Plagued by a series of harrowing memories spurred by an episode of ongoing postpartum psychosis, Frances — a wildly devoted mother of two — ushers her kids into the deep wilderness under the guise of a mountain bike trip, only to find out that she can't ride faster than her own mind.
Canadian Short Film
PACO
While keeping a secret from his family overseas, Paco struggles to uphold his responsibilities and aspirations.
EITR
Grinding away at the inherited family business, Mohamed works tirelessly making sales of knock-off perfume while living as a knock-off version of his true self. Grappling with the recent loss of his father, his mother's anxious attempts to get him married and the shadow of his hidden Queer identity, Mohamed finds solace and connection in a day spent with a beautiful stranger who lives in self-acceptance and sees Mohamed for who he truly is, under the many layers of polo-sport-adjacent cologne.
Dream on Leon
Léon is old, his body is letting him down. And so he sleeps. Yet above all, Léon dreams. Of love and sausages, of freedom and running wild. A real dog’s life.
Municipal Relaxation Module
Ken has a great idea for a bench.
Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant
While working in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, in 2017, Canadian nurse Trish Newport developed an unlikely friendship with Mahmoud – a local man who carried a mint plant with him wherever he went.
As Trish uncovered the mystery behind Mahmoud's precious plant, she discovered the power of keeping promises to the people you love…no matter how small.