2026 Shorts #4
Sunday, March 29
Scotiabank Toronto Screening: 12:30 pm
MANGITTATUARJUK (THE GNAWER OF ROCKS)
14min | Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Director: Louise Flaherty
Writer: Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher
Executive Producer: Louise Flaherty, Neil Christopher, Danny Christopher
Producer: Louise Flaherty
DOP: Evan DeRushie
Production Designer: (credited as Art Director, not Production Designer): Danny Christopher, Sarah Ball
Editor: Evan DeRushie
Music: Beatrice Deer, Mark Wheaton, Michael Felber
Cast:
Nellie Enuaraq, Joan Joanas, Andrea Flaherty, Bridgette Joanas, Opah Picco, Levi Enuaraq-Strauss, Jonah Oolayou
Film Synopsis:
Two young women follow a trail of colourful stones left on the ground -- but it leads them to danger. They become trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village must use the teachings of their elders to defeat the monster.
FINDING SHELTER
16min | Comedy
Director: Mehrtash Mohhit
Writer: Mehrtash Mohhit, Kaveh Mohebbi, Svjetlana Jaklenec
Executive Producer: Ali Mashayekhi
Producer: Dordaneh Dadui, Mehrtash Mohhit
DOP: Shady Hanna
Production Designer: Rose Lagacé
Editor: Anna Catley
Music: Amine Bouzaher
Cast:
Ayham Abou Ammar, Sarab Kobte, Eli Shankji, Nabil Traboulsi
Film Synopsis:
FINDING SHELTER follows Hanna, a 10-year old girl, who is about to be smuggled out of her war-torn country with her father on a boat. Despite her dad's instructions to leave her beloved dog behind, Hanna secretly clears her backpack and hides him in it instead. The remainder of the film follows the divergent journeys of Hanna and her dog, as they are challenged to survive the boat ride and journey upon arriving to their destination
AT THE END
17min | Drama, Comedy
Director: Isabelle Deluce & Lili Beaudoin
Writer: Isabelle Deluce, Lucy McNulty & Lili Beaudoin
Executive Producer: Matt Villeneuve
Producer: Lucy McNulty, Jaclyn Guse & Ginger Page
DOP: Alfonso Chin
Production Designer: Brendan Megannety
Editor: Jonathan Mathew
Music: Lydia Ainsworth
Cast:
Lucy McNulty & Avan Jogia
Film Synopsis:
In a post apocalyptic world, A woman lives alone on a decaying boat fighting for survival. Grappling with the loss of her past and the isolation of her present, she finds solace in an old worn copy of Pride and Prejudice. Just when the weight of her isolation becomes too heavy for her to bear, she wakes up to find Mr. Darcy in her bed, the very embodiment of her escapist fantasies. As their relationship intensifies, she is forced to confront the blurred boundaries between reality and fantasy, pain and happiness.
WAYSIDE
8min | Drama | World Premiere
Director: Roann Enriquez
Writer: Roann Enriquez
Producer: Roann Enriquez
DOP: Andrew Ko
Editor: Greg Kondrak
Music: Adam Enriquez
Cast:
Matt Hall, Emily Waddell
Film Synopsis:
A young man diligently prepares for a marriage proposal when old feelings start to resurface.
LAC EN COEUR (BLACK WATER)
10min | Drama, Comedy | Ontario Premiere
Director: Tim Bouvette
Writer: Tim Bouvette, Jeanne Gourd, Camille L Saint-Michelle
Producer: Marie-Ève Albert
DOP: Myriam Payette
Production Designer: Azure Vincent
Editor: Jordan Choinière
Music: Wilhelm Brandl
Cast:
Juliette Gariépy, Joakim Robillard, Mollie Fillion, Philippe Bouvette
Film Synopsis:
Gab and Tom are celebrating their one-year anniversary in a cabin in northern Quebec. But when their opposing views on love resurface, disillusionment sets in for this ultra-modern couple.
