Le chemin rouge (Red Path)

Director Thérèse Ottawa (Atikamekw)
Year 2015
Run Time 15min
Genre Documentary

This moving documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young man who goes on a journey to reconnect with his Atikamekw roots by dancing in powwows.

Director

Thérèse Ottawa (Atikamekw)

Writer

Thérèse Ottawa (Atikamekw)

Producer

Johanne Bergeron

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

French

Sad Bear

Directors Joe LoBianco, Liz Cairns
Year 2010
Run Time 10min
Genre Comedy

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

Chef de meute (Herd Leader)

Director Chloé Robichaud
Year 2012
Run Time 13min
Genre Comedy
After the death of her aunt, Clara becomes the reluctant new owner of a disobedient pug. 

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
Year 2006
Run Time 13min
Genre Comedy
On his 12th birthday, Oscar imagines that his mom's homemade pinata is her evil twin and he must defend his family's honour against it. 

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

Director Cam Christiansen
Year 2007
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Experimental

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

Four Faces of the Moon

Director Amanda Strong (Michif)
Year 2016
Run Time 13min
Genre Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family
This intricate stop-motion animation interlaces Canada’s colonial past with writer-director Amanda Strong’s personal family history — and illuminates Cree, Métis, and Anishinaabe reclamation of culture, language, and Nationhood.

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

Moving On

Director Mike Fardy
Year 2016
Run Time 11min
Genre Comedy
In this hilarious tale about facing adult responsibility, a young couple with relationship troubles must choose between talking things through or using their newly acquired magic wands to resolve their issues.

Director

Mike Fardy

Writer

Mike Fardy

Cast

Kim Drake, Matt Wright

Genre

Comedy

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

English

The Heart of the World

Director Guy Maddin
Year 2000
Run Time 6min
Genre Drama
The story of state scientist Anna and the two brothers who vie for her love while she tries to save the world. 
Content note: Sexual content

Director

Guy Maddin

Writer

Guy Maddin

Cast

Shaun Balbar, Caelum Vatnsdal, Leslie Bais

Producer

Jody Shapiro

Genre

Drama

Interests

Family Relationships, Global Experiences

Original Language

English

Al Ghorba

Director Alia Hijaab
Year 2019
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Drama
Through a conversation with her family back home, a Syrian immigrant in Canada expresses her loneliness, and faces her mounting fears about the future.

Director

Alia Hijaab

Writer

Alia Hijaab

Producer

Alia Hijaab

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics

Original Languages

English, Other Language

Recrue (Rebel)

Director Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Year 2019
Run Time 15min
Genre Drama
A young boy brought along by his father on a vigilante border patrol looking for illegal immigrants starts to question the morality of the group’s actions.

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