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Shooting Star 2020 / 23 min / Canada

Directed by Ariane Louis-Seize

On a family trip to observe the shooting stars, Chloé, a withdrawn teenager, discovers a dazzling attraction for her mother’s new boyfriend.

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The Walk 2020 / 4 min / Canada

Directed by Yoakim Bélanger

Women of all ages emerge from the shadows and together, walk toward a light. Guided by their instincts, they will face and transcend their own limits.

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The Pond At Night 2020 / 14 min / Canada

Directed by Olivia Boudreau

Returning to the pond of their childhood, two sisters abandon themselves to a game they used to play. In the heart of the forest and alongside the aquatic life of the pond, their reunion will lead to a disturbing confession.

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The Lord's Day 2020 / 6 min / Canada

Directed by Simon Weizineau

To get over his Sunday boredom, a young Atikamekw spends time with friends, reminiscing about his dogs.

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Night Slice 2020 / 16 min / Canada

Directed by Romain F. Dubois, Maxime Genois, Félix Poirier

Stuck in a depressing and mind numbing routine, Pierre decides to trade the sweaty atmosphere of the factory for the conditioned air of a hotel room. Locked up with three other tenants in a dreary and dim-lighted suite, he is forced into an idle and aimless lifestyle, no more fruitful than the mindless hustle and bustle he left behind — that is, until this oppressive dullness gives birth to an idea…

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Jeep Boys 2020 / 19 min / Canada

Directed by Alec Pronovost

Simon manages to take time off from his job to visit his girlfriend in Toronto. Only condition: give a lift to JP, an annoying colleague. Their journey is in full swing until a cataclysmic revelation plunges them into a quest for revenge. All of that while listening to country music.

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History of Civilization 2020 / 15 min / Kazakhstan

Directed by Zhannat Alshanova

Indira decides to restart her life and move to London. However, on her last day, she dares to explore what she will leave behind.

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Mademoiselle Pigeon 2020 / 14 / Canada

Directed by Alexandra Myotte

1917. Private Pepin vowed to write the beautiful Mademoiselle Pigeon a letter daily. He will soon have to use his imagination to keep his promise. “Mademoiselle Pigeon” is a tragicomic animated short film reminding us that what the heart wants is not always what it needs.

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As Spring Comes 2020 / 14 min / Canada

Directed by Marie-Eve Juste

Suffering from a strange disease that transforms her into plants, a woman inhabit her lover's ice fishing cabin.

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Ain’t No Time for Women 2020 / 19 min / Canada

Directed by Sarra El Abed

Tunis, November 2019. A group of women is gathered at Saïda’s, the hairdresser, on the eve of the presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country. In this female sanctuary, we get an intimate look at the county’s teenage democracy.

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THEY'RE HERE 2021 / 15 / Canada

Directed by Sid Zanforlin

A young girl sets out to convince her father that her grandmother is not who she seems.

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BIRDIE 2020 / 11 min / Canada

Directed by Alexandre Lefebvre

Pendant sa partie de golf, Marcel réussi enfin à rassembler son courage et inviter Joanne, la cantinière du 9 ème trou, à partager une soirée romantique. Bien loin de penser cette rencontre créera une telle onde de choc. 18 trous. 693 kilomètres. 2 sacs de golf. 1 amour retrouvé.

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No Crying at the Dinner Table 2019 / 15 min / Canada

Directed by Carol Nguyen

Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid.

115+ festivals, 15+ awards. 

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Mr James is Dead 2020 / 15 min / Canada

Directed by Joshua Aries & Daniel Irving

Tom attends his estranged father's funeral only to find out that his father had been a spy all along, and his funeral is filled with spy villains from all shapes and sizes from his past.

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Topfpalmen (Potted Palm Trees) 2020 / 20 min / Austria / Germany

Directed by Rosa Friedrich

Alf marries someone else. And nobody wants Betti’s baby. The ballroom is jam-packed and the mood alarmingly good. Something is about to burst. The pregnant belly of deaf Betti? Her stepfathers’s patience? Or the wine-filled bladder of his ex-wife?

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Love Is Just A Death Away 2020 / 12 MIN / Czech Republic

Directed by Bára Anna Stejskalová

A tender story about finding love even amid utter decay.

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Heaven Reaches Down To Earth 2020 / 10 / South Africa

Directed by Tebogo Malebogo

After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo - nothing will ever be the same between them.

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Woodpecker 2021 / 20 min / Canada (Quebec)

Directed by Kevin T. Landry

More than a decade after she abandoned him, Émile accepts his mother Fanny’s invitation to come work with her on an isolated logging camp. While he foolishly expected a joyful reunion, the boy is pitted against an hostile environnement and a woman with a distinct lack of maternal instinct. 

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Bleach 2021 / 14m43s / Canada

Directed by Mattias Graham

Damien, a 16-year old swimmer, clashes with his Coach at practice. In parallel, Damien plays with his younger brother at a hotel waterslide, but his erratic behaviour shows something hidden beneath the surface. Bleach explores the confusing moments following trauma and abuse, and how big each small step can be.

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Best Before 2020 / 7 x 10 min (web series) / Canada

Directed by Laura Bergeron, Maxime Robin

Fred is unable to finish is thesis on Nietszsche. Out of money, he gets a job as the night-shift janitor in a 24h grocery store. Full of strange costumers and even stranger staff, the grocery store eventually helps Fred find what his real place might actually be.

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