John Valley’s American Dollhouse turns Christmas cheer into a blood-soaked suburban nightmare. A love letter to the grizzled horror of the 70s and early 80s, it delivers twisted festive horror f...
Matt Chandler’s Every Time I See a Yellow Car is a gripping, beautifully crafted short thriller that uses a childhood game to explore trauma, brotherhood and the dangers of confusing revenge wit...
Joshua Giuliano’s debut film, River, is a wonderfully brutal and emotionally draining experience, showcasing how sound and visuals can be used as distinct elements to create something both fanta...
Mina Shum’s Whatcha Want is a straightforward drama that tackles cultural expectations of women. Yet underneath that is an overwhelming sweetness that just manages to keep itself on the right si...
Cody Lightning’s wonderfully balanced dramedy Smudge the Blade shows the racism Indigenous players face in hockey. Full of heart and unafraid to get angry, there’s a lot to love about this...
Mariia Ponomarova’s short documentary Patronymic is an interesting, almost experimental film that feels heartfelt and shows the power and value of keeping your full name during a time of conflict. Inv...
Shot like an observational documentary, Michael Del Monte’s terrific short film Fight Kid shows the struggles parents face when they let go of their own dreams and push too much on their talented chil...
John Torres’ The Remotes is an ambitious, atmospheric thriller that hypnotises as much as it will frustrate. Its exploration of grief and technological dependence is compelling, even if its non-linear...
Still Night, Burning House is a deeply impactful documentary from Carol Nguyá»…n, who uses her own family’s trauma over the loss of a loved one to show how generational grief and pain scar, as wel...
Prajj’s intimate, beautiful short film Butter Chicken to Go captures the stresses, and dreams, of modern immigrants in Canada. This well-directed portrait has a lot of heart, showing people doing what...