Genre: Experimental
- Own Voice
Ste. Anne
Four years after leaving her daughter (d’Eschambault) to be raised by her brother (Theis) and his wife (Marion), Renée (Vermette) returns to find an entirely different life from the one she left behind. The tensions caused by her arrival simmer under the surface as Renée clumsily adjusts back into a maternal role despite her young daughter having no memory of her.
Featuring members of Vermette’s own family and community, this lovingly made personal project went on to win Best Canadian Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021.
“More experiment than straight-ahead narrative, Ste. Anne rewards patient, careful attention. The rewards are great.” - Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail
Director
Rhayne Vermette (Métis)
Writer
Rhayne Vermette (Métis)
Cast
Isabelle d’Eschambault, Valerie Marion, Dolorès Gosselin (Métis)
Producer
Rhayne Vermette (Métis)
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Subtitles
Baba
Director
Jonathan Lawley
Writer
Jonathan Lawley
Cast
Stacey Armstrong, Cassidy DeFreitas, Alana Elmer
Producer
Wayne Lawley
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories
Original Language
Other Language
Bus No. 9
Director
Michael Downing
Cast
Chinny Hoan, Marc Roumy
Producers
Jonathan Orson, Joel Awerbuck
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Grandfather on the Prairies
Jason meets his great-great-greatgrandfather and soon finds himself in a hilarious debate about what it means to be a hunter.
Director
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo/Ojibway)
Writer
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo/Ojibway)
Cast
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo/Ojibway)
Producers
Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo/Ojibway), Lisa Marie Genaille (Cree), Robert Genaille (Cree)
Genres
Animation, Experimental, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
None
- 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
- Own Voice
Wave a Red Flag
Director
Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)
Writer
Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)
Cast
Lisa Cromarty, Monique Mojica
Producer
Lea Marin
Genre
Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
- Own Voice
Zaasaakwe
A powerful call to action to all Indigenous people to shout for joy and celebrate their identity.
Director
Madison Thomas (Ojibwe/Saulteax)
Writer
Madison Thomas (Ojibwe/Saulteax)
Cast
Danni Black
Producers
Madison Thomas (Ojibwe/Saulteax), Darcy Waite (Cree)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
The Cinnamon Peeler
Director
Veronica Tennant
Writer
Michael Ondaatje
Cast
Gail Skrela, Sean Ling, Michael Ondaatje
Producers
Peter Gentile, Veronica Tennant
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English
Cycles
Director
Joe Cobden
Cast
Joe Cobden, Marc Bendavid, Romina D'ugo, Laura Harris
Producers
Joe Cobden, Alyssa Swanzey
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue
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
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
- 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
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
- 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
Pretty Big Dig
Director
Anne Troake
Cast
Chris Greenley, Rick Hunt, Ed Breen
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Environment, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
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
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
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
In the Groove
Director
Clarence Ford
Cast
Kurt Browning
Producer
Sandra Cassaro
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Sports
Original Language
English