Frank Varga Jr.
Directing
Biography
Frank Varga is an Ontario-based filmmaker whose work focuses on tragedies of passing time, loneliness and the disillusionment of dreams. He primarily works within the boundaries of fiction while striving to incorporate the real world into his work through the use of hybrid elements.
Known For
Across distant landscapes of the past, Farm Boy wanders through a phantasmagoria of yearning and regret— memories displaced in time.
Farm Boy
Three best friends spend a night drinking and dancing, postponing an inevitable end.
We'll Be Alright
A retired painter begins to fear his obsolescence when his son of the same name begins to gain the public's attention.
Junior
Police helicopters loom over a quiet view of Detroit, USA on June 4 2020 following rising tensions and attacks on protestors advocating for justice after the brutal murder of George Floyd. A meditative view from neighbouring city Windsor, Canada quickly devolves into dizzying disarray. What has the free world become?
Police State of America
With Christmas approaching, Mr. Jiang learns that his wife won't be back this year. He and his daughter are left with nothing to do and nowhere to go.
Canaan
A family meanders in a suburban backyard during the peak of summer while an anxiety looms beneath. What is being avoided?
The Longest Day of the Year
Short experimental drama about inaction within an ever moving universe. Based on a poem by Rumi.
In Restless Movement
A young woman is plagued by regrets and desires after colliding with a crush on a busy New York street.
There May Be Something Here
A man who lives between dreams and memories loses all will for living and decides to kill himself. Upon being given a second chance through divine intervention, he discovers something which makes it all worthwhile. Happy times will come again soon...
My Last Film: or Happy Times Will Come Again Soon
Lonely and bored, newly arrived immigrant Jan journeys out into the night to explore the nightlife of his new city. His dizzying night out quickly spirals out of control as his attempts at meeting strangers repeatedly fall through. Through this misadventure harsh realities begin to reveal themselves about his newfound home.
Fool's Paradise
A divorced father attempts to reconnect with his son after losing one another in a forest.
A Familiar Tree
Amid the silence and emptiness of one unbroken frame, this film attempts to confront our human self-obsession against the built urban environments we create and inhabit.
Observing Gravity From Where The Trees Stand In Water
A short film featuring over 50 unique participants exploring how love evolves with age.