Paris-Marae Smith
Directing
Biography
Paris-Marae Smith is an MA student in Screen Cultures and holds a BAH in Film and Media at Queen's University. She is a director and producer through her production company, Her Siren Cinema. She has also directed and produced films showcased at multiple festivals, including The Price of Purity which won an Avant-Garde award, and A Minor Inconvenience recognized with an award for Best Actress. Additionally, she has produced films for colleagues that have been official selections and award winners at various film festivals. Paris-Marae's work as a filmmaker is deeply rooted in feminist and queer perspectives, driven by a commitment to addressing women's issues.
Known For
After getting busted for defrauding her investors, tech girlboss entrepreneur Andy is heading to her family’s abandoned lakeside cottage for one last weekend before she kills herself.
Byeeee
In a series of encounters, six women are reminded of their otherness, exposing the insidious and pervasive nature of gendered microaggressions. The subtle sting of being a woman.
A Minor Inconvenience
Valerie faces the challenge of leaving an abusive relationship with the help of her two friends.
A Girl Like Valerie
After an encounter with a strange man, Nathan is cursed to vanish from everyone’s memory—his physical presence fading and his existence slipping away. With a literal timer counting down above his head, Nathan has until midnight to unravel the mystery of the curse, or risk being erased from reality forever. In this interactive film, after viewing the introduction, the viewer chooses the order to view 3 different stories in, which will lead to a different ending.
Countdown to Midnight
This heartwarming story highlights Kingston’s enchanting Christmas traditions, from beautiful streets to the iconic Santa parade. Join us as we celebrate the joy of togetherness, the beauty of second chances, and the magic that makes Christmas truly unforgettable.
A Christmas Story in Kingston
An experimental film inspired by ancient female deities, also known as Goddesses. Exploring abstractly the reclamation of feminine divinity and power.
First Women on Earth
An experimental, activist short-film following Quinn, who falls pregnant, but did not have the freedom to choose. So she takes matters into her own hands.
The Price of Purity
A young gay man takes refuge in a house of hyper-masculine fraternity brothers, unaware that their brotherhood conceals a sinister plan.
BRO
Alex has to face his future and cannot continue to live in the past. Time goes on, things remain, things change. Alex must figure out what it looks like to really sit with yourself.
A World That Won't Wait
A mutated patch of pimples manifests on Nathan's face right before an audition. Now, he must decide whether to make a bloody sacrifice to book the role.
Pimple Patch
Eve is an intelligent, witty, carefree woman, who seeks justice after being sexually assaulted at a work party by her boss Dominic, a powerful CEO, and later learns she has been “cursed” by his mysterious wife Athena. Eve transforms her fight for accountability into discovering the true powers of her affliction and an unlikely alliance in her fight for justice.
They Just Look at Me Now
A university student seizes control of time when he is endowed with a divine golden necklace -- 'the Catalyst' -- which grants him the ability to restart the day, only to learn that limitless productivity comes at a dangerous cost.
The Catalyst
A director, trying to reignite his passion for filmmaking, struggles to direct a very demanding scene until he is asked to give hist cast a line reading…
Under Pressure
A boy tries to earn the love of his abusive father while contending with torment from the monster under his bed.
Mister Bedscratch
A director, trying to reignite his passion for filmmaking, struggles to direct a very demanding scene until he is asked to give hist cast a line reading…