rhapsody on pavement

Directed by Sara Alfaro

Rhapsody on Pavement is an ode to a burgeoning movement. We careen on skateboards with Yumi Lee who stumbled into the world of skating. Her experience speaks to the realities of exploring a city through your skateboard, expressing identity in a changing world, and making space for yourself by redefining your city, all while trying to land a sick kickflip.

borrowed from nature

Directed by Guillaume Carlier

Borrowed From Nature explores the rich and complex history of Japanese gardens in western Canada. Through the principles and design philosophy of famed Japanese Canadian designer Roy Tomomichi Sumi, we visit Japanese gardens in Lethbridge, AB, Vancouver, BC, and New Denver, BC, revealing hidden testaments to an enduring Japanese influence in our country.

Now streaming in Canada on CBC Gem.

Genre: documentary

Theodore (short film)

Directed by Reza Dahya, Starring Shomari Downer

After Theodore (played by Shomari Downer) works his way to the top of his cult, he has to make the decision whether to seek vengeance for his wife’s death.

Genre: drama

lockdown

Youtube Originals for Kids & Family

Lockdown is an event series that follows a group of bored quarantined teens working together online to solve a mystery involving one of their neighbors - a mystery which ultimately places them all in danger.

Genre: children’s content, mystery

faith heist

Directed by J.B. Sugar

When a charismatic preacher finds his church in financial ruin after being swindled by a shady financial advisor, he rallies members of his congregation to pull off a heist to get their money back and save the church before it's too late.

Genre: comedy

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Dream Cream (short film)

Directed by Noam Sussman

A bored elderly couple is addicted to a psychedelic face cream.

Genre: comedy, animation

Burnersbay (teaser)

Directed by Stephen Baxter, Written by Amy Halloran

The entire population of Burnersbay, a tiny farm town in rural Quebec, mysteriously disappeared in the winter of 1981. Thirty-nine years later, Wendy must dig into her own past and unearth lost memories to uncover what happened and learn the truth that lies behind the horror.

Genre: horror

florrie

Directed by Ilir Pristine

Florrie is a 30 year old woman dating 3 men simultaneously. Juggling all these men is catching up with her as is her complicated past. Her best friend Henrietta puts Florrie on the spot and forces her to pick one of the committed boyfriends. Why is Florrie not able to accept love from any of these men?

Genre: drama

With Feeling (trailer)

Directed by Gillian McKercher

Divorced parents get stuck sleeping on their newly engaged daughter’s couch during a storm. Awkwardness turns to intimacy as the parents follow suit and come face to face with remnants of feelings they had for each other.

Genre: drama

Whiff (teaser)

Directed by Molly Flood, Written by Georgina Beat

Score co-written with Kat Burns. 35 year old Nina has her eggs extracted to ‘keep her options open’ but when the eggs unexpectedly release hallucinatory vapors, she gets a whiff of a different life, and it’s so much more vivid than her own. As she huffs the fumes of her eggs so she can live the many possible lives they contain, she gets further and further from reality — until she decides to actually incubate one egg. Nina is finally forced to reckon with her own life and the one, now growing, in her living room.

Genre: comedy, science fiction-ish