URSULE
While filming her grandmother for a school project, 16-year-old Noémie discovers a particularly spicy secret that leads her to explore her family’s past and her own identity.
Visiting Birdie
Sixteen year old Sam explores her relationship with a new friend during an anxiety inducing day at Grandma's.
Refuge(e)
Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and presented themselves at the US border asking for political asylum, only to be incarcerated in a for-profit prison for months on end without having committed any crime. Thousands more like them can't tell their stories.
Ghosted
GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.
The Bellow
Trapped caring for her aging parents in a remote village, an unmarried middle-aged woman hears her own stifled longing for freedom echo in the desperate bellow of her cow during mating season.
The Call
During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole is a Psychological Thriller about a teenage boy's search for a father figure crossing dangerous paths with his religion teacher's hunt for God.
Chicken
When Sam splits up with her partner, she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. When depression sinks in, her brother Emmett gets in her face trying to cheer her up and in doing so makes everything worse. But when Emmett is confronted with a situation at a baseball game where he is called a chicken, Sam rises to the challenge to come to his aid and is reminded of what is truly important.
Dissociated Me
Based on true events, "Dissociated Me" tells the story of a woman encouraged by a renowned film editor to turn her chaotic Beverly Hills past - including the death of her mother at 12, teenage addiction, and a stalker ex-best friend - into a script. When unprocessed trauma blocks every word, she becomes desperate to heal: casting actors to play her family and revisiting childhood homes for locations - all without a script. As the film unravels, so does she, into the path of a car going 35 miles per hour. She lets go of the story she thought she had to tell and reclaims her life.
Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Adrenaline
For more than 40 years Kathryn Bigelow has been making films that explore male violence. With movies like Blue Steel, Point Break, The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, the Oscar winning American filmmaker has impressed with hard-hitting moviemaking that holds a mirror up to contemporary America and the world.
Canada Day
At a dive bar on Canada Day, a 21-year-old named Aria sparks a romantic connection with the very actress she caused to be cancelled for 6 years prior.
Stick Bug
Two star-crossed friends escape to the woods for one night in an attempt to find their way back to one another.
Bare
Newly single and out of her depth, Daphnée’s hunt to find the one person who saw her accidental 'nude' leads her through a hilariously chaotic journey of self-discovery and modern love.
Happy Ending
A couple attempts to revive their spark at a "happy ending" massage parlor, but they're trapped inside when a murderous client's obsession with a masseuse turns violent, thrusting everyone in the spa into a fight for survival.
Dating in Your 20s
The film’s protagonist nips to the toilet on a date, where she finds a band of puppets. The musical stream of consciousness paints a relatable and chaotic picture of what it is like to date in your 20s.
The Collector
The offbeat, fairytale story of Wizard of Oz fanatic and obsessive pop culture collector Willard Carroll. From dining with Munchkins to owning the world’s largest private collection of Oz memorabilia, Willard is proof that one story can change the entire trajectory of your life.
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is a silent comedy about a hapless man desperate to find an umbrella strong enough to make his life whole.
Women in the Shadows
Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers in spite of the reluctance to speak about Native roots on the part of her relatives. The film articulates Métis women's experience with racism in both current and historical context, and examines the forces that pushed them into the shadows.
No Guts, No Glory
A struggling young woman turns to trail running for control, but when she becomes fixated on a naturally gifted rival, her obsession pushes her toward a violent act that promises transformation.
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
Janina Ramirez presents a set of short films by talented, emerging artists who use comedy, drama and dance to tell stories from a contemporary female perspective. A Flourishing Crown; Afro Hair Rituals; Being Better; Born to Flex; Justin, What Have You Done to Us?; Searching for Cowardice; Vlogger; Where Are You From?; Femme Fatale