Cherche Femme Forte (Wanted: Strong Woman)

Director Marilyn Cooke
Year 2019
Run Time 15min
Genre Drama
Nawedge, a nurse in a care home, discovers a new side of herself when she joins an underground wrestling ring.

Director

Marilyn Cooke

Writer

Marilyn Cooke

Cast

Tatiana Zinga Botao

Producer

Nellie Carrier

Genre

Drama

Interest

Female Filmmaker

Original Language

French

Comme un fleuve (Flowing Home)

Director Sandra Desmazières
Year 2021
Run Time 15min
Genre Animation

Over the course of 20 years, two sisters try to remain connected through a series of letters after their family is pulled apart by the Vietnam War.

Content note: Depictions of war and violence (in animation)

Director

Sandra Desmazières

Writer

Sandra Desmazières

Cast

Linh Dan Pham, Sara Martins

Producers

Julie Roy, Dora Benousilio

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories

Original Language

French

La soeur de Margot (Margot’s Sister)

Director Christine Doyon
Year 2022
Run Time 17min
Genre Drama

A shy pre-teen struggles when her classmates begin to make fun of her sister’s disability, until she finds the courage within herself to stand up to them.

Director

Christine Doyon

Genre

Drama

Interests

Bullying, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

French

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

Leftover

Director Eui Yong Zong
Year 2014
Run Time 19min
Genre Drama
A family of North Korean refugees tries to adjust to a new life in Etobicoke, Ontario, with painful memories of the oppressive regime still fresh in their minds.

Director

Eui Yong Zong

Writer

Eui Yong Zong

Producer

Andy Kloske

Genre

Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories

Original Language

Other Language

Ma boîte noire (My Black Box)

Director Nicolas-Alexandre Tremblay
Year 2012
Run Time 12min
Genre Documentary
A man uses rap to overcome both his speech impediment and his troubled past, and then teaches other young people to do the same.

Director

Nicolas-Alexandre Tremblay

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Discrimination

Original Language

French

La Pepperette (The Pepperette)

Director Jérôme Hof
Year 2014
Run Time 4min
Genre Comedy
Two bumbling teens try to rob a convenience store, but end up with a salty treat instead.

Director

Jérôme Hof

Writers

Jérôme Hof, Joëlle Agathe

Cast

Jean-Carl Boucher, Pier-Luc Funk

Producer

Joëlle Agathe

Genre

Comedy

Original Language

French

Parachute

Director Martin Thibaudeau
Year 2012
Run Time 5min
Genre Comedy
A vacationing couple discovers an unconventional skydiving club. Should they take the plunge?

Director

Martin Thibaudeau

Writer

Martin Thibaudeau

Cast

Christine Beaulieu, Louis Tremblay

Producer

Martin Thibaudeau

Genre

Comedy

Interest

Sports

Original Language

French

Anirniq (Breath)

Director RJ Sauer
Year 2011
Run Time 5min
Genre Drama
A beautiful exploration of the Inuit belief that when someone dies, their spirit goes into the living creatures around them.

Director

RJ Sauer

Writer

RJ Sauer

Producers

RJ Sauer, Amy Jones

Genre

Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

Inuktitut

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