13min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

This film is about social media affecting our every day lives. We cut between digital footage, iPhone footage, and webcam footage to give the viewer a sense of voyeurism while watching this piece. I hope you enjoy this fun and dark exploration of "Instagram vs reality"

Director: Katie Uhlmann
Writers: Katie Uhlmann, Nick Hendrik, Mitchell Benjamin Gall
Executive Producers: David Carruthers, Sayla de Goede, Ruth Eddolls, Dan Lyon, David Moffat, Brad Nathan, Hari Ramesh, Matthew Willson
Producers: Katie Uhlmann, Nick Hendrik
DOP: Mitchell Benjamin Gall
Production Designer: Sayla de Goede
Editor: Hari Ramesh
Music: Thom O'Neill

Cast: Alana Pancyr, Stefanie Nakamura, Farid Yazdani, Naomi Snieckus

13min | Drama | World Premiere

Robin contends with a secret porn addiction during North Bay's annual Shadfly swarm. The Shadflies have one purpose in life - to mate. Numbed out Robin craves that kind of primal pleasure. A scorching summer, a powerful addiction, and a surreal insect invasion collide, pushing Robin to the edge.

Director: Cici Clancy
Writer: Cici Clancy
Producer: Cici Clancy
DOP: Rico Moran
Production Designer: Joy Oresic
Editor: Arielle Skolnik
Music: Blitz//Berlin

Cast: Kelly Lamb, Aurora Gatwenzi, Matt Paradis, Joe David Drinkwalter, Angel Amo, Heather Stevenson

7min | Drama

Milo tries to find her breath and calm through mindfulness yoga. But instead of calm, deep breathing triggers her to confront what happened that night with Ira. Vivid memories filled with anxiety, arguments and external forces all lead to that moment- when Ira confesses his love, and Milo's life is changed forever.

Director: Kimberly Miller-Pryce
Writer: Kimberly Miller-Pryce
Executive Producer: Kimberly Miller-Pryce
Producers: Husam Alaghbari, Jordan Walker, Tofunmi Adebise
DOP: Ralph Pineda
Production Designer: Anne Vo
Editor: KImberly Miller-Pryce
Music: Dear Gravity

Cast: Chantel Cole, Shomari Downer, Sonya Del Monte, Madeleine Madronich, Max Cameron, Elizabeth Mai

14min | Drama

As Ahu attempts to overcome insomnia in her new apartment her life becomes increasingly entangled with her troubled neighbour.

Director: Mahsa Razavi
Writer: Mahsa Razavi
Executive Producer: Tanya Hoshi, Alireza Khatami
Producer: Mahsa Razavi
DOP: Nikolay Michaylov
Editor: Mahsa Razavi, Ehsan Vaghefi
Music: Nina Barzegar

Cast: Nahéma Ricci, Maria-Crystal Melo, Nick Hendrick, Natasha Fiorino Lance Rankin, Demetri Tsioros, Yannick Bihan

13min | Drama

An evening out takes a dramatic turn for two Indigenous women, Tina and Amber, when Amber is suddenly taken into police custody. Fearing the worst, Tina tails the cruiser outside city limits and makes a courageous choice to free her friend.

Director: Eva Thomas
Writer: Eva Thomas
Executive Producer: Tyler Levine
Producers: Eva Thomas, Alan Bacchus, Katelyn Cursio
DOP: Michael LeBlanc
Production Designer: Ashley Devereux
Editor: Jane MacRae
Music: Aaron Verdonk and Jesse Colburn

Cast: Kaniehtiio Horn, Ellyn Jade

9min | Documentary

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.

Director: Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma
Writers: Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma
Executive Producer: Anita Lee
Producers: Justine Pimlott, Jelena Popović
Editor: Jordan Kawai, Kjell Boersma
Music: respectfulchild

Cast: Thao Lam