Original Language: English
Take Me to Prom
The high school tradition of prom is explored through a series of interviews with LGBTQ+ students over the years, sharing their own diverse stories and perspectives.
Director
Andrew Moir
Producer
Andrew Moir
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
The Stone of Folly
Director
Jesse Rosensweet
Writers
Alastair Dickson, Jesse Rosensweet
Producer
Jesse Rosensweet
Genres
Animation, Drama
Original Language
English
Stolen
This powerful short offers a glimpse into the life of Sheena, a troubled 14-year-old Indigenous girl who yearns for freedom away from the girls’ home she’s been placed in.
Director
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (Mohawk)
Writer
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (Mohawk)
Cast
Teioshontathe McGregor
Producers
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (Mohawk), Michel St-Martin
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Starlight and Other Sounds
Governor General Award-winning composer Alexina Louie shares her process for creating her engaging and often eclectic works.
Director
Josephine Anderson
Writer
Josephine Anderson
Producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Spirit Of The Bluebird
Directors
Xstine Cook, Jesse Gouchey (Cree)
Writer
Xstine Cook
Cast
Paula Steinhauer, Shirley Prairie Chicken, Carol Bird
Producer
Xstine Cook
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Sorry, Rabbi
Director
Mark Slutsky
Writer
Mark Slutsky
Cast
Jessica Paré, Jacob Tierney
Producers
Aisling Chin-Yee, John Christou
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Something’s Coming
Director
Veronica Tennant
Cast
Guillaume Côté, Paul Nolan
Producers
Jordan Walker, Robert Budreau
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Sober House: A Sign of Change in Cree Nation
Director
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Producer
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Snare
Spare and visually arresting, with a haunting soundtrack, Snare is a performance-based piece that captures the brutality of violence against aboriginal women, as well as the possibility of healing and grace.
Director
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe)
Writer
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe)
Cast
Akina Kennedy-Shirt
Producers
Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe), Ki Wright
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Shahzad
Shahzad is a young boy recently arrived from Pakistan. He finds that integrating into Canadian life and school is easy – but his life at home with his father is becoming increasingly strained.
Director
Haya Waseem
Writer
Haya Waseem
Cast
Yatharth Blatt
Producer
Prionnsias Murphy
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English