Goin' Down The Road (Canada) by Brian R. Donnelly

Goin’ Down The Road is an ongoing project that seeks to navigate the city of Toronto using popular films to propel the narrative forward.  Relying on films’ inherent unfaithfulness to geography, a few dialogue cues, and a great deal of coincidence, scenes from disparate films intersect and redirect each other to follow geographic patterns rather than their individual stories.  Compositing closely cropped professional footage over wide-angle, contemporary video allows for the emergence of a disjointed document that captures the growth of a city over several decades; distilling a small amount of truth from a growing library of fiction. 

Running time: 00:04:11

Fuck Les Whites (Canada) by Jeremy Peter Allen

Wanting to distance himself from his skinhead past, Max joins the Northern Sentinels, a group that provides help to the homeless. The Sentinels’ social activities are soon shown to be hiding an even darker agenda.

Running time: 00:21:48

Unread (Canada) by Darren Hinchy

*** Galway Film Fleadh

Unread unfolds entirely on Amy's phone screen as she begins her freshman year in college. Using it as a distraction from her strained relationship with her mother, who constantly texts her, Amy finds solace in nights at the local bar. However, as the messages become overwhelming, something has to change.

Running time: 00:03:34

Deserter (Canada) by Aidan Lesser

*** Slamdance Film Festival

A desperate woman who can no longer support her elderly mother with dementia takes her for one last drive.

Running time: 00:11:42

Immortals (Canada) by Mark Durand

*** Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), Festival REGARD, Ann Arbor Film Festival

Immortals is an experimental documentary short film shot in 8mm that explores the introspection of an artist, Bettina Szabo. The film delves into her relationship with her sense of belonging, her body, her imagination, and nature. Sometimes one must lose oneself to find oneself better, and burn everything down to start anew on a solid foundation.

Running time: 00:05:28

À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle

***SXSW, Festival REGARD, TriBeCa, Palm Springs Short Film Festival 

While the townsfolk are celebrating the village's anniversary parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them how beautiful his family’s cacophony really is.

Running time: 00:13:20

KaleidoESSENCE pt.2 (Canada) by Olukolade Daramola

Running time: 00:01:45

Sylvie on the loose (Canada) by Sarah Bourdeau

*** Festival REGARD

Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town.

Running time: 00:24:04