Genre: Experimental
Very Nice, Very Nice
An avant-garde collage of photography and sound that looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on in life, showing anxieties we’d rather forget.
Director
Arthur Lipsett
Producers
Colin Low, Tom Daly
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Gloria Victoria
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
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
Indigo
Director
Amanda Strong (Michif)
Writer
Daniel T. Fischer
Producers
Luke Sargent, Brett Long, Amanda Strong (Michif)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
- Own Voice
Bundle
Director
Jamie Whitecrow (Anishinaabe)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Indigenous-made Short Films
Director
Various
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French, Other Language
- Own Voice
Short Film Programme
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Director
Various
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, BIPOC Stories, Bullying, Classics, Cult & Offbeat Cinema, Discrimination, Environment, ESL, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+, Literary Adaptation, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Sports, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
English, French
- Own Voice
L’innu du futur
An Innu man discusses his relationship with his culture, how it was taken away from him, how he fought to take it back and what it will be like for the generations to come.
Director
Stéphane Nepton (Innu)
Writer
Stéphane Nepton (Innu)
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
French
- Own Voice
Sisters and Brothers
Director
Kent Monkman (Cree)
Producer
Anita Lee
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Nominated for a genie award for Best Screenplay, Gimli Hospital is a cult classic bearing many of the surreal hallmarks that would make Maddin one of Canada’s most singular filmmaking voices.
Director
Guy Maddin
Writer
Guy Maddin
Cast
Kyle McCulloch, Angela Heck, Michael Gottli
Producers
Guy Maddin, Stephen Snyder, Greg Klymkiw
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interests
Classics, Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Criterion
- Own Voice
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
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
You Are Here
Director
Daniel Cockburn
Writer
Daniel Cockburn
Cast
Tracy Wright, Shannon Beckner, Richard Clarkin, Jenni Burke, Robert Kennedy
Producer
Daniel Bekerman
Genres
Drama, Experimental, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Pacific Northwest Pictures
Baba
Director
Jonathan Lawley
Writer
Jonathan Lawley
Cast
Stacey Armstrong, Cassidy DeFreitas, Alana Elmer
Producer
Wayne Lawley
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories
Original Language
Other Language
Bus No. 9
Director
Michael Downing
Cast
Chinny Hoan, Marc Roumy
Producers
Jonathan Orson, Joel Awerbuck
Genres
Drama, Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
English
- Own Voice
Found
Director
Paramita Nath
Writers
Souvankham Thammavongsa, Paramita Nath
Cast
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Producers
Paramita Nath, Ted Biggs
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, History, Newcomer Stories
Original Language
English
The Cinnamon Peeler
Director
Veronica Tennant
Writer
Michael Ondaatje
Cast
Gail Skrela, Sean Ling, Michael Ondaatje
Producers
Peter Gentile, Veronica Tennant
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English
In the Groove
Director
Clarence Ford
Cast
Kurt Browning
Producer
Sandra Cassaro
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Sports
Original Language
English
Pretty Big Dig
Director
Anne Troake
Cast
Chris Greenley, Rick Hunt, Ed Breen
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Environment, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
A Short Film About Falling
Directors
Peter Lynch
Lynch earned international success with his wildly popular and critically-acclaimed Project Grizzly. His features include The Herd, Cyberman, A Whale of a Tale and Dem Bones. Lynch won a Genie for his short film Arrowhead. His most recent feature film, Birdland, was released in 2018.
Writers
Peter Lynch, Max Dean
Cast
Hadley Obodiac, Trystan Lackner
Producer
Mehernaz Lentin
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
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
Terminus
Director
Trevor Cawood
Writer
Trevor Cawood
Cast
Rob Carpenter
Producer
Robin Hays
Genre
Experimental
Original Language
English