Acting
A lonely young woman struggles to deal with her melancholy despite the efforts of friends and family.
After successfully acquiring superpowers, a young girl attempts to fix her parents' marriage.
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.
Years after being separated from his mother at the southern border, young Dominik is forgetting the details of her face. He must have to confront his darkest fears in order to draw an accurate portrait of his mother and save the memory.
From the front lines of the fight to preserve BC's old growth forests, Rematriation is both an urgent wake-up call and an inspiring tribute to land defenders. Aggressive logging destroys more than 10,000 hectares of our province each year. Less than 3% of our virgin forests remains. At Fairy Creek, a coalition of First Nations and environmental activists refuse to stand down. Alex Liotti's passionate, respectful film gives these protesters a platform and amplifies their call to action.
When Julia’s trusted triplet support group leader expresses the importance of teaching children about sex by the age of eight, she, her husband Andy and their triplet daughters attempt to digest their embarrassment, shock and confusion after “the talk.”
A woman with an undiagnosed mental disorder struggles to survive with her illness, while her best friend and boyfriend struggle as they learn to be her advocates.
After strange trumpet-like sounds in the sky have been reported at locations around the world, a wannabe journalist sets out to investigate with his best friend, but they soon find themselves facing an encounter with terrifying results.
With the police unable to help, Emily takes it upon herself to investigate the disappearance of her partner. A small clue leads her to the discovery of an unregulated world far removed from her own. Soon, Emily’s journey to reconnect becomes a struggle for survival.
Diane, a mechanic in a small midwestern town, would do anything to leave her boring life behind.
An eight-year-old boy must give the eulogy at his father's funeral.
Four teenagers from different social groups team up to break into city hall to wipe their parking tickets clean, in hopes to save their summers.
