Walk-in-the-Forest

Director Diane Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Year 2009
Run Time 3min
Genre Animation, Family
This whimsical animation, reminiscent of NFB classics, follows a medicine man called Walk-in-the-forest on a walk in the woods that leads to the discovery of an intriguing secret world.
 

Director

Diane Obomsawin (Abenaki)

Writer

Diane Obomsawin (Abenaki)

Producer

Michael Fukushima

Genres

Animation, Family

Interest

Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

No Dialogue

Wave a Red Flag

Director Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)
Year 2009
Run Time 3min
Genre Experimental
A whimsical, wordless exploration of Indigenous identity, community and culture.

Director

Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)

Writer

Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)

Cast

Lisa Cromarty, Monique Mojica

Producer

Lea Marin

Genre

Experimental

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

No Dialogue

Overburden

Directors Warren Cariou (Métis), Neil McArthur
Year 2009
Run Time 15min
Genre Documentary
Indigenous communities in Alberta defend the environment, their health and way of life in the face of a destructive oil recovery enterprise.

Directors

Warren Cariou (Métis), Neil McArthur

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Environment

Original Language

English

Man V. Minivan

Director Spencer Maybee
Year 2009
Run Time 17min
Genre Comedy
On the brink of getting married, Shane receives a minivan from his future in-laws, which leads to a comedic case of cold feet.

Director

Spencer Maybee

Writers

Spencer Maybee, Dane Clark

Cast

Marc Bendavid

Producer

Jordan Gross

Genre

Comedy

Original Language

English

Madame Tutli-Putli

Directors Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Year 2007
Run Time 17min
Genre Animation, Drama
Madame Tutli-Putli boards a night train for a mysterious and suspenseful journey in this stunning stop-motion short. Nominated for an Oscar.

Directors

Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski

Writers

Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski

Cast

Laurie Maher

Producer

Marcy Page

Genres

Animation, Drama

Original Language

No Dialogue

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

Grocery Store Action Movie

Director Matthew Campbell
Year 2016
Run Time 14min
Genre Action/Adventure, Comedy

A hapless every-man is in the express checkout lane at the grocery store when he realizes with horror that he has forgotten the all-important crackers. With his dinner guests already on their way over, he must risk life and limb to achieve the impossible: locate the salty snacks before losing his place in line. A hilarious send-up of action movie clichés created by and starring three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winning sketch duo Peter n' Chris.

Director

Matthew Campbell

Writers

Peter Carlone, Chris Wilson

Cast

Chris Wilson, Peter Carlone

Producers

David Kaye, Jameson Parker, Ryan Silva

Genres

Action/Adventure, Comedy

Original Language

English

Green Door

Director Semi Chellas
Year 2008
Run Time 13min
Genre Comedy
A case of mistaken identity drives this comedic tale of apartment living and unrequited love. 

Director

Semi Chellas

Writer

Barbara Gowdy

Cast

Tracy Wright, Don McKellar, Sabrina Grdevich

Producers

Sonia Hosko, Stephanie Markowitz

Genre

Comedy

Interest

Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Gloria Victoria

Director Theodore Ushev
Year 2012
Run Time 9min
Genre Experimental

Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this Genie-nominated animation explores relationships between art and war. Content Note: Violence

Director

Theodore Ushev

Producer

Marc Bertrand

Genre

Experimental

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

No Dialogue

Frost

Director Jeremy Ball
Year 2012
Run Time 14min
Genre Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Young Arctic hunter Naya embarks on a search for food outside her ancestral hunting grounds. There she discovers an unfamiliar new world and a dangerous predator.

Director

Jeremy Ball

Writer

Jeremy Ball

Cast

Emily Piggford, Lara Daans, Oscar Hsu

Producer

Lauren Grant

Genres

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interests

BIPOC Stories, History

Original Language

English