11min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

FISH BOY is a lyrical meditation on faith, love, and polyamory through the eyes of an Asian American teenager. When Patrick (played by Ian Chen, Fresh Off the Boat) questions his love for God, his self-discovery manifests in his skin.

Director: Christopher Yip
Writer: Christopher Yip
Executive Producers: Christopher Yip, Malachi Ellis
Producers: Malachi Ellis, Kent Donguines
DOP: Allen Liu
Production Designer: Ana Pflug
Editor: Christopher Chang
Music: Justice Der, Rachel Bobbitt

Cast: Ian Chen, Emily Lê, Ted Angelo Ngkaion, Derek Lowe, Sigrid Pareja, Darryl B. King

12min | Drama

A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.

Director: Minerva Navasca
Writers: Chen Sing Yap, Minerva Navasca
Producer: Asa Kazerani
DOP: Laura King
Production Designer: Dee Talusan
Editor: Chen Sing Yap
Music: Wilfred Moeschter

Cast: Jadyn Nasato, Jennifer Villaverde, Angelica Alejandro, Tatiana Ashton

11min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

A moment in the life of a young queer couple trying to navigate their relationship two years after the loss of their little girl who accidentally drowned in their swimming pool.

Director: Katia Café-Fébrissy
Writer: Arthur M. Jolly
Executive Producers: Katia Café-Fébrissy, Alexandra Caprara
Producer: Katelyn Cursio
DOP: D. Gregor Hagey
Production Designer: June Charles
Editor: Michelle Szemberg
Music: Janal Bechthold

Cast: Niqa Bailey, Trudy A. Bennett

17min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

Ethel's childhood ends abruptly when her mother flies away, leaving Ethel alone with her siblings. As a merciless winter descends upon them, Ethel must decide whether to resign herself to fate or to try her luck in the wide world.

Director: Daniel Gies
Writers: Daniel Gies, Emily Paige
Executive Producers: Archita Ghosh
Producer: Emily Paige
DOP: Sébastien Gros
Editor: Daniel Gies
Music: Tyler Fitzmaurice, Jessica Moss

24min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

Pascal suspects the worst when he reads the post of Jérémy, a former classmate. He immediately alerts the police, convinced that Jérémy is on the verge of attacking his ex-colleagues. Feeling that the police won’t do anything, Pascal decides to go help the young man himself.

Director: Jean-François Leblanc
Writer: Charles Dionne
Producer: Geneviève Gosselin-G. (Unité Centrale)
DOP: François Messier-Rheault
Editor: Jules Saulnier
Music: Xavier Germain-Poitras

Cast: Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, André Kasper

8min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

A birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place.

Director: Kiarash Dadgar
Writer: Kiarash Dadgar - Ali Narimani
Executive Producer: Farzad Shahab
Producer: Kiarash Dadgar
DOP: Farzad Shahab
Production Designer: Faraaz Modiri
Editor: Kiarash Dadgar
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach

Cast: Faranak Khamis, Amin Simiar, Panisa Peyvakht, Mehran Nabi, Ali Narimani