After festival rejections, a director revises his intensely personal short film about trauma, suicide, and the Holocaust, and transforms it into a painful, blunt and funny dissection of the film and his life.
Ten years in the making.
Saskatchewan Premiere
Grey Matter
Teenager Chloe has never been close with her Nan Peg but when she gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and moves into the family home, Chloe’s forced to become her stay-at-home carer overnight. Chloe’s Mum forces her to join a local support group where she meets Sam who helps her realise how much things are soon about to change for her Nan. Chloe confronts Peg – what does she really want to do before she forgets? Chloe comes up with a ‘fuck-it list’ and decides to make Peg’s summer unforgettable.
Mea Culpa
A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.
ARIEL – Back to Buenos Aires
ARIEL Back to Buenos Aires is the story of a brother and sister who return to the country of their birth, Argentina, for the first time in their adult lives. Against the backdrop of glamorous tango clubs of Buenos Aires, they uncover dark family secrets and the reason for their parents' emigration to Canada.
Christina
Christina, a young woman with Down syndrome, is tired of being coddled by her mother. She has her own life and deserves privacy. And she doesn’t appreciate wearing the same cutesy hair clip as the dog, thank you very much.
Lately, however, Christina’s mom has been acting strange. She can't remember names, and she keeps forgetting to pack lunches. Though Christina longs for space, she finds her presence more crucial to her mother than ever as their codependent relationship is altered by illness.
Purple Don’t Cry
A misguided young man ignores the wise advice of a gang leader and starts selling drugs to achieve his dreams of a luxury lifestyle; but he soon realizes that quick money comes with deadly consequences.