Interest: Global Experiences
I’m Scared Too
Directors
Nadia Lakhdari, Caroline Lavergne
Writer
Nadia Lakhdari
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Bone Mother
Directors
Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward
Writers
Lanan Adcock, Dale Hayward, Sylvie Trouvé
Cast
Rafael Petardi, Renee Madeline Le Guerrier
Producers
Michael Fukushima, Jelena Popovic
Genres
Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
No Fish Where To Go
Directors
Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau
Writer
Marie-Francine Hébert
Producer
Marc Bertrand
Genres
Animation, Drama, Family
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Lost Action: Trace
The horror and devastating consequences of war are explored through contemporary dance in this visually-stunning animation.
Directors
Philip Szporer, Marlene Millar, Crystal Pite
Writers
Crystal Pite, Philip Szporer, Marlene Millar
Producer
Kat Baulu
Genre
Animation
Interests
Arts and Culture, Global Experiences, History
Original Language
No Dialogue
Me And My Moulton
Director
Torill Kove
Writer
Torill Kove
Producers
Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page, David Verrall
Genre
Animation
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Volta
In this gorgeously shot documentary, Ryan Mullins is guided by a former projectionist on a tour of a derelict movie theatre in rural Ghana that is now serving as a make-shift school.
Director
Ryan Mullins
Producers
Noah Dumahasi, Ryan Mullins
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Language Version
EN CC
Recrue (Rebel)
Director
Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Cast
Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Édouard-B Larocque, Émile Schneider, Sasha Migliarese
Producer
Geneviève Gosselin-G
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Subtitles, FR CC
Refuge in the Rockies
Director
Kaio Kathriner
Writers
Kaio Kathriner, Tom Malenica
Producers
Matt Drake, Tony Cerciello, Kaio Kathriner
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Sports
Original Language
English
The Danish Poet
In this Oscar-winning short, a young woman tells the story of how the Danish poet Kasper Jørgensen found inspiration and ultimately caused her parents to find one another.
Director
Torill Kove
Writer
Torill Kove
Producers
Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
- Own Voice
Sophie and Jacob
A moving animation based on the true story of two young Romanian Jews fleeing the Holocaust, who help each other survive when their ship is turned away from Palestine and then denied entry by country after country.
Director
Max Shoham
Writer
Max Shoham
Genre
Drama
Interests
Discrimination, Global Experiences, History
Original Language
English
Yesterday In Rwanda
Director
Davina Pardo
Cast
Marie Claire Wihogora
Producer
Davina Pardo
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Sad Bear
A sincere and funny story that tackles the universal need to simultaneously hold on and let go.
Directors
Joe LoBianco, Liz Cairns
Writers
Liz Cairns, Joe LoBianco
Cast
Robin Nielsen, Matty Finochio
Producers
Erik Paulsson, Erica Landrock, Marc Stephenson
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Pedestrian Jar
Director
Evan Morgan
Writer
Evan Morgan
Cast
Trevor Birrell, Ali Adatia, Robert Calwell
Producer
Jamie Cussen
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Global Experiences
Original Language
English
The Paris Quintet
Director
Benjamin Schuetze
Writer
Benjamin Schuetze
Cast
Christopher Lovick, Piet Suess, Matt Ellis, Benjamin Schuetze, Jeremy Schuetze
Producers
Lyvia Cohen, David Sanderson
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Où est Maurice?
Directors
Matthew Rankin, Alek Rzeszowski
Writer
Eve Majzels
Cast
Eve Majzels, Alek Rzeszowski
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Sketchi
Director
Lily Sun
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Requiem pour une romance (Requiem For Romance)
Director
Jonathan Ng
Writer
Jonathan Ng
Producer
Jonathan Ng
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Dub
My Enemy, My Brother
Director
Ann Shin
Producer
Ann Shin
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Languages
English, Other Language
- Own Voice
Me, Mom and Mona
Director
Mina Shum
Vancouver-based Shum is best-known for her feature films Double Happiness and Meditation Park, both starring Sandra Oh. Her documentary Ninth Floor was on TIFF’s 2015 list of Canada’s top ten films. Other features include Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity; and Drive, She Said. Most recently, she has directed episodes of Frankie Drake Mysteries, Murdoch Mysteries and October Faction. She is currently directing the feature One (Nine).
Writer
Mina Shum
Cast
Mina Shum
Producers
Stephen Hegyes, Mina Shum
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Leftover
Director
Eui Yong Zong
Writer
Eui Yong Zong
Producer
Andy Kloske
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories
Original Language
Other Language
Language Version
EN Subtitles