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Two young adults burdened by the previous generation must face the reality of their failing relationship.
In a small town where nothing ever happens, a young girl steals the local watermelon, revealing tensions among the seemingly dull citizens.
A young musician discovers a forgotten music sheet in his father's belongings, which unravels a painful family secret
When a guilt-ridden farmer faces a series of interruptions at his rural home, he must struggle to keep a devastating secret hidden while an ominous presence roams the property.
Using poetry, interviews with psychologists and survivors, and corporeal imagery, Broca is an experimental documentary hybrid that explores how the mind-body connection is altered after trauma. The Broca’s Area in the brain is involved primarily in speech production. During a traumatic event or when trying to recall a traumatic event, this area shuts down. This makes it harder for a survivor to talk about what’s happened. Our project is an experimental documentary hybrid that offers a platform for survivors to tell their stories both verbally and non-verbally.
As the primary caretaker to her mother with Alzheimer’s, Astrid grapples with guilt over their turbulent past and struggles to find direction as her youth quietly slips away.
With concerned phone calls from friends and family, GUARDIANS walks the viewer through the psychological reality of a girl's nightly trip home. Discussions surrounding seemingly mundane choices are framed with a woman’s hyper-vigilant lens; bringing into question what the true price of safety is.
Reality is a prisoner of perception. Our lives are shrouded in white lies, biases, and the slow erosion of memory - are these what truly shape the world? Or is there something behind the shroud? A true reality?
When getting ready for their school dance, three girls are interrupted by a beastly friend.
B.R.S.K.H.T.K.L is an experimental film exploring how the connections around us impact our identity over time
A woman desperately wants to cry following a painful breakup. But her AI companion won't let her.
After ruining half a dealer's supply, two high schoolers must sell the remaining product for double.
Psychotherapist and UoFT assistant professor Anderson Todd is no stranger to creeping feelings of despair. From the disappearing wildlife in his hometown Owen Sound to seeing news stories about melting ice sheets and decades-long droughts, there is no end to the parade of ominous news. Little wonder then, that the worried comments from Anderson’s clients and students about the future only increase and increase. And like many others, he finds it difficult to share this crushing dread with others without turning them away. But our short film isn’t just about anguish. It’s also about what we do now. No, our individual actions may not be able to change the course of feedback loops or reverse fossil fuel extraction. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be contributing a community, we can’t be learning useful skills, and we can’t be connecting with other people and making a difference in their lives, now or later.
Ana, a young filipina filmmaker, shoots a re-enactment of a fight she once had with her mother - a fight brought on by mutual refusals to communicate. Echoing the cultural pressure from her mother to work beyond her natural limits, Ana rewrites every single insult into a chance for forgiveness. As the story of her film diverges further and further from the memory of what happened, she questions whether her creative additions amount to yet another repression of the truth.
