As moonlight settles over a quiet port town, a bookstore awakens for night owls and wanderers, its shelves holding stories and the silent memory of a friend never forgotten.
Documentary Shorts
Price of Paradise
At the age of 55, a woman named Lindamae Lawelawe Carillo Maldonado discovered the truth about her identity. She was born on the Island of Moloka’i, where people suspected of having Hansen’s Disease were isolated. Lindamae was among the many children taken away from their mothers at birth and placed for adoption. Her journey of discovery sheds light on a little-known chapter of Hawaiian history.
The House of Tengiz
As villages around the world grow empty and families leave their homes behind, one house in Georgia remains. Through the memories of Tengiz’s close friend, who still lives in the village, the life that once filled this home returns, showing how absence can speak as strongly as presence.
Can’t Make a Flower Grow by Pulling on It (On tire pas sur une plante pour qu’elle pousse)
During a summer in their chosen Haute-Gaspésie, Rosie-Roch confides in us about their complex relationship with their body and the recent unfolding of their identity.
Dog Days of Summer
For these metalheads, the first steps into adulthood are driven by a dream that will break them before it builds them.
Legacy of a Butterfly
A portrait of Dr. Diana Monea, one of Alberta’s longest-practicing female optometrist, whose journey from a Saskatchewan farm to fashion-forward doctor, mentor, and philanthropist reveals a life of resilience, reinvention, and unapologetic self-expression.