Returning
A retired teacher confronts some unexpected emotions as she struggles through the discomfort of a heatwave
Drama
Stephen Irwin
Moxie
A young pyromaniac bear misses his mother in this Sundance and Ottawa favorite.
Documentary
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
My Mother's Coat
Article
Know Your Medium: Why Some Great Festival Films Fail Online
We've seen it time and time again. A film plays for an audience on a big screen in a dark theater and brings the audience to tears or has them buckled over in laughter.
Dark Comedy
Amanda Forbis
& Wendy Tilby
The Flying Sailor
When two ships collide in a harbor, a passing sailor is sent skyward and forced to contemplate the wonder and fragility of existence.
Dark Comedy
Nick Roney
The Flute
*LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB* - Fleeing a long term relationship, a young man seeks refuge with his best friends. After discovering their strange instruments, he'll learn the bachelor lifestyle is not as sweet as it sounds.
Adventure
Space Cat Hob
A tiny and mysterious cat-like creature awakes in the remains of his smouldering spaceship and finds himself on a journey through a beautiful and dangerous world, in a quest for answers.
Horror
Spencer Susser
I Love Sarah Jane
A ton of festival kudo's have poured in for this special effects-laden, post-apocalyptic, zombie-film. That is probably because of its twist—it is actually quite sweet.
Florence has Left The Building
It’s the annual Christmas Eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence wants out. When the facility double books two rival Elvis impersonators, Florence takes the opportunity for one last hurrah.
