous shots of eyes. Different colored irises from a plethora of people, shown under the dazzle of projections which have
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Planet Prescription, a moving documentary by director Dayna Reggero, tackles topics not often discussed with grace and urgency. The film uses the COVID-19 pandemic to talk about how fragile we as humans truly are, and how susceptible we are to air borne viruses as well as how much the air we breathe everyday affects us.
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Marianne Farley’s raw and impactful short, Frimas, deals with an unfortunately all too real world, in which abortion is considered illegal and must be done in hiding in risk of criminal offense and up to 10 years in prison. It stars a mesmerizing and talented cast including Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Chantal Baril and Kent McQuaid. With
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Lee Ralph was an immensely skilled skateboarder who went to the US in the 1980s and was destined for big things until a combination of procedural oversight and his own good natured naivety had him deported from the States back to his homeland, back into relative obscurity and into a spiral of drink and depression
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Olivia Martin-McGuire‘s Freedom Swimmers is the extremely moving story of a grandfather’s harrowing telling of the perilous journey he made from mainland China to Hong Kong in the 1970s. It combines his storytelling and journey from the 70s to the recent protest and unrest in Hong Kong during modern times, taking actual footage from the
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