Genre: Experimental
- Own Voice
Throat Singing in Kangirsuk
A mesmerizing duet between two Inuit throat singers forms the soundtrack for this journey through the four seasons of the Arctic.
Directors
Manon Chamberland (Inuk), Eva Kaukai (Inuk)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
- Own Voice
Nous Nous Souleverons (We Will Rise Up)
Through a performance of her own powerful poem, Innu poet Natasha Kanapé Fontaine invites us to rise up and bring light to the world.
Director
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (Innu)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
French
- Own Voice
How To Be Alone
Narrated by Tanya Davis to beautiful hand-drawn illustrations by Dorfman, Davis’s eloquent poem is full of powerful truths. With over 9.5 million views on YouTube, the film is an online sensation.
Director
Andrea Dorfman
Writer
Tanya Davis
Producers
Walter Forsyth, Andrea Dorfman
Genres
Animation, Experimental
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Gloria Victoria
Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this Genie-nominated animation explores relationships between art and war. Content Note: Violence
Director
Theodore Ushev
Producer
Marc Bertrand
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
- Own Voice
Indigo
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writer
Daniel T. Fischer
Producers
Luke Sargent, Brett Long, Amanda Strong (Michif)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
Very Nice, Very Nice
An avant-garde collage of photography and sound that looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on in life, showing anxieties we’d rather forget.
Director
Arthur Lipsett
Producers
Colin Low, Tom Daly
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence
Director
Randall Lloyd Okita
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Short Film Programme
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Director
Various
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, BIPOC Stories, Bullying, Classics, Cult & Offbeat Cinema, Discrimination, Environment, ESL, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+, Literary Adaptation, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
English, French
- Own Voice
Indigenous-made Short Films
Director
Various
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French, Other Language
- Own Voice
L’innu du futur
An Innu man discusses his relationship with his culture, how it was taken away from him, how he fought to take it back and what it will be like for the generations to come.
Director
Stéphane Nepton (Innu)
Writer
Stéphane Nepton (Innu)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
French
- Own Voice
Bundle
Director
Jamie Whitecrow (Anishinaabe)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Sisters and Brothers
Director
Kent Monkman (Cree)
Producer
Anita Lee
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Nominated for a genie award for Best Screenplay, Gimli Hospital is a cult classic bearing many of the surreal hallmarks that would make Maddin one of Canada’s most singular filmmaking voices.
Director
Guy Maddin
Writer
Guy Maddin
Cast
Kyle McCulloch, Angela Heck, Michael Gottli
Producers
Guy Maddin, Stephen Snyder, Greg Klymkiw
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interests
Classics, Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Snare
Spare and visually arresting, with a haunting soundtrack, Snare is a performance-based piece that captures the brutality of violence against aboriginal women, as well as the possibility of healing and grace.
Director
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe)
Writer
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe)
Cast
Akina Kennedy-Shirt
Producers
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe), Ki Wright
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
You Are Here
Director
Daniel Cockburn
Writer
Daniel Cockburn
Cast
Tracy Wright, Shannon Beckner, Richard Clarkin, Jenni Burke, Robert Kennedy
Producer
Daniel Bekerman
Genres
Drama, Experimental, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Photon Films
I Have Seen The Future
An animated music video about a father-son tennis game set on a hot summer day in the suburbs. Content Note: Coarse language
Director
Cam Christiansen
Writer
Kris Demeanor
Cast
Cam Christiansen
Producers
Cam Christiansen, Maureen Hodgan
Genres
Animation, Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Language Version
None
Tropical Rumours
Directors
Veronica Tennant, Michael Ondaatje
Cast
Margie Gillis, Paola Styron
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
No Dialogue
Terminus
Director
Trevor Cawood
Writer
Trevor Cawood
Cast
Rob Carpenter
Producer
Robin Hays
Genre
Experimental
Original Language
English
Something’s Coming
Director
Veronica Tennant
Cast
Guillaume Côté, Paul Nolan
Producers
Jordan Walker, Robert Budreau
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
A Short Film About Falling
Directors
Peter Lynch
Lynch earned international success with his wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Project Grizzly. His features include The Herd, Cyberman, A Whale of a Tale and Dem Bones. Lynch won a Genie for his short film Arrowhead. His most recent feature film, Birdland, was released in 2018.
Writers
Peter Lynch, Max Dean
Cast
Hadley Obodiac, Trystan Lackner
Producer
Mehernaz Lentin
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English