Ottawa Backpackers Inn presents CanFilmDay 2026

16-year-old Flower (McGregor) has been essentially raising her 8-year-old brother Garnet (McGregor) in the aftermath of their mother’s death during Garnet’s birth. When Flower decides to leave home, it leaves their depressed father, Ed (Rennie), to finally step up as a parent, something he’s ill-equipped to do.

A heartfelt portrait of a family in crisis, this acclaimed first feature from Keith Behrman won the Claude Jutra award at the Genies, the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film, and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten.