SATURDAY - OCTOBER 24
Welcome Back
Mingle and chat with fellow filmmakers
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Block One:
Facing Uncertainty
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Unfrayed (Canada - 00:07:40) Directed by: Michelle Muldoon
A bloodied woman on the run stumbles into a camp in the woods hoping to find sanctuary, but instead she finds so much more, an unlikely ally.
Our Monsters (Canada - 00:08:34) Directed by: Mia Mango (Petrovic)
Daniel and Peter battle the monster in Daniel’s closet, where Daniel’s imagination has transformed an ordinary pile of laundry into a fearsome creature.
The Machine Shop (Canada - 00:10:00) Directed by: Jon Flahr
A worn down machinist takes up a hobby that reignites his joy for life.
See The City (Canada - 00:14:58) Directed by: Mia Golden
An Indigenous woman with dreams of leaving the safety of her small community says goodbye and heads to the big city.
American Dream (Iran - 00:13:00) Directed by: Houra Kian
A young girl and a boy in love are on a romantic and fantasy date in the style of the movie La La Land. They want to celebrate the girl's birthday, but the young girl reveals the secret of her immigration from Iran.
2:00pm - Directors Discussion
Block Two:
What We Don't Say
3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Remaining Dregs (Iran - 00:14:40) Directed by: Paria Alaie
After hearing a prophecy, Saeedeh faces signs that grow stronger, pulling her toward an uncertain fate.
The Decision (Canada - 00:14:25) Directed by: Cory Thibert
A sharp-witted 30-year-old man with cerebral palsy has his independence tested when his overprotective mother secretly enrolls him in a risky medical trial.
High Copy (Iran - 00:19:31) Directed by: Mohammad Rahmati
After Zohreh learns her friend Saghar uses a perfect android replica of herself to slip away from the oppressive watch of her husband, she decides she needs a duplicate of her own.
Away and Anywhere (Canada - 00:13:00) Directed by: Tracy Pickett, Jesse Pickett
An estranged couple reunites over dinner, where the past and present blur as buried truths resurface.
4:00pm - Directors Discussion
Block Three:
Power of Perspective
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Double Feature
A Place Where I Belong (Canada - 01:06:58) Directed by: Rheanna Toy
The film follows six LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual disabilities as they navigate identity, love, and systemic barriers through an innovative program called Connecting Queer Communities.
Girls Don't Cry (Germany - 01:29:00) Directed by: Sigrid Klausmann
Nancy, Sheelan, Selenna, Nina, Paige and Sinai deal with the crisis of puberty, their self-confidence, decisions in difficult situations, their courageous fight against brutal traditions such as circumcision, against social constraints and pressure, against beauty mania and prejudice.
9:00pm - Directors Discussion