13 min | Documentary | Toronto Premiere

On the banks of an abandoned quarry, couples confront their love before taking a dip.

Director: Virgile Ratelle
Writer: Virgile Ratelle
Producers: Pier-Luc Latulipe, Martin Fournier
DOP: Virgile Ratelle
Editor: Jordan Choinière

10 min | Drama | World Premiere

A young couple's relationship is thrown into focus one morning as they await the arrival of a service worker.

Director: Josiah Dyck
Writer: Josiah Dyck
Executive Producer: Farhiya Ahmed
Producer: Desiree Falcao
DOP: William Sheppard
Production Designer: Sean Perser
Editor: Bryden Frankish
Music: Katharine Petkovski

Cast: Lee Lawson, Dominic Zelenka, Rhys Harrison, Darrell Crawford

11 min | Drama, Other | Canadian Premiere

A visionary trumpet player searches for inspiration as his family life deteriorates.

Director: Sandro Pehar
Writer: Sandro Pehar
Executive Producer: Sandro Pehar
Producers: Sandro Pehar, Mitchell Leblanc
Dop: Jason D'souza
Production Designer: Ashley Frederick
Editor: Donovan Jones
Music: Kaelin Murphy

Cast: Ahmed Moneka, Ahdri Zhina Mandiela

6 min | Drama | World Premiere

A once-aspiring actress, now a timid cashier, needs to be seen to feel alive. When she has to memorize a sonnet for a last-minute audition, she is forced to confront her inner voice.

Director: Liz Shmuilov
Writer: Liz Shmuilov
Producer: Liz Shmuilov
DOP: Geffen Shichor
Production Designer: Nadia Warner
Editor: Liz Shmuilov

Cast: Danielle Titus, Hank Grover, Adam Wesley, Sydney Strock

14 min | Documentary | Canadian Premiere

A Yazidi survivor of ISIS’s genocide recounts her experiences under nearly three years of captivity, and attempts to come to terms with her trauma while forging a new path for herself and her children in Canada.

Director: Halime Akturk
Writers: Ron David Butler, Halime Akturk
Producers: Ron David Butler, Halime Akturk
DOP: Ron David Butler
Editors: Ron David Butler, Halime Akturk

9 min | Drama | Toronto Premiere

A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.

Director: Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot
Writer: Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot
Producers: Laurie Pominville, Karine Bélanger, Hany Ouichou
DOP: Claude Précourt
Editor: Sophie Farkas Bolla
Music: Olivier Calvert

Cast: Mike Mckenzie Mani-Pinamen McKenzie

15 min | Drama | Canadian Premiere

Three Venezuelan women cross the border into Colombia to buy a packet of pasta.

Director: Jorge Thielen Armand
Writers: Jorge Thielen Armand, Mo Scarpelli
Executive Producer: Felipe Guerrero
Producer: Jorge Thielen Armand
DOP: Simone D’Arcangelo
Production Designer: Marcela Gomez Montoya
Editor: Felipe Guerrero
Music: Leila Bordreuil

Cast: Lesbia López, Grieber Acosta, Mónica Zabaleta