passes are now available online
Passes will also be available at KIAC and at the door
Individual screening tickets are onlY available at the door (cash or card).
All events in the KIAC/DËnÄkÄr Zho Ballroom unless otherwise noted.
Flame Dance is a collaborative film project by Miriam Behman and Lexie Braden showing an interpretation of Klondike Kate’s infamous Flame Dance which took place in the Savoy Theatre (now the Palace Grand Theatre). Lexie and Miriam shot this film on 16mm film at the Palace Grand Theatre last fall as part of the Dawson Film Lab with Dan Sokolowski.
Quinte west
Dan Sokolowski, Yukon, 2m 53s
The atmospheres of the landscape pass by in changing colours and textures.
Created at the Independent Imaging Retreat (Film Farm).
16mm Film Hand/Eco proceSSED with sumac leaves
Can You Read Me, Over.
David Curtis, Yukon, 3m14s
A rumination on how Voyager 2 might view earth if it were ever to return after an elliptical journey through the cosmos.
don’t be a stranger
Lacey Leforte, Yukon, 3m14s
A conversation between the internal and external landscapes of self, bringing together trail cam footage of animals at night, with the internal experience of a lucid mid-winter dream on eco developed 16mm film. Each interacting and overlayed in spaces that are isolated and solitary yet eerily surveilled.
projection room provided by
THURSDAY APRIL 2
4:30pm
sensory safe cinema
The Divine Mirror
Kari Lynn Bayley, Billy J Heavy Shields, Aberta, narrative, 8m
A poetic Indigenous short film that reflects a world gone wrong - disconnected from the sacred relationships that once grounded us; to the land, to spirit, to ceremony, and to each other.
Featuring indigenous women of various generations, Pidikwe integrates traditional and contemporary dance in an audiovisual whirlwind that straddles the border between film and performance, somewhere between the past and the future.
Tulugaq
Aasiva Nakashuk, Nicholas Blachford, Nunavut, Animation, 3m
Aasiva’s first music video features Terry Uyarak and tells the legend of when ravens could speak. The raven is known as a trickster and played with the lives of
husband and wife.
It's Raining Nattiq and Aiviit
Nicholas Blachford, Nunavut, Animation, 1m
Sometimes it rains so hard. So hard, that it rains nattiq and aiviit.
Out of the depth of time immemorial, caribou navigate under starlight across a mysterious landscape of pristine beauty. On their long perilous journey of midnight migration, they encounter curious and mischievous animals as they find their way home.
Wolverine and little thunder: an eel hunting adventure
Alan Syliboy, Mi’kmaq (Nova Scotia), Animation, 9m
Thunder is a heartwarming tale of bravery, problem-solving, and the enduring bond between the Mi’kmaq and one of their most sacred food sources.
The lines she carries
Crystal Martin, Ontario, Documentary, 10m
The Line She Carries follows Inuk filmmaker and Indigenous Geographic co-founder Crystal Martin. In Oolootie’s home, she prepares to receive her traditional tuniit, marking not only her skin but her journey through womanhood, identity, and survival.
7 pm
protect the peel
Drew Ann Wake, Yukon, 26m
“Protect the Peel” chronicles the landmark legal case in which Yukon First Nations and conservation groups fought to protect the remote Peel Watershed. The film illustrates the collaboration, creativity and tenacity of the northerners, traits that will be useful to Canadians fighting future environmental battles.
Shaaghan Neekwaii (Two Old Women)
Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neet'saii Gwich'in), Alaska, 13m
In a striking reimagining of Velma Wallis’ novel, this Gwich'in story is set in 1400's Alaska follows two elderly women, Sa' and Ch'idzigyaak, abandoned by their band in a desperate bid for survival as a brutal winter looms. With only the barest of tools and a fragment of family love to guide them, they must draw on their traditional knowledge and summon unwavering determination to survive. As they struggle to adapt, the spirit of the land and animals come to their aid and strange occurrences begin to unfold around them, blurring the lines between the natural and the supernatural. With every step, the women must navigate the harsh realities of survival while grappling with the deepening mystery of their journey—unsure if they will ever see their tribe again, or even if they want to.
Numb fingers
Justin Wright, USA, 20m
Cellist and composer Justin Wright travels to Svalbard, an archipelago close to the North Pole, to serenade the dying glaciers with the most northerly outdoor cello performances in history.=
Friday, April 3
4 PM
Join us IN the ODD GALLEry for some refreshments and appies and the opening of reflective vision MEDIA InSTALLATION
Reflective vision
An installation of experimental films from across Canada, offering a moment of stillness and reflection.
Marrow of my bones
Karly McCloskey, Ontario, 2m
A short experimental film that has been created through a mixture of digital special effects, compositing, frame by frame animation, and 16mm hand processed film. Through material-based exploration, this film plays with the concept of post-humanism via the return to nature and the body in a tactile and gritty manner.
A beaten path
Natalie Baird, Toby Gillies, Manitoba, 3m
A study of urban prairie plant-lie living between the cracks – thistles, burdock, plantain, etc – that spent the summer flourishing in surface parking lots and burned out demolition sites. A looping and constant push forward creates interconnecting cycles of growth and death of these creatures and spaces.
Peripheral vision
B.G— Osborne, Newfoundland, 10m
Peripheral vision is an experiment with magnetic video recording/manipulation to promote media degradation as signals are repeatedly translated between analog and digital. Through a transsexual/neurodivergent lens, the artist explores the interplay between optic and social aberrations, and expresses their anxieties about the rise of surveillance/fascism in Canada.
6 PM
OPEN SEASON
Screening sponsor
little known
Suzanne Crocker, Yukon, Animation, 29m
Re-live a little known time of Dawson’s past through the anecdotes of settlers who lived here. Just as quirky or even quirkier?
Boltzmann Dreams of Meat
Thomas Bullen, Yukon, Non-Narrative, 3m
A Boltzmann brain abruptly materializes into existence, and has only 3 minutes to reflect on life, the universe, and sentient meat.
t4t
George Finley, Yukon, Non-Narrative, 8m
T4T is a series of three short films, showcasing the safety and comfort available in relationships between trans people in love, and contrasted with the removal of the safe space by entering into the world. This film is a love story to anyone who has ever questioned their gender, and wondered
what kind of future awaits.
NOT THE END
Tova Krentzman, Yukon, Narrative, 4m
Whitehorse Jury Prize for best short at the 2025 Yukon48 Film Challenge
Car of the North 2
Mike Erwood, Carina Tscharf, Yukon, Non-narrative, 4m
The Yukon48 Film Challenge sequel to Cars of the North
My Knitting Circle
Alexandra Knowles, Yukon, Documentary, 12m
Winters in the sparsely populated Yukon are long, cold and dark—a natural recipe for isolation. For newcomers like Alexandra Knowles, it can be hard to find friends. But anywhere there is a yarn store, there are knitters. And where there are knitters, there is a knitting circle, weaving together a circle of care, one stitch at a time—and reminding us of the simple ways that community is built on presence, storytelling and shared purpose.
Out of the depth of time immemorial, caribou navigate under starlight across a mysterious landscape of pristine beauty. On their long perilous journey of midnight migration, they encounter curious and mischievous animals as they find their way home.
8:30 PM
UP RIVER
screening sponsor
Fusion
Richard Reeves, BC, Animation 3m
An experimental animation experience produced by drawing both sound and picture onto 35mm film. A film without words. No camera or musical instrument was used. Sound is produced from handmade graphical patters spliced onto 35mm film optical sound area, then composed frame by frame thereby 'animating' the sounds. I feel making handmade optical sound shapes directly onto 35mm film compliments the hand drawn images directly onto film. I wish to project peace into the world.
Timekeeper: Allan Symons and The Canadian Clock Museum
Jeff Winch, Ontario, Documentary, 10m
Canada's first clocumentary about Canada's only clock museum. A bright gem of a collection with a quirky curator tucked away in a small town by the Ottawa River.
goin' down the road
Brian R Donnelly, Ontario, Non-narrative, 4m
This film 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"
Summer triangle
Maryam Esmaeili, Ali Babai, Iran, Narrative, 8m
A young girl goes to the rooftop to find her cat and discovers a boy who is attempting suicide. She forces the boy to search for her cat with her in the last moments of his life.
6 minutes per kilometer
Catherine Boivin, Quebec, Non-narrative, 3m
In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekws ancestors, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs.
Interurbain explores a mother's emotional void in the face of geographical distance and the absence of her son. Through foggy train windows, passing landscapes reflect both separation and connection. Her voice messages go unanswered as silences stretch on.
we were the scenery
Pierre Brouillette-Hamelin, USA, Documentary, 15m
The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW.
louis
Akshay Shirke, Halifax, Narrative, 10m
"Louis" is a short film that explores how grief is experienced in Indian immigrant communities, focusing on a father and son. The story follows Kalpen, a young boy grappling with the death of his pet hamster, Louis.
thirteen cats
David Gaspar, Spain, Narrative, 13m
Laura adopts a cat every time life overwhelms her—and she's already at thirteen. One day, on her way to the animal shelter, she ends up at a therapist’s, hoping for help to break the cycle. A dramedy about emotional avoidance and feline instincts.
11 PM
STRANGE THINGS DONE
klee
Gavin Baird, Saskatoon, Narrative, 19m
Klee follows an alien who is sent to earth and tasked with a mission to invade, seduce, and terminate a family of colonizers in 19th century Saskatchewan.
Menders
Martha Griffith, Ontario, Animation, 4m
What story do the marks of time tell? "Menders" is a three-minute animation following a female art conservator restoring VeLÀzquez’s "Rokeby Venus." As she reflects on both the artwork's past and her own identity, she asks: Can the beauty of art be found in its scars? This film invites viewers to see restoration as a dynamic process of making, unmaking, and remaking.
Berta
Lucía Forner Segarra, Spain, Narrative, 16m
Berta wants Alex to understand the harm he caused her years ago and will do whatever it takes to explain it to him. Trigger warning for explicit description of Sexual Abuse.
Sirius, a lone star in the form of a dark-skinned man, has collapsed to earth. What little space he found on his host planet, he works to provide food and shelter for him and his wife, Angèle. One winter's day, the firmament calls him back, Sirius takes the long way leaving his wife behind.
like friend, like deer
Malek Eghbali, Iran, Animation, 13m
Like Friend, Like Deer tells the story of a wildlife ranger in a critical situation who kills an illegal hunter during a confrontation. This short film explores the deep connection and hidden similarities between humans, animals, and the environment they share.
the hotel
Halil Tanisan, Turkey, Narrative, 11m
A man arrives at a desolate hotel, its eerie silence wrapping around him like a warning. As he wanders through the dimly lit halls, he finds no sign of life—only a lone, unattended meal waiting in the dining room.
Saturday April 4
10:30 AM
KIDS SCREENING
FREE entry and Popcorn!
The legend of the titanic
Milan Ishpatao, Nutashkuan (Quebec), Animation, 3m
Fascinated by the Titanic, Milan tells its story through a Lego animation.
It's Raining Nattiq and Aiviit
Nicholas Blachford, Nunavut, Animation, 1m
Sometimes it rains so hard. So hard, that it rains nattiq and aiviit.
Home Body
Mariel Roehr, Yukon, Animation, 2m
Home Body is about spending the day at home and in your body. This cozy short film pulls in and out of every room in the house for little mundane adventures and invites viewers along. Best enjoyed with a cup of tea.
Flic flac
Monique Motut-Firth, BC, 2m
The project is visually composed of found archival and contemporary water imagery, featuring a self-absorbed peacock character who is faced to navigate the cyclical cycle of water in its many states - raining, flooding, freezing, fracking, disappearing, as he is transported into new worlds inspired by world events, art, animation, game design and fantastical imaginings.
Two Sandwiches
Aila Kendrick, Tanzania, Animation, 1 min
“Two Sandwiches” follows a relationship between two strangers, an elderly woman and a young girl who meet at a park bench and share a sandwich. When the girl grows up, looking back on her childhood, she returns to the bench only to find the bench deserted. This film explores the innocence of youth and the fleetingness of time..
operation snack attack
Nunu Sageaktook and Fiona Slip, Yukon, 2m
Yukon48 hour Film challenge submission.
Cats being Cats
Emma & Megan Dowdell, Yukon, Non-Narrative, 1m
Watch the cats play.
The wire
Hubert Den Draak, Nova Scotia, Animation, 2m
A solitary tightrope walker encounters success and failure, love and loss, unexpected challenges, and ultimately a profound surprise. A visual meditation on life’s purpose and second (and third) chances. Life is but a balancing act…
letting go
Miguel Medrano Malo, Spain, Animation, 2m
Ale leaves his life behind and arrives in a new city to study at University. A cloud of thoughts follows him, causing him to make comparisons between what he has and what he no longer has. In his routine of comings and goings on the subway, he will end up hitting bottom, to then try to come to terms with his thoughts, until they stop weighing him down. In short, learn to let go.
A beaver reflects in this handmade stop motion film.
saturday, april 4, 11am
sunday, april 5, 11am
At dawson city music festival's
Goldensides studio at 802 third ave
limited seating
arrive early to ensure you get a spot! entry by Donation to DCMF at the door
Screening Sponsor
Auditory Journey
Where Death Dwells
Lee Levi Cochran, Syke wallace, Ontario, 13m
Skye Wallace is a Toronto based singer/songwriter and this film contains three songs from her 2024 album "The Act of Living". Each song represents an act in the film, following Skye's harrowing journey.
Right side of you
Thomas Bullen, Yukon, 4m
Official music video for "Right Side of You" by Fraser Canyon, a film about a contemplative story of love, hope, and one man's search for a life well lived in the North.
Pidikwe (Rumble)
Caroline Monnet, Quebec, 10m
Featuring Indigenous women of various generations, Pidikwe integrates traditional and contemporary dance in an audiovisual whirlwind that straddles the border between film and performance, somewhere between the past and the future.
Madeira Viva
Gabriel Villas-BÔas, Brazil, 19m
The film 'Madeira Viva' tells the story of Lutheria Munhoz. From its founding by Francisco Munhoz, with his almost affectionate care for the woods, to its evolution under his son Miguel's leadership, the work reveal the family's dedication to creating excellent instruments, where the raw material gains a soul.
Requiem for a Fox
Emily Spooner, Jeff Mann, Quebec, 11m
Requiem for a Fox tells the dreamlike narrative of a fox who dances the fraught dualism between wilderness and modernity.
Saint-RÉmi
Simon Vermeulen, Quebec, 4m
Abandoned in the debris of a mine, a dancer is revived by the celestial energy pulsating within him.
Lament
Jeffrey Langile, Yukon, 4m
This film offers a lament for a troubled world by means of a cardboard model of the Earth as seen from space. (16 mm film, including plant-based, hand-processing, transferred to 4K video, colour and black-and-white, sound.)
Decades after Peel Nations came together to bring forward their vision for the land new generations are experiencing the deep learning and connection that comes from travelling through those lands and waters.
Fragile Flow
Elder Bill Jones, Jordan River Watershed Awareness, BC, Documentary, 14m
Told through the waters of the Jordan River Watershed, this documentary explores the intricate connections between life, balance, and transformation. Once a thriving ecosystem, the river bore witness to a deep relationship between water and all living beings. But industrial expansion disrupted this harmony, leaving behind a fractured landscape.
Yukon Unwritten, Collection Vol III
Allan Code, Documentary, Yukon, 11m
36,000 Years and One Month: Her tiny trunk is curled, with the long upper “finger” unique to mammoths at its tip. There is food in her stomach she has just eaten. The mud she stood on when the mudslide buried her; is still on her feet. NunChoGa is a miracle. One month - and 36,000 years-old, NunChoGa invites us to know her world.
Yukon Unwritten, Collection Vol II
Allan Code, Documentary, Yukon, 13m
Grizzly Consensus: A look into the desolation of the Yukon River's salmon population through overfishing, environmental mismanagement and a gross lack of accountability - “There’s just too many people... catching too many fish!”
Salmon management success must be measured against historical abundance; and by the return of grizzlies to spawning streams; now empty of salmon and bears. If grizzlies could speak; they might growl condemnation of our own greedy species.
Raised by the Canoe
Catherine Paul, Skwx̱wÚ7mesh Úxwumixw (BC) Documentary, 16m
The Terry Lee Canoe Club, from Sts’ailes First Nation (Chehalis), began decades ago as a family-based crew. This beautiful dugout canoe brought family and friends together. Its history is rich with culture and stories shared by the founders and early members. Today, the club is experiencing a powerful resurgence as the next generation carries on the canoe culture and strives to nurture and care for its re-establishment.
6 PM
CONFLUENCE
screening sponsor
Cancer kid
Vasili Manikas, Ontario, Narrative, 16m
A schoolyard prank gone wrong sends the naive Elliot on a desperate quest to make sense of his mortality.
Navels I
Justine McCloskey, Ontario, Narrative, 13m
Artist Robin Riad discusses her relationship with her belly button.
Tether
Matt Prazak, Alberta, Non-Narrative, 4m
An unfulfilled family man is transported back to a time where he felt most alive, on the stage as a drag performer.
leveret road
Tim Bouvette, Quebec, Documentary, 15m
Jeanne, 10, a neuroatypical with a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding, has been diagnosed with dysorthographia, ADHD, dyscalculia and a developmental coordination disorder. She faces a decline in her academic performance and must learn to maintain her confidence and focus on her strengths.
we are here
Karli Zschogner, Yellowknife, Documentary, 3m
Bringing to light queer stories across the North, Shylo Foster of Yellowknife reflects on transitioning later in life, reclaiming hobbies, and explores new endeavours to educate the misinformed about being Trans.
Dawson city - the gold rush
George Scott MacLeod, Quebec, Animation, 5m
Gold was discovered in 1896 in the creeks of a native fishing camp at the junction of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers and this caused what was known as the Klondike Gold Rush. .
“Palestine Lentils" is a documentary film that tells the story of a Palestinian chef and his role in using his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community
The exchange
Amaia Yoldi, Spain, Narrative, 14m
Antonio and Inés are two complete strangers who arrange a meeting through a second-hand app. Inés wants to sell something she no longer tolerates; Antonio wants to try it. When they meet, an odd sense of mutual understanding emerges between them. However, what we do privately is not always something we want to acknowledge.
8:30 PM
DOWN RIVER
To be Eighteen (The war)
Romane Pilote Lamontagne, Ukraine, Non-narrative, 9m
In this cinematic essay, the filmmaker intertwines imagery from her own daily life with the memories of Lisa (Yelyzaveta), an 18-year-old Ukrainian who lived in Montreal for a few months. Two strangers, so far yet so close.
10th life
Ellie Kraemer, USA, Animation, 4m
10th Life is the ethereal and whimsical animated tale of a lost kitten and his mysterious new ally as they try to find their way home.
Dulce and Carl share a life together on the coast of Bahia, Brazil. When they choose to relocate to a senior home, they embark on a mental journey. Plunging into the unknown, they revisit cherished memories, confront lingering ghosts, and contemplate the inevitable limitations life imposes.
Corn Husk Doll
Yuma Dean Hester, Ontario, Narrative, 14m
Corn Husk Doll tells the story of a young, beautiful girl who neglects her community responsibilities. Despite warnings from the animals, she becomes distracted by her own reflection and slowly begins to turn into a corn husk doll with no face.
A Stop Gap Measure
Lulu Wei, Ontario, Documentary, 11m
When temporary solutions become the status quo, who gets left behind? A Stop Gap Measure follows the disability activist Luke Anderson on his fight for accessibility to be a right, not a privilege.
The house of us
Olive Seicmens, Yukon, Non-Narrative, 5m
the house of us reimagines and questions the story of Adam and Eve. What happens when we choose sensuality over shame in the queer body?
Brother in Arms
Francois Lalonde, Quebec, Narrative, 10m
For his 18th birthday, Édouard celebrates at a chalet with friends, but buried tensions and the arrival of his brother Max force them to confront unsettling truths about trust, boundaries, and consent.
Snowflakes at the end of the world
Josef Tulane, Quebec, Documentary, 9m
“Snowflakes at the End of the World” is a meditation on both the beauty and ugliness of a Canadian winter in Montreal. It is an open invitation to a critical reflection on the relationship between humans and nature.
11 PM
beyond thE aurora
The Fruit Machine: A Space Opera
Lorri Millan, Shawna Dempsey, Manitoba, Experimental, 6m
When a queer little space alien crashes to earth and looks for survival tips, she finds what she needs on television, a ready-made guide to the ins and outs of 20th century conformity. This tale is set against the true history of the Fruit Machine, a test for aberrant sexuality developed by the Canadian government in the 1960s.
Jasmine that blooms in Autumn
Chandradeep Das, India, Narrative, 14m
Two women fall in love at a decrepit old-age home in the autumn of their lives. Both are aware of the repercussions of such a revelation in a society proscribing homosexuality; Therefore, they exchange messages and gifts in secret.
Vita 2.0
Vita Stoikova, Ukraine, Documentary, 18m
Once a neonatal nurse, Vita now serves as a military anesthetist at a frontline stabilization point, where wounded soldiers are brought from the battlefield.
Bottleneck
Anna ZÊpa, Carlos Segundo, Portugal, Narrative, 18m
Janaina is tired, and that can be scary.
Father alphonse and the fight between carnival and lent
Diana Thorneycroft, Manitoba, Animation, 9m
A novice priest must get from his apartment to the church during the last hour of Mardi Gras.
SUNDAY APRIL 5
11 AM
Crash course on screenwriting
with Justine Mccloskey
Screenwriting can be intimidating! The format alone can scare off even the bravest of writers, never mind dealing with efficient scene descriptions, snappy dialogue, and knowing what to do with it once the thing is written. Once you get used to the technical aspect, though, screenwriting is a tool that can be used to tell incredible stories in the most beloved and accessible medium. Want to give it a try? The course is designed for teens and adults. It will be a 2 hour workshop with some room for exercises and group involvement.
Justine McCloskey
My name is Justine Olivia McCloskey. I graduated with honours from Toronto Metropolitan University's BFA Film Studies program in 2013, specializing in directing and production design. In 2012, I was awarded the prestigious Norman Jewison Award for Innovation in Filmmaking. I was also nominated for the 2013 Dean's Essay Award for my essay "Grete Suffraunce: Dysentery and The Crusades." Since then, my writing and photography have been published internationally.
After working as a Photographer and Video Producer at THP Agency, I attended the University of Toronto and received my MA in Art History while TA-ing media and photography courses with both UofT and OCADu. I recently worked as a Creative at HumanContact Inc. where I produced and directed commercials, radio spots, and internal content for clients across Canada. My OAC-funded still life food photo series will be exhibited this spring, and I am looking forward to completing my LIFT-funded short film this summer. As of September 2024, I am a candidate at U of Guelph for yet another MA, but this time in medieval women’s medicine.
3 PM
kinetic film scratcher
ARTIST TALK with RICHARD REEVES
curious about cameraless animation and drawing on film but were unable to go to the workshops? Come to this artist talk! Richard Reeves is a kinetic film scratcher, visual music maker, animated traveller of time and space, light sensitive, spinner of zoetropes, looper of loops and collector of projection bulbs for total enlightenment. He is best known for creating animations by drawing both sound and picture directly onto film and has produced award winning films that have screened around the world. Learn about his creative process, watch past animations and gain insight into this surreal universe.
4:30 PM
out of the cold
Mr. Possibility
Matt Snell, Ontario, Documentary, 24m
The director of a long-running local film series has a crisis of confidence, and
attempts to restore his inspiration through a series of unpredictable and unguarded conversations.
Action Bog
Winston Hacking, Quebec, Animation. 1m
A feverish stasis collapses into infinite distraction, spinning on the axis of an algorithm. Each pulse, an uncertain tone, breathes electricity into a half-alive world. Time stretches like soft polymer; metamorphoses creep forward frame by frame, suspiciously slow, as if the film were watching me back.
Uncle Bardo
Luke Mistruzzi, Ontario, Documentary, 14m
Through an innovative blend of documentary, archival film manipulation, and experimental stop-motion animation, Uncle Bardo delves into the memories of an estranged family member who has undergone a near-death experience and awakens lost between two worlds.
A perfect Maryam
Solmaz Etemadzadeh, Ara Torosian, Iran, Narrative, 13m
When Maryam defies her father’s rules, her younger sister Mina watches closely. In a home built on shame and appearances, Mina’s final act of rebellion reveals both her wound and her strength.
The Wild Sheriff
Sarah Houle, Alberta, Narrative, 12m
A violent storm is brewing as two powerful forces are about to collide. The orphaned Wild Sheriff seeks to bring order as he wrestles with his inner chaos. On his trusty steed, Moustaches, Wild Sheriff is hot on the trail of his nemesis, Mad Dog and his gang of outlaws, the Mangy Mutts.
In this documentary, I am highlighting three women who are caregivers at the Tin Mun-Mun Daycare.
Two Skwxw̱ ú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) women and one non-Indigenous woman. Caroline Chandler, Andrea Baker, and Serena Karwatski are the names of our unsung heroes who show up for our children every day of the week and have been for years, including my daughter.
6 PM
STREET FEAST
Plates of Perogies
and LIVE MUSIC
on PrIncess Street
BuY your food tickets ($10) in advance at the ticket counter before we sell out.
(vegan/gf option available)
8 PM
BREAK UP
Screening sponsor
Monstera
Diego R. Aballe, Spain, Narrative, 15m
Ana is waiting for her boyfriend Marcos, who is returning home from a long business trip. An absurd argument breaks out between the two when Marcos realises that Ana has neglected her favourite plant: a small and delicate variegated Monstera..
Two scientists from the Technomystic Ecology Lab develop technology that processes the ecological grief contained within a database of audio testimonials. In their lab, located deep inside a cave, they alchemize these feelings into a seed archive for an unknown future.
My memory walls
Axel Robin, Quebec, Documentary, 13m
Rose G. Lévesque, an almost nonagenarian painter and poet, painted the story of her life on her house's walls to transform it into a museum.
Can't Make a Flower Grow by Pulling on it
Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc, Quebec, Documentary, 15m
During a summer in their chosen Haute-Gaspésie, Rosie-Roch confides in us about their complex relationship with their body and the recent unfolding of their identity.
Astrov at the Lemonade Stand
Veronika Gribanova, Ontario, Narrative, 6m
In the aftermath of a medical malpractice trial, Dr. Astrov's tragic day takes a bizarre turn when he encounters two 11-year old girlbosses running a lemonade stand.
Hyperboria
Dan Sokolowski, Yukon, Non-Narrative, 3m
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