Mikael’s first meeting with his grandfather who comes to visit us from Congo Brazzaville. A teenager who is constantly trying to find his place in the world, ends up in the wrong place in life. Through their unexpected bond, Grandpa guides Mikael back on the right path.
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Les Semelles du Quartier
In the inner courtyard of a working-class neighborhood in the 1950s, a pair of old shoes dangles from an electrical wire — thrown there by mischievous children — causing great distress to Bruno, an 8-year-old boy. The residents, each with their own worries and strong personalities, try to retrieve the shoes for young Bruno, whose heartbreaking cries awaken the empathy of the entire community.
Ujjirijabut (We See Changes)
James Simonee, an Inuit hunter from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, investigates the impacts of one of the largest iron mines in the world on traditional lands near his community. Equipped with his rich cultural knowledge and scientific tools, James embarks on a journey to help his community to take an active role into preserving the local culture and country foods for next generations in the midst of the growing appetite of a mining giant.
The Bookstore That Never Sleeps
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.
AKASHI
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.
wolf blood: the threads that bind
This short film was created in collaboration with a family who reside on the home territory of Oneida Nation of the Thames, part of the Haudenosaunee or Six Nations Confederacy Wolf Clan. It is a portrayal of a lifelong friendship, with stories about Oneida family histories, while Métis filmmaker, Dianne learns to bead from the Wolf Clan women. The film’s title is in 3 languages: Othahyu:ni’kéha’ Kaniwʌhtaló:tʌ’ Ksliye:twánhaks (Oneida) Li sawn d’lo: lee fil kaw tuhkoupitamihk (Michif)