Mr. Emancipation -Doc -Canada dcff21 Finalist
Mr. Emancipation : The Walter Perry Story Mr. Emancipation is the story of Walter L Perry’s determination to put on a celebration that would transcend divisions of race and class. He staged an Emancipation Day festival that was where everyone wanted to be. Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr, Jesse Owens all headed there because, […]
Ewa Goes Viral -Short -Canada -DCFF21 Finalist
Ewa Goes Viral Genre: Satire, Meta-Cinema Synopsis: Frustrated with a Canadian film industry that repeatedly typecasts her due to a barely-detectable accent, Ewa learns to make the most out of what makes her different… but not before she confronts an online troll. Director Biography – Erik Anderson Erik Anderson is an orphan of Canadian cinema. […]
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My Name Was January -Short Doc -Canada -dcff2020 -Winner Best Short Documentary
When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home, a community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns, and challenges. January was seen as a bright light in the lives of many. This is the story of January, a […]
Rock On, Dude! -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020-Finalist
A veteran hard rock DJ must compromise by interviewing and featuring bubblegum music duo to stay on the air. Director Biography – Frank Appache Self-taught, king of gore and horror in Montreal with two independent film companies producing shorts. Frank is in the beginning stages of his first full-length feature film, having worked on X-men […]
Refuge -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020
Ahmed and his pregnant wife Medina are forced to flee their village after a devastating alien invasion. Their escape will transform their entire lives and change the landscape of the only place they’ve ever called home. Director Biography – Sina Sultani For over five years I’ve been developing my own science fiction short films. Science […]
Muslim Speed Dating -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020
Muslim Speed Dating is set in a local furniture store, graciously provided by an Indo-Canadian couple. It follows a group of Muslim men and women exploring speed dating for the first time. Juxtaposing age-old, traditional values with newly adopted methods of courtship, the film examines and reveals the inherent clash between ancient mating rituals […]
Chances -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020-Finalist
When Emma and Michael literally bump into each other by accident, do they take the opportunity to say what they really want to say? Director – Rob Heschl
Bottleneck -Short Film -Canada -dcff2020
Jess is trapped. Approaching her mid-twenties, she still lives in her hometown on Vancouver Island with her college boyfriend Scott. The only good times in her life are party nights with her newly-single friend Kayla. But soon a pattern of self-destruction forces Jess to face her apathy towards life and the creeping discomfort that comes […]
COVID Rocks: A Simple, Feel-Good Story -Short Doc -Canada -DCFF2020
In early 2020 COVID 19 began to overrun our day-to-day lives. Negativity, fear, and anxiety ran rampant on social media. But poking through all of that were post after post of people doing a simple (if slightly quirky) thing to brighten their neighbours’ days: painting rocks and hiding them around common community walks. “COVID Rocks: A […]