Original Language: English
Humane
Director
Caitlin Cronenberg
Writer
Michael Sparaga
Cast
Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher
Producer
Michael Sparaga
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
The Chocolate Farmer
Director
Rohan Fernando
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Geographies of Solitude
Director
Jacquelyn Mills
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, Environment
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Films We Like
Fractured Land
Directors
Sylvia Jonescu Lisitza, Damien Gillis, Fiona Rayher
Writers
Daniel Conrad, Fiona Rayher
Producers
Damien Gillis, Fiona Rayher
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Environment
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Moving Images Distribution
- Own Voice
Black Life: Untold Stories – Northern Beats
A musical look at the rise of hip hop in Canada, as told by some of its earliest pioneers, culminating in the worldwide success of artists like Drake and The Weeknd.
Director
Will Prosper
Writers
Leslie Norville, Margot Daley
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, History
Original Language
English
Sweetland
The story of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of one man determined to resist its extinction.
Director
Christian Sparkes
Writers
Michael Crummey, Christian Sparkes
Cast
Mark Lewis Jones
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Gametheory Films
The Life and Times of Norman Jewison
Directors
Cast
Norman Jewison, Ann-Marie MacDonald
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Biography
Original Language
English
The Geographies of DAR
Director
Monique LeBlanc
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Environment
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
The Great Salish Heist
Director
Darrell Dennis
Writers
Leslie D. Bland, Harold Joe, Darrell Dennis
Cast
Graham Greene, Darrell Dennis, Tricia Helfer
Producers
Leslie D. Bland, Harold Joe
Genre
Action/Adventure
Interest
Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Ghostkeeper
Director
Jim Makichuk
Writers
Doug MacLeod, Jim Makichuk
Cast
Murray Ord, Riva Spier
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Original Language
English
Rematriation
Director
Alexi Liotti
Writers
Alexi Liotti, Colm Keating
Producers
Therese Goulet, David Keiss
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Environment, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Municipal Relaxation Module
Director
Matthew Rankin
Writer
Matthew Rankin
Cast
Maurice Krank, Trevor Anderson
Producers
Sacha Ratcliffe, Matthew Rankin
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Machotaildrop
Director
Corey Adams
Writers
Glen Bolland, Alex Craig, Corey Adams
Cast
Anthony Amedori
Producers
Alex Craig, Oliver Linsley, Jared Valentine
Genres
Action/Adventure, Comedy
Interest
Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English
Another Planet
Director
Christene Browne
Writer
Christene Browne
Cast
Sandy Daley
Producer
Christene Browne
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French
- Own Voice
Before I Change My Mind
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.
Director
Trevor Anderson
Writers
Trevor Anderson, Fish Griwkowsky, Katrina Beatty
Cast
Lacey Oake, Dominic Lippa, Vaughan Murrae, Matthew Rankin, Shannon Blanchet
Producers
Alyson Richards, Katrina Beatty
Genre
Drama
Interests
Bullying, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
Butterfly Tale
Determined not to let his disability stop him, Patrick and his best friend, a goofy caterpillar named Marty (Lucinda Davis), stow away in a milkweed trailer to be part of the adventure. Facing challenges and trials along the way, Patrick faces his fear, embraces his uniqueness and overcomes adversity to become an unlikely hero!
Butterfly Tale is an inspiring animated adventure full of humour that reminds us that differences are less important than the bonds we share.
Director
Sophie Roy
Writers
Heidi Foss, Lienne Sawatsky, Michael Solomon
Cast
Tatiana Maslany, Mena Massoud
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Bullying, Female Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
Vortex Media
The Fruit Machine
The homosexual witch-hunt of public servants and military personnel in Canada from the 1950s through the early 1990s and its effects on the people whose lives and careers were disrupted or destroyed by it.
Director
Sarah Fodey
Producers
Han Nguyen, Sarah Fodey, Derek Diorio
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Discrimination, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Café Daughter
Tells the story of a nine year old half-Chinese half-Cree girl, Yvette Wong. On top of struggling to find her place in a small Saskatchewan community in the 1960s, she is also faced with the passing of her mother, who always told her children not to let anyone know they were Native Indian, as she believed they would have a better life if this information was kept hidden. Yvette confronts racism on the prairies in the classroom, with teachers and fellow students letting her know she is different from them. Despite wanting to be a doctor, her teacher states that girls can't be doctors, and that maybe she would be better suited as a nurse. Yvette begins to explore and embrace her Cree identity when she befriends Maggie Wolf, a part Mi'kmaq girl who encourages Yvette to be proud of her ancestry. When her Cree ancestry is revealed at school, Yvette confronts discrimination, but perseveres to pursue her dream of going to medical school.
Director
Shelley Niro (Kanien'kehaka)
Shelley Niro is a Mohawk filmmaker and multi-disciplinary artist. She is widely recognized for her photography, and in 2023, was recognized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian with a career retrospective. Her latest film, Café Daughter, premiered at imagineNATIVE in 2023 where it won the Audience Choice Award.
Writers
Shelley Niro (Kanien'kehaka), Kenneth T. Williams
Cast
Violah Beauvais (Mohawk)
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
levelFILM
The Brood
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
Director
David Cronenberg
Writer
David Cronenberg
Cast
Art Hindle, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar
Producers
Victor Solnicki, Claude Héroux, Pierre David
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
La boite à Fanny
True Confections
Verna is searching for herself and Mr. Right, at the same time. Burdened with a 1990s sensibility in a 1950s/1960s conservative era, Verna tries to come to terms with a place in time that is not hip enough for her.
Director
Gail Singer
Writers
Gail Singer, Sondra Gotlieb
Cast
Leslie Hope
Producer
Roy Krost
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English