Interest: Sports
Luck
This charming and fast-paced romantic comedy is a certified crowd-pleaser, winning the award for Best Narrative Feature at South By Southwest.
Director
Peter Wellington
Writer
Peter Wellington
Cast
Sarah Polley, Luke Kirby, Jed Rees
Producers
Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Interests
History, Sports
Original Language
English
China Heavyweight
Director
Yung Chang
Cast
Zongli He, Yunfei Miao, Moxiang Qi
Producers
Bob Moore, Qi Zhao, Yi Chan, Peter Wintonick
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Global Experiences, Sports
Original Language
Other Language
1:54
Tim (Antoine Olivier Pilon) is a smart and athletic 16-year old dealing with personal tragedy and a school bully in this honest coming-of-age sports movie from actor-turned filmmaker England. Also starring Sophie Nélisse.
Director
Yan England
Writer
Yan England
Cast
Sophie Nélisse, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Lou-Pascal Tremblay
Producers
Denise Robert, Diane England
Genre
Drama
Interest
Sports
Original Language
French
Giants of Africa
Featuring touching personal stories and breathtaking cinematography, this is a film that truly highlights the power of sport, and is an absolute must-watch for basketball fans.
Director
Hubert Davis
Davis’s first film, Hardwood, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Documentary. He went on to receive the Don Haig award at Hot Docs for Invisible City, and direct numerous award winning commercials, as well as the short films Aruba and Rivolta, which won a Cannes Film Lion, and the feature documentaries Giants of Africa and Black Ice, which premiered at TIFF in 2022 where it won the People’s Choice Documentary Award.
Writer
Hubert Davis
Cast
Masai Ujiri
Producer
Josiah Rothenberg
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Black Filmmaker, Sports
Original Language
English
Hardwood
Director
Hubert Davis
Davis’s first film Hardwood, a short documentary about his relationship with his famed father (Harlem Globetrotters player Mel "Trick" Davis), was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Documentary. He went on to receive the Don Haig award at the Hot Docs festival for Invisible City, and has also directed numerous award winning commercials, as well as the short film Aruba and the 2016 feature documentary Giants of Africa. His 2017 short Rivolta, won a Cannes Film Lion, and his feature documentary Black Ice premiered at TIFF 2022 where it won the People’s Choice Documentary Award.
Writer
Hubert Davis
Producers
Erin Faith Young, Peter Starr
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Nadia, Butterfly
Based on director Pascale Plante’s own competitive swimming career, and also featuring Olympic swimmer Katherine Savard in the lead role, this stunning drama perfectly captures an experience that awaits all athletes in a uniquely realistic way.
“Nadia, Butterfly takes the gold.” – Chris Knight, The National Post
Director
Pascal Plante
Montreal-based Plante is a screenwriter and director whose short film credits include Drum de marde!, Blue-Eyed Blonde, and Nonna, among others. His features include Les faux tatouages, which premiered at the Berlinale, Nadia, Butterfly, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival, and Les chambres rouges, which has garnered 15 awards and 34 nominations internationally.
Writer
Pascal Plante
Cast
Hilary Caldwell, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Katerine Savard, Ariane Mainville
Producer
Dominique Dussault
Genre
Drama
Interests
Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
French
Mystic Ball
Director
Greg Hamilton
Genre
Documentary
Interest
Sports
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Legend of a Warrior
Director
Corey Lee
Writer
Corey Lee
Cast
Billy Chow, Corey Lee, Frank Pang Lee
Producers
Susan Bristow, Bonnie Thompson, Corey Lee
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Family Relationships, Newcomer Stories, Sports
Original Language
English
Breakfast with Scot
When gay couple Eric (Cavanagh) and Sam (Shenkman) become the sudden guardians of Scot, a precocious and effeminate young boy, the two professionals must rise to the call of fatherhood and confront the compromises they’ve made in their own lives as gay men working in the world of sports.
Adapted from the novel by Michael Downing, Breakfast with Scot is a heart-warmingly hilarious meditation on the true meaning of family. Scot’s zany antics and disarming self-confidence will inspire audiences young and old to embrace their own — and others’ — unique quirks and differences. This family comedy is a refreshing combination of wry humour and genuine sweetness.
Winner of the Directors Guild of Canada’s Family Feature Film award.
Director
Laurie Lynd
Writer
Sean Reycraft
Cast
Ben Shenkman, Tom Cavanagh, Noah Bernett
Producer
Paul Brown
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, LGBTQ2S+, Literary Adaptation, Sports
Original Language
English
Speed Sisters
Director
Amber Fares
Writer
Amber Fares
Producers
Amber Fares, Avi Goldstein, Jessica Devaney
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
Other Language