Interest: Family Relationships
- Own Voice
Hard Learning
Director
Daniel Fortin
Writers
Paul Neary, Daniel Fortin
Producer
Daniel Fortin
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Good Girls Don’t
A Filipino girl is constantly told by her parents that only boys play sports, and only a divine intervention will change their mind.
Content Note: Graphic Content & Religious Themes
Director
Ana de Lara
Writer
Ana de Lara
Cast
Lorne Cardinal (Cree), Jane McLean, Evryle Ebora
Producer
Michelle Morris
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Hop The Twig
Director
Kyle Rideout
Writer
Kyle Rideout
Cast
William Samples, Emily Kozak, Kelly Metzger
Producers
Yifeng Song, Kyle Rideout
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Chef de meute (Herd Leader)
Director
Chloé Robichaud
Writer
Chloé Robichaud
Cast
Eve Duranceau
Producers
Sarah Pellerin, Fanny-Laure Malo, Chloé Robichaud
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
French
Birthdays and Other Traumas
Director
Katie Yu
Writer
Katie Yu
Cast
Peter Anderson, Brett Kelly, Beverley Elliott
Producers
Geoffrey Way, Katie Yu
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
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
- Own Voice
Found
Director
Paramita Nath
Writers
Souvankham Thammavongsa, Paramita Nath
Cast
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Producers
Paramita Nath, Ted Biggs
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, History, Newcomer Stories
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Home Away
Director
Hannah Yohannes
Writer
Hannah Yohannes
Cast
Mouna Traoré, Jessica Salgueiro
Producer
Tara Woodbury
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Hardwood
Director
Hubert Davis
Davis’s first film, Hardwood, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Documentary. He received the Don Haig award at the Hot Docs festival for Invisible City, and has directed numerous award winning commercials, as well as the short film Aruba and the 2016 feature doc Giants of Africa. His 2017 short, Rivolta, won a Cannes Film Lion. his most recent feature doc Black Ice, premiered at TIFF 2022. Next, he is working on the series The Count.
Writer
Hubert Davis
Producers
Erin Faith Young, Peter Starr
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Flux
Director
Christopher Hinton
Writer
Christopher Hinton
Producer
David Verrall
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Dimanche (Sunday)
A young boy is bored during a visit to his grandparents’ house in small-town Quebec, so he goes outside in search of adventure. Nominated for an Oscar.
Director
Patrick Doyon
Writer
Patrick Doyon
Producers
Marc Bertrand, Michael Fukushima
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Big Girl
Director
Renuka Jeyapalan
Writer
Renuka Jeyapalan
Cast
Kris Holden-Ried, Samantha Weinstein, Patricia Fagen
Producers
Michael Gelfand, Anneli Ekborn
Genre
Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canadian Film Centre
- 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 Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Robert Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Genres
Animation, Experimental, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Language Version
None
- Own Voice
Four Faces of the Moon
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writers
Amanda Strong (Michif), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Cast
Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis)
Producer
Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Other Language
Language Version
EN Subtitles
- Own Voice
Jaime Lo, Small and Shy
Director
Lillian Chan
Writer
Lillian Chan
Genre
Animation
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
The Street
An award-winning adaptation of a story by Canadian author Mordecai Richler about how families deal with older relatives, and the emotions surrounding a grandmother’s death.
Director
Caroline Leaf
Writer
Mordecai Richler
Producer
Guy Glover
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Classics, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Strange Invaders
Roger and Doris get more than they bargained for when a peculiar child appears at their doorstep. Nominated for an Oscar.
Director
Cordell Barker
Writer
Cordell Barker
Producers
Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Pudge
Director
Annie Bradley
Writer
Tina Cooper
Cast
Anne Anglin, Laytrel McMullen
Producers
Ani Baravyan, Avi Federgreen, Antonella LaCaprara
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Bullying, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canadian Film Centre
Oliver Bump’s Birthday
Director
Jordan Canning
Writer
Simon McNabb
Cast
Jason Spevack, Reiya Downs, Steve Cumyn
Producers
Mark Purdy, Jessica Cheung
Genres
Action/Adventure, Comedy
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Canadian Film Centre
- Own Voice
Tundra
The mother of a missing Vietnamese woman sees her daughter in her dreams, allowing her to come to terms with her grief.
Director
Carol Nguyen
Writer
Carol Nguyen
Cast
Thao Nguyen-Duong, Fred Nguyen, Meko Deng
Producer
Carol Nguyen
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
Other Language
Language Version
EN Subtitles