Kayla Mak Harrison aspires to become a filmmaker, but she faces additional stigma regarding her mental health. As a Chinese person, her culture dictates she must suppress emotions to achieve harmonious relationships at all costs. This documentary examines the roots of this deep-seated shame, how it affects family relations and its consequences on the individual and the community.
Based on True Stories / Events
Wild Prairie Man
Wild Prairie Man is an intimate look at the life of a man enthralled with the exotic and endangered lands of Grasslands National Park.
Located in the Northern Great Plains of Canada, Grasslands has been a 20 year odyssey for wildlife photographer James R. Page.
For James, critters are more interesting than people and in this documentary he shares some of his iconic images and experiences from this endangered ecosystem.
The Eternal Chaos of Allan Andre
Allan Andre, an artist and muralist, is working on a stunning new public mural while simultaneously speaking about the challenges of finding inspiration and working through ADHD. In the past summer, his work has taken on a whole new significance, as he and others attempted to capture the public’s imagination in the wake of 2020’s BLM protests.
Pierogi stories with stuffing
A film made with everyday life. “Pierogi — stories with stuffing” are short glances towards four different worlds. The characters of the film will let you into their lives for a moment, but they don’t promise to reckon how their stories will end. In fact, you can be sure they left the endings for themselves. Stuffed stories are a search for the unusual in the ordinary. It is worth absorbing this uniqueness. Remember, the door will only be ajar for a moment.
Father
This film captures the fraught relationship between the director's father, a property developer, and his grand-father, a blind fortune teller, as they negotiate past resentments and an uncertain future.
Omar And Us
Ismet is a recently retired Turkish soldier whose last post was as a Commander of the Coast Guard at the Turkish maritime border. New to civilian life, he struggles to communicate with his family and the people around him. His only son abandoned him and left for the U.S., and now his wife wants to join her son, too. In an unexpected turn of events, he suddenly becomes neighbors with two refugees, Omar and Mariye. Through this encounter and firsthand experience of what refugees have to go through