Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared—that her grandfather had another lover she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths.
Canadian Feature
Primary
Three colourful characters navigate insecurity, virility, and death over a single day.
Mildlife
Lawrence just wants to drum his depression away in his hardcore band with his best friend. The only problem? He's introverted. They haven't booked a single show yet. And his girlfriend wants them to leave the only town he's ever known. A town where he struggles with the complicated, co-dependent relationship with his parents, who both live with cerebral palsy. Mildlife is a coming-of-age film that follows Lawrence, as he navigates every (not so?) simple decision… one scream at a time.
Belleville Yardsale
Mayoral candidate, Kyle For Mayor, tries to convince the entire city of Belleville, Ontario, to throw the World's Biggest Yard Sale .
Parallel Gazes
Madeleine, Jean-Jacques, and Félicien orchestrate a car theft to break free from their financial and social constraints. During the act, they kill a witness, drawing the public’s attention. Hunted by all, this decision leads them down a bewildering path between love and violence, one they can no longer control.
HALVED
Set in 2006 on a fishing island in the Philippines, Maya bears the weight of her family’s survival while longing for college. Love sparks with Nilo, a fisherman, but poverty overshadows their joy. When a friend suggests seeking a foreign sponsor, Maya must choose between family, survival, and the fragile love she’s found.