Saturday, April 1 | 4:30 pm ET Scotiabank Theatre Toronto and Super Channel | Super Channel repeat screening 4:30 pm PT

Homegrown Shorts 2

  • A man looking through a porthole or circular window, with a serious or focused expression, in a dark setting.

    THE TEMPLE

    dir. Alain Fournier | Sci-Fi | 17 Minutes

    The crew of a German u-boat on a mission in the North Atlantic witness strange phenomena on board. After an inexplicable explosion in the engine room, the submarine slowly sinks to the abyssal depths, while madness decimates the submariners.

  • A black-and-white close-up of an elderly woman looking upwards with a thoughtful expression.

    THERE WAS NOTHING

    dir. Alexandre Lavigne | Drama | 15 Minutes

    With death imminent, Sister Gabrielle experiences an upheaval when she begins to doubt in her belief in God and the promise of life after death. When she shares this revelation with her best friend, Sister Marie-Thomas, she unwittingly creates a rift between them that causes her to question her core values.

  • A woman with dark, wavy hair and freckles holding a ripe yellow mango close to her face, with her eyes closed in a peaceful moment.

    BACH MA

    dir. Darlene Huynh | Drama | 19 Minutes

    A woman decides to step out of her modern life and journeys to a remote monastery in the Bach Ma mountains of Vietnam, where she lives alongside a group of stoic monks. Her silent struggle to adapt to the peculiar setting leads her to a wholehearted search for something worth believing in.

  • Young man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt looking at his phone with a text message bubble saying 'Hi' and a label that says 'Call Me Daddy'.

    CALL ME DADDY

    dir. Amanda de Souza | Comedy | 12 Minutes

    A misguided mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure her gay son finds a 'normal, upstanding' boyfriend.

  • A person dressed in a red and white furry costume sitting on a bed in a bedroom, with a woman looking at her phone in the background, and various stuffed animals and decorations in the room.

    FURSONA

    dir. Alyssia Labbé-Hervieux | Documentary | 5 Minutes

    The Furry community is made up of people who use drawing and costumes to bring animal characters with human characteristics to life. “Fursona” depicts the universe of Aly, a member of this community.

  • A serious-looking middle-aged African American man with a beard and short hair, dressed in a collared shirt and tie, standing in front of a whiteboard with handwritten notes and diagrams.

    THE ENGLISH TEACHER

    dir. Jeremy James Fokuoh | Drama | 11 Minutes

    Ghanaian-born Mr. Frimpong’s credibility to teach English his challenged by Taranjit, presenting a lesson for both teacher and student.

  • Close-up of a woman with brown curly hair, wearing a black hat and heart-shaped earrings, looking to the side with a thoughtful expression.

    NO BEDROOM

    dir. Ryan Leedu | Drama | 11 Minutes

    A young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting.

  • A woman wearing a black, red, and green traditional outfit with a red dupatta, sitting at a cluttered office desk with a headset on, in an office with a dark blue wall, computer, and various papers and posters.

    DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL

    dir. Kashif Pasta | Sci-Fi | 19 Minutes

    When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note.