From parenthood to plant care, this collection of shorts highlights the work of Canadian filmmakers creating from coast to coast.
James Cooper
Director
Paige Gratland
Director
Yi Shi
Director
TJ Cuthand
Director
Arshad Khan
Director
Seán Maheux Galway
Producer
Maxime Robin
Director
From parenthood to plant care, this collection of shorts highlights the work of Canadian filmmakers creating from coast to coast.
Rating and Content Advisory
14A
Sun May 28, 2:00 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
350 King Street West
Toronto ON
Co-Presented by
James Cooper
After rescuing an abandoned potted plant, Phil spirals into an absurd plant obsession to avoid visiting his father on his deathbed.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Paige Gratland
Director
A portrait of self-taught seamstress Brenna Bezanson, a change-maker whose creations of custom women’s clothing challenge capitalist and patriarchal ideals.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
11 mins
Interests
TJ Cuthand
Director
Over a four-year period, filmmaker TJ Cuthand collects footage capturing his experience of trying to make a baby.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Lauren Marsden
Director
Marlinn is a genderqueer Trinidadian woman suffering through a wet Vancouver winter and missing Carnival season back home, that is until they discover the power of masquerade is within them.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Arshad Khan
Director
A South Asian mother finds herself immersed in a profound state of mourning after discovering
that her beloved son identifies as gay.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
12 mins
Interests
Yi Shi
Director
As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a lonesome young Chinese immigrant finds comfort in a whirlwind romance with a mysterious hometown queer crush who seems too good to be true.
Country
Year
2022
Duration
9 mins
Interests
Brielle LeBlanc
Director
Crushed by unrequited love, a young queer poet finally reckons with their own emotional baggage – make that a boulder.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
9 mins
Interests
Maxime Robin
Director
Young Maxime’s mother starts worrying about him when his 2nd grade teacher declares him “abnormal.”
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
13 mins
Interests
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