Marie Dubreuil' at 105, with her story of the first baby born in air in 1948 and the profound work of the Saskatchewan Air Ambulance.
Canada
Living waters (ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ )
Living Waters is a journey through the Inuit way of life, rooted in the Arctic. David Nanuk, an elder from the Taloyoak community, repairs a stone fishing dam and passes on his knowledge, just as he received it from his ancestors.
ROVER
ROVER is a screendance that follows a dancer’s transformational journey through the cyclical nature of belonging. As she expands her world through new encounters, she uncovers a shifting identity—proving that "home" isn't a place you inhabit, but a state of being you carry with you.
Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific
Illustrated Legacies reveals a thriving world of trade routes and complex coastal alliances along the BC coast before Canada, blending animation and oral history to tell the story of a region reshaped by contact, conflict, and colonial ambition.
Moon Noonk Edouard
In this intimate portrait that blends archival footage and dreamlike reenactments, the family of Edouard Beaupré—also known as “the Willow Bunch Giant”—takes back ownership of his story. Beaupré’s great-grandniece Jessie Ray Short retraces the Giant’s journey from his hometown in Saskatchewan to his tragic death at the St. Louis World’s Fair, and his body’s bizarre posthumous voyage. But the film is above all an act of healing in which his loved ones share emotional memories and stories, seeking
Before The Sun
Between night and dawn, a 200-year-old vampire’s confession unfolds. Through handcrafted performance, haunted production design, and shifting light, Before the Sun explores the moment self-awareness becomes unavoidable, a quiet reckoning with the past, and a choice to step into the light.