Short films are not simply shorter movies. The constraint of time means a filmmaker tell their story quickly and concisely. Successful short films will call on a wide variety of tools to draw you in with a few words or a brief scene. Setting the stage, introducing the characters, and revealing the central conflict must happen fast so the story can be told in the remaining time.

We are inviting local creators of these short films to participate in a brief Q&A session afterwards.

Janet

Janet is a coming of age dramedy about a 15 year old girl who wants to see porn while hiding from her strict Indian mother.

Runtime: 9m

Baggage

Shot on 16mm film, a disorganized student must confront the physical manifestation of his problems.

Runtime: 6m

Solstice d’un Cœur Brisé
(A Broken Hearted Solstice)

A professional mascot named Fauve gets dumped on the summer solstice, aka the longest day of the year. The icy storm she’s plunged into doesn’t quite fit with the current heatwave.

Runtime: 12m

CooPURRation

A teen girl thinks she has it easy when her aunt hires her to cat-sit, but said cat isn’t about to put up with being ignored, and so he makes it his mission to get this girl’s attention.

Runtime: 2m

Eddie Goes to Space

Jeremy, a down on his luck cinematographer, takes on a craigslist gig to film an eccentric man named Eddie as he "exits the stratosphere".

Runtime: 17m

Cry Harder

Lyn and her Grandfather band together to make her emotionless father cry in an effort to bring out his humanity.

Runtime: 13m

iDorothy

A grieving widower has his dead wife’s memories uploaded into her bio-synthetic replica. Once activated, she begins experiencing flashes of terrifying images as buried secrets force their way to the surface threatening both of them.

Runtime: 15m

Hop Along Hang On

How do you take back a story you didn't know was yours? How do you move forward while embracing and understanding your past? Follow Rose the rabbit as she seeks her way back home. A poetic story of reclamation, recovery and reconciliation by spoken word artist Cobra Collins. "Hop Along Hang On" blends the genres of spoken word poetry, music and animation to explore and acknowledge the deeper history and long-term effects of the removal of culture within Indigenous peoples of Canada. Through the narrator’s personal lens “Hop Along, Hang On" offers a glimpse into the difficulties and trauma surrounding the Sixties scoop and subsequent ongoing hardships faced by Indigenous people who have found themselves on the outside of their culture. Let Rose tell you how she found her way home, in hopes that we can all build a better tomorrow, together.