Genre: Drama

Valley of Exile

Director Anna Fahr
Year 2024
Run Time 106min
Genre Drama
Two sisters arrive in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley at the onset of the Syrian war, embarking on a journey into exile that tests their loyalty to their country, their family and each other.

Director

Anna Fahr

Genre

Drama

Original Language

Other Language

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Sharp Corner

Director Jason Buxton
Year 2024
Run Time 110min
Genre Drama, Thriller
A dedicated family man becomes obsessed with saving the lives of the car accident victims on the sharp corner in front of his house - an obsession that could cost him everything.

Director

Jason Buxton

Buxton directed and produced the short films A Fresh Start, The Drawing, The Garden, and Solo: A Portrait of Angela Hewitt. He also wrote, directed, and produced the feature films Blackbird (which won Best Canadian First Feature Film at TIFF and received the Claude Jutra Award at the CSAs) and Sharp Corner (which won the WGC award for best feature). Both films won Best Atlantic Feature and Best Atlantic Director at the Atlantic International Film Festival.

 

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Original Language

English

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Sweetness

Director Emma Higgins
Year 2025
Run Time 93min
Genre Drama, Thriller
When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's a dysfunctional drug addict, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

Director

Emma Higgins

Cast

Amanda Brugel

Producer

Amos Adetuyi

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

14A
 Alberta
14A
 British Columbia
14A
 Manitoba
14A
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
14A
 Nova Scotia
14A
 Northwest Territories
14A
 Nunavut
14A
 Ontario
14A
 Prince Edward Island
13+
 Québec
14A
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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The New Romantic

Director Carly Stone
Year 2018
Run Time 82min
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frustrated with the lack of chivalrous guys her own age, a college senior gives up on dating for love to date an older man in exchange for gifts instead.

Director

Carly Stone

Writers

Carly Stone, Kyle Mann

Cast

Jessica Barden

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

14A
 Alberta
PG
 British Columbia
PG
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
PG
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
NR
 Québec
PG
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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The Things You Kill

Director Alireza Khatami
Year 2025
Run Time 114min
Genre Drama, Thriller
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

Director

Alireza Khatami

Cast

Ekin Koç, Hazar Ergüçlü

Producer

Naomi Despres

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Languages

English, Other Language

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
PG
 British Columbia
PG
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
PG
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
G
 Québec
PG
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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Eitr

Director Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
Year 2023
Run Time 14min
Genre Comedy, Drama
A closeted Arab wholesale perfume seller, attempting to mask his identity with excessive amounts of Polo Sport adjacent cologne, is knocked off center when a charming customer sees through his act.
 

Director

Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller

Writer

Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller

Cast

Augusto Bitter, Guled Abdi, Mostafa Shaker

Producer

Farah Abdo

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Interest

BIPOC Stories

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
NR
 British Columbia
NR
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
NR
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
NR
 Québec
NR
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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Cocoon

Director Juliet Belisario
Year 2024
Run Time 5min
Genre Drama
After receiving a small gift from a mysterious stranger, 7-year-old Alex begins collecting his own delicate objects, retreating into the quiet sanctuary of his bedroom, his cocoon.

Director

Juliet Belisario

Writer

Juliet Belisario

Cast

Jae Chung, Kole Parks, Corey Parks

Producer

Juliet Belisario

Genre

Drama

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
NR
 British Columbia
NR
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
NR
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
NR
 Québec
NR
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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The Jazz Infernal

Director Will Niava
Year 2025
Run Time 16min
Genre Drama
Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montreal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city's noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his own voice.
 

Director

Will Niava

Writer

Kristelle Laroche

Cast

Alexis Belhumeur

Producer

Jerad Anderson

Genre

Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships

Original Language

French

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
NR
 British Columbia
NR
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
NR
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
NR
 Québec
NR
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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Redlights

Director Eva Thomas (Ojibwe)
Year 2023
Run Time 14min
Genre Drama
An evening outing takes a dangerous turn for two Indigenous women.
 

Director

Eva Thomas (Ojibwe)

Cast

Ellyn Jade (Ojibwe), Kaniehtiio Horn (Mohawk)

Producer

Alan Bacchus

Genre

Drama

Interest

BIPOC Stories

Original Language

English

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
NR
 British Columbia
NR
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
NR
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
NR
 Québec
NR
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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La fonte des glaces (The Thawing of Ice)

Director François Péloquin
Year 2024
Run Time 106min
Genre Drama
Louise Denoncourt, a parole officer unlike any other, skillfully manages an experimental rehabilitation wing for murderers. A new inmate in her custody is suspected of killing her mother. Tormented by doubt, Louise embarks on a mission that quickly spirals out of control. How far will she go to stop her from killing again?
 

Director

François Péloquin

Cast

Lothaire Bluteau, Christine Beaulieu

Producer

Ziad Touma

Genre

Drama

Interests

Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

French

Ratings by Province

NR
 Alberta
NR
 British Columbia
NR
 Manitoba
NR
 New Brunswick
NR
 Newfoundland and Labrador
NR
 Nova Scotia
NR
 Northwest Territories
NR
 Nunavut
NR
 Ontario
NR
 Prince Edward Island
G
 Québec
NR
 Saskatchewan
NR
 Yukon
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