Interest: Family Relationships
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Lessons Injustice
Director
Karen Chapman
Producer
Paul Moyer
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
The Street
An award-winning adaptation of a story by Canadian author Mordecai Richler about how families deal with older relatives, and the emotions surrounding a grandmother’s death.
Director
Caroline Leaf
Writer
Mordecai Richler
Producer
Guy Glover
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Classics, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Strange Invaders
Roger and Doris get more than they bargained for when a peculiar child appears at their doorstep. Nominated for an Oscar.
Director
Cordell Barker
Writer
Cordell Barker
Producers
Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Me And My Moulton
Director
Torill Kove
Writer
Torill Kove
Producers
Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page, David Verrall
Genre
Animation
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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Wapawekka
Director
Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis)
Danis Goulet is an award-winning Cree/Métis filmmaker from La Ronge, SK, now based in Toronto. Her films have screened at festivals worldwide including Sundance, Berlinale, TIFF, and MoMA. She is a former programmer and current board member for TIFF, and was the former Director of the imagineNATIVE Film+Media Arts Festival. Her latest projects include the TV series Reservation Dogs, and the upcoming feature film Ivy.
Writer
Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis)
Producers
Christine Kleckner, Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis)
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Language Versions
EN Subtitles, Other Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
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Hardwood
Director
Hubert Davis
Davis’s first film, Hardwood, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Documentary. He received the Don Haig award at the Hot Docs festival for Invisible City, and has directed numerous award winning commercials, as well as the short film Aruba and the 2016 feature doc Giants of Africa. His 2017 short, Rivolta, won a Cannes Film Lion. his most recent feature doc Black Ice, premiered at TIFF 2022. Next, he is working on the series The Count.
Writer
Hubert Davis
Producers
Erin Faith Young, Peter Starr
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Sports
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Flux
Director
Christopher Hinton
Writer
Christopher Hinton
Producer
David Verrall
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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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
Dimanche (Sunday)
A young boy is bored during a visit to his grandparents’ house in small-town Quebec, so he goes outside in search of adventure. Nominated for an Oscar.
Director
Patrick Doyon
Writer
Patrick Doyon
Producers
Marc Bertrand, Michael Fukushima
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
The Danish Poet
In this Oscar-winning short, a young woman tells the story of how the Danish poet Kasper Jørgensen found inspiration and ultimately caused her parents to find one another.
Director
Torill Kove
Writer
Torill Kove
Producers
Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
A loving and entertaining portrait of the director’s greatgrandfather, a brilliant Chinese magician and acrobat.
Director
Ann Marie Fleming
Fleming is a visual artist, filmmaker and writer who has animated over 20 films, including the shorts Stories Sarah Tells, Big Trees and Heart. Her features include New Shoes, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam and The French Guy. Fleming has won nearly 20 awards for her films, including 10 for Window Horses. Most recently, she directed the shorts A Short Film About Tegan & Sara, Question Period, and Old Dog.
Writer
Ann Marie Fleming
Producers
Ann Marie Fleming, Svend-Erik Eriksen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
NFB
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Not Just a MMIW
Director
Ulivia Uviluk (Inuk)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
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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
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Empty
Director
Jackie Traverse (Anishinaabe)
Writer
Jackie Traverse (Anishinaabe)
Producer
Joe MacDonald
Genres
Animation, Documentary, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Winnipeg Film Group
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Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves
Director
Neil Christopher (Inuk)
Writer
Neil Christopher (Inuk)
Producers
Neil Christopher (Inuk), Louise Flaherty (Inuk)
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributors
Inhabit Media, Taqqut Productions
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
The classic Cinderella fairytale is given an endearing twist, presented by a cast of penguins!
Director
Janet Perlman
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
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No Crying at the Dinner Table
Director
Carol Nguyen
Producers
Carol Nguyen, Aziz Zoromba
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Biography, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Mariages (Marriages)
Quebec filmmaker Catherine Martin made her feature debut with this film about a 19th century woman struggling against oppressive Victorian social norms. 20-year-old Yvonne (Marie-Ève Bertrand) is a free spirit whose prudish, strict older sister Héleène (Guylaine Tremblay) struggles to contain her.
Helene intends to send her sister to a convent, and when Yvonne falls in love with the rakish Charles (David Boutin), Hélène concocts a scheme to keep them apart by arranging for him to marry her own teenage daughter. Unwilling to give up her passionate desires, Yvonne heads to the woods to find her own solution.
This finely crafted historical drama was awarded Best Feature by the Quebec Association of Film Critics in 2001.
Director
Catherine Martin
Writer
Catherine Martin
Cast
Marie-Ève Bertrand, Guylaine Tremblay, Hélène Loiselle
Producer
Lorraine Dufour
Genres
Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, History
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
Film Tonic
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Wildfire
Director
Bretten Hannam (L'nu)
Writer
Bretten Hannam (L'nu)
Cast
Guillermo Knockwood, Bobby Pierro
Producers
Bretten Hannam (L'nu), Gharrett Patrick Paon
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
Drinkwater
Drinkwater is a fun coming of age comedy that will have you laughing and rooting for the likable cast of quirky misfits.
“…quite possibly the most Canadian film ever made.” – Chris Knight, The National Post
Director
Stephen Campanelli
Director and cinematographer Campanelli got his start as a camera operator, working on many of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood’s features, including Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, Grand Torino, and others. His directing credits include Momentum, Indian Horse, Grand Isle, and most recently, Drinkwater. Next, he is set to direct The Outlaws.
Writers
Edward McDonald, Luke Fraser
Cast
Eric McCormack, Daniel Doheny, Louriza Tronco
Producers
Graham Fraser, Dennis Swartman
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
LevelFILM