Shorts from: Canada, China, UK.
Oct 3 & 4: Q&A
This short film program includes the following films:
Le Tour De Canada
John Hollands, Canada (6 min)
Rivals go head to head in a cross-country cycling race.
Weekend One
Mykea Fairweather Perry, UK (15 min)
After his divorce, a father’s first weekend with his sons proves challenging.
No Matter the Weather
Florence Lafond, Canada (15)
Lafond documents her relationship with her grandmother Renée, who is recovering from a broken ankle.
Paradaïz
Matea Radic, Canada (10 min)
Through absurdist animation and archival images, a young woman visits her slippery and surreal homeland.
A Soft Touch
Heather Young, Canada (20 min)
After a friend stops replying to her messages, 81-year-old Ellen must find a way to recover the money she loaned them.
No One Knows I Disappeared
Hanxiong Bo, China (17 min)
Systemic issues of state surveillance and migrant labour exploitation collide when the sudden disappearance of an elderly woman sends her caregiver, Lin, on a relentless search.
Winkie
Daniel Duranleau, Canada (24 min)
Upon discovering a young orphaned girl, a caring monster decides to raise the child as his own.
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Community Partner
Various
Various
2024 & 2025
Various
Racist language
Book Tickets
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It's a Wonderful Life
Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. This Christmas classic is whimsical, sure, but it has the depth to stand up to multiple watches, and it really should be a communal experience, because that is what it's about.
The Nutcracker at Wethersfield
Back in the long, dark Covid winter of 2020, there was no way the New York City Ballet could mount their traditional Christmas production of Tchaikovsky's fairytale. But choreographer Troy Schumacher had a dream to save the show -- reimagining a classic.
North of Ourselves
In the depths of winter, two adventurers set out to cross Quebec from one end to the other on bike and skis, exploring its staggering geography and meeting its inhabitants (human and otherwise) along the way.
Hundreds of Beavers: A Northwoods Christmas
The funniest, and certainly the furriest movie you will see this year, Hundreds of Beavers channels the zany slapstick shtick of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Bugs Bunny through a videogame quest narrative to retell the eternal saga of Man v Nature.
The Secret Agent
Having run afoul of an influential bureaucrat in Brazil’s military dictatorship circa 1977, Marcelo decamps to Recife to live under an assumed name — but he’ll soon come to understand precisely how rampant the country’s corruption has become.
