Sailors in repose on an island paradise seemingly have no worries of war or danger — until a playful gesture is interpreted as an act of wilful aggression. Soon, the innocent act of slight slapping becomes a relentless and unforgiving orgy of open-palmed face-smacking.
Devoted teenage boyfriend Marshall worries his girlfriend Iris, who has Asperger's Syndrome, might be losing her grip on reality when she tells him she sees another world.
Opening the doors to Toronto’s oldest cross-dressing store, viewers get a glimpse into the colourful lives of its customers and their tender relationships with the eccentric storeowner, revealing why the store continues to play a vital role for its clientele.
HOMECOMING is a short film about Drew, a young war vet returning home from Afghanistan. Still processing his horrific experience overseas, Drew contacts his parents to discuss his homecoming. While his mother eagerly anticipates his return, his father holds onto the valiant expectations he has had for his son as a soldier. Ultimately, they are all forced to deal with the dark side of post-war trauma.
Noodle Boy must face his fears in order to save Miss Fortune.
Love is a battlefield when a superhero neglects his girlfriend and relationship for his work.
Sloth pokes gentle fun at stereotypes about the Inuit people, past and present.
A man is lost in the memory of his wife and the last good day they spent together.
A young couple sings from their apartment windows about the unshared bagel that ended their relationship. Part of the Seven Sins film project.
What do Frida Kahlo and a “chilanga” living in Vancouver have in common? Nothing really, except that both were born in Mexico City. But for Honoria Delgado, Frida Kahlo represents everything that keeps her from finding happiness.
When Eddie Shore, great Canadian hockey player, misses his train from Boston to Montreal for an important game in 1929, he hires a car and driver to drive all night through a snowstorm to get to the game. An adaptation of Paul Quarrington's short story of the same name, from the book Original Six: True Stories from Hockey's Classic Era.
From a solitary walk in the woods to sitting unaccompanied on a city park bench to eating a meal and even dancing alone, How to Be Alone, reveals the possibilities and joys waiting to be discovered when we engage in activities on our own. As she soothes the disquietude that accompanies the fear of aloneness, and celebrates the power of solitude to change how we see ourselves and the world, Tanya reveals how, removed from the noise and distractions of other lives, we can find acceptance and grace within.
Interview with Canadian dancer-choreographer William Douglas, who discusses his struggle to come to terms with AIDS, and his awareness of the disease's potential effects upon his life and art. Speaking from Montréal and his family's vacation home in Nova Scotia, he looks back upon his work as a choreographer, noting the impact Merce Cunningham's choreography has had upon him, and tracing the development of his own style. He talks about his love of dancing and teaching dance, and how this love has helped him transcend his fears for the future. His partner José Navas also contributes to the discussion. Excerpts from Douglas's works Anima, we WEre WARned, and Thorn are intercut with the interview.
