Robert J. Finbow
Directing
Biography
Robert James Finbow is a Mexican-Canadian artist and filmmaker from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Passionate about storytelling since childhood, he pursued film early, earning an IB certificate of film studies in high school before moving on to a 2-year diploma in Screen Arts at NSCC. He is now continuing his studies in film at NSCAD University in downtown Halifax, alongside a talented group of like-minded artists. In the long run, what he wants more than anything is to finally share the stories which have played on repeat in his head all his life with the rest of the world.
Known For
A student struggling on his essay mistakenly stumbles across an otherworldly phenomenon that threatens his very concept of reality, sending him spiralling down an existential rabbit hole from which there may be no return.
Peripheral Visions
In a modernization of Dante’s Inferno, nepo-baby Mercedes Brandt searches for meaning after the fatal overdose of their mother, only to stumble towards a similar fate during a night out at the club.
Mercy
Gutted after a breakup, Ella joins a dating program; "ResusciDATE: Bringing love back to life." Orchestrated by an overly enthusiastic Matchmaker, Ella is met with a range of CandiDATES, from bad to worse. As rejection piles up, Ella spirals down a path of self-confrontation, unsure if she is capable of love at all.
Trib/ulations
2 young adults converse on a bench, but all may not be as it seems. Filmed for a student project at NSCC Ivany Campus as part of the Screen Arts program.
BENCHMARK
To spare her grieving mother, a young woman ventures across the border to collect her grandmother's ashes, embarking on a journey that unearths long-buried childhood memories, and forces her to confront the bonds she never got to form.
Missed Connection
Mara, a girl recovering from a near-fatal bicycle accident, struggles to admit to herself and her family that the chronic pain left from the accident may never go away.
I'm Sorry You Have A Body
Papa John and Orange Julius are a pair of rag tag criminals whose specialty is impersonating Uber Eats delivery people to carry out hits and burglaries. A university dorm is the target today, the day of the new guy’s initiation. Let’s hope he has what it takes.
Initiation Day
2 scientists/brothers working in a lab together
Beakers
On the night of her homecoming dance, seventeen-year-old Chloe Salle, an undefeated small town beauty queen, finally succumbs to the weight of constant performance.
Miss Lavender Supreme
A man embarks on a journey to meet his maker and finds nothing of any consequence.