13min | Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi | World Premiere

After 18 months in the loneliest depths of outer space, an astronaut stoically performs his mission duties in spite of the fact that he lost his crew. He’s also lost contact with ground control. In fact, he fears he’s lost his mind. But just when he’s lost all hope, he finds an unlikely friend who brings an unexpected opportunity for salvation.

Director: Dani Kind
Writer: Mike Rinaldi
Executive Producers: Dani Kind, Susi Bolender, Tiffany N. D'Emidio, Jordan Kenna, Shiro Onedera, Alice M. Gilbert
Producers: Ben Robinson, Claire Desmarais
DOP: Nina Djacic
Production Designer: Hope Little
Editor: Jacqueline Leon
Music: Patrick Watson

Cast: Mike Rinaldi, Andrew McNee

17min | Drama, Sci-Fi

After a cosmic disaster leaves Earth virtually empty, a hopeful yet sombre woman experiencing pareidolia must decide what lengths she will go to for connection.

Director: Vanessa Magic
Writer: Vanessa Magic
Executive Producer: Vanessa Magic
Producer: Shonna Foster
DOP: Ashley Iris-Gill
Production Designer: Cathleen Calica
Editor: Nicole Sison
Music: Jeremy Glenn

Cast: Hannan Younis, Adrian Walters

9min | Sci-Fi

A computer science student accidentally infects herself with a spammy computer virus which turns her entire world upside-down and dominates her life with the repeated phrase: Hot Local Singles Are In Your Area.

Director: Peter Sreckovic
Writer: Peter Sreckovic
Executive Producers: Ali Mashayekhi, Milan Sreckovic, Peter Sreckovic
Producers: Ali Mashayekhi, Gillian Fortin, Abanoub Andraous
DOP: Ali Hamidia
Production Designer: Habiba Elmi
Editor: Abanoub Andraous
Music: Ian Boddy

Cast: Gillian Fortin, Matt Murray, Dale Samms, Tennille Read, Michael Ellero, Aya Bryn Zakarya, Graham Gauthier, Abanoub Andraous, Mike Dara

14min | Comedy, Drama | World Premiere

At Prince’s irrationally contrived birthday party, he is forced to confront the horrors he’s conveniently ignored when his best friend gets punished for his own transgressions.

Director: Victor Oly
Writer: Ben Milligan
Executive Producer: Victor Oly
Producer: Natasha Advani Thangkhiew
DOP: Tobias Scavenius
Production Designer: Logan Graham Greene
Editor: Victor Oly
Music: Sam Pomanti

Cast: Jack Copland, David John Phillips, Ron Kennell, Steve Switzman, Roshan Gopalasamy, Laurie Field, Jerrold Karsch, Marlo Aquilina, Taylor Patterson, Justine Riches, Josh Mendoza, Bukky Sosanya, Ariana Karzai, Steve Kasan, Josh Milligan, Brian Marshall, Harrison Song

13min | Comedy | Toronto Premiere

What were Catherine and Louis thinking when they chose a cat with distinctive white spots? It would have been much easier to replace if they had picked the all-back one! Now, they will have to tell their daughter Sophie that Nugget’s dead. Unless…

Directors: Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet
Writers: Annie-Claude Caron, Danick Audet
Executive Producers: Fanny-Laure Malo, Annie-Claude Quirion
Producers: Astrid Barrette Tessier, Sophie Valcourt
DOP: Shawn Pavlin
Production Designer: Pierre-Olivier Cadieux
Editor: Amelie Labreche
Music: Laurent Emmanuel Malo, Leandre Meilleur

Cast: Leane Labreche-Dor, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lilas-Rose Cantin