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documentary films features Palestine

Three Promises

At the turn of the millennium, as the Israeli army retaliates against the Second Intifada in the West Bank, Palestinian mother Suha films her family’s daily life. Time spent sheltering in the basement at night and her two young children’s fear of the shelling are recurring elements. Fast-forward ...

local documentary features films adoption Canada

A Quiet Girl

In this deeply moving feature documentary, adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills pieces together his complex birth origins in Newfoundland. Wills spends over two years in search of answers, revealing disquieting parallels between his own life and that of the birth mother he never knew. What beg...

local short films Canada

A Fish Story

An eccentric old man in a local pub tells tales too tall to be true. This great local short from filmmaking duo Majchrzak and Peers recently received a nomination for Best Atlantic Short at the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

documentary experimental short films Ireland

Cumha

In this moving experimental documentary, a young Irish filmmker contemplates her Gaelic roots, and their intersection with language, land, and identity.

short films France

Memorable Night

In a retirement home, residents Robert and Marcelle prepare for a rare night out at a local discotheque, an event that promises a joyful escape from their routine. Despite Robert's progressing Alzheimer's disease, Marcelle remains steadfast by his side, nurturing their shared memories. Their gran...

local documentary short films indigenous Canada

Hebron Relocation

In 1959, residents of the community of Hebron were told that hey would be divided up and relocated to more southerly communities across Labrador. Weaving together intimate stories from her community with rare footage that gives us a glimpse of community life during this upheaval, director Holly ...

documentary short films experimental Netherlands

Neighbour Abdi

Somali-born Abdi, now a furniture designer and support-worker in the Netherlands, teams up with his filmmaker and special effects expert neighbor to reenact his tumultuous past marked by war, violence and crime. Using special effects and reconstructions, they explore Abdi's painful history in a p...

animation films Poland

Slow Light

Born blind, the hero of this film turns seven before he begins to see images from the past — and they soon follow him like a curse. Like light from stars which have long since died, the things and people he sees are often long gone. A tragic story told beautifully with a variety of animation tech...

animation short films France

Summer '96

Every summer, Paul’s family has a picnic on a small French island accessible only at low-tide. When the tide takes them by surprise this year, they’re forced to spend the night on the beach. In this beautiful hand-drawn tale, a young boy wrestles with the eternal between the world of adults and t...

local short films drama Canada

Ballad of North Whale

After Raam, an international student, moves to Newfoundland to pursue his dreams and education, his housemate Joseph loses his job amidst the global pandemic. As they set out on a whale watching trip together, tragedy strikes leaving Raam questioning everything he knows.

animation experimental student short films Australia

Caffeinism

Blending abstract 2D animation and a carefully crafted soundtrack, Caffeinism explores the transformative experience of drinking a cup of coffee. Immersing viewers in a vibrant, sensory journey, the film contemplates how caffeine influences both the physical and emotional realms of human existence.

animation films Portugal

Ice Merchants

Set in a precariously perched house on a cliff, this gorgeously animated film follows a father and son who parachute down to sell ice in the village each day until one day an unexpected warm-spell forces them to make a dramatic leap of faith. This film received a ton of awards, including an Oscar...

local short drama films Canada

Fishbowl

A poetic drama about COVID’s shadow pandemic: domestic abuse. Amidst global lockdowns and restrictions, a former dancer is increasingly cut off from the world by her husband. When a goldfish is her only remaining friend, she’s forced to choose between placating her husband and freeing herself fro...

animation films Germany

Pirouette

When a toy ballerina’s support breaks inside her music box she suddenly finds herself in a strange world. Her world is changing and she is struck by misfortune, but could there be hope for a new beginning?

local experimental short films Canada

Scored by Time

After surviving a brutal attack, an older woman grapples to keep hold of her mind amidst Europe’s 19th-century social hierarchy. As she faces the end of her life, her long suffering from persecution is revealed, along with the deep sadness of having lost her young child years ago.

local short films Canada

Poster Child

An up-and-coming pianist is set to take the role of her childhood idol at the most prestigious orchestra in the country. When the virtuoso (Rhiannon Morgan) is not interested in being so easily replaced, the younger player has a choice to make.

local documentary short films Canada

The Healing Jar

In this short meditative documentary, viewers are offered a space through ASMR techniques and poetic imagery, to relax and reflect on their own healing in a fast-paced, consumerist, and push-button world.

local short films Canada

The Same

In the wake of an abusive father's death, two brothers contemplate the different paths they’ve taken in life, and their relationship to one another.

local documentary films indigenous Canada

Land of the Mi'kmaw: Travel by Canoe

For the Mi’kmaq community in Miawpukek First Nation, the revival of Birch Bark Canoe building is a vital link to their heritage and a crucial step in preserving their culture.

local documentary short films Canada

After Heather

Before suffering a severe traumatic brain injury overseas, Heather Williams was a rising Canadian dancer. This poignant documentary reveals a portrait of Williams’ lifelong love of dance, her resilient creative spirit, and her journey towards healing and recovery with the support of family friends.

documentary films short art USA

Dandelion

In this heart-warming film, Kelvin Jackson turns the inside of the Ze Mart store where he works into a photo collage of customers. Residents of this Southside Syracuse community have been stigmatized by crime and violence, but through the store's photo collage, Jackson reminds residents to see th...

local documentary short films art Canada

The Gaze

Through the eyes of painter Ginok Song, viewers travel from her girlhood in Pusan, South Korea to Petty Harbour, Newfoundland. Song uses Atlantic Realism in her paintings to challenge traditional gender roles and examine how women perceive the world. "The Gaze" showcases Song's distinctive artist...

local documentary films art Canada

Lessons from the Loom

Modern life has seen traditional weaving fall by the wayside, but in Newfoundland and Labrador a new generation of artists is working to revive the craft. Lessons from the Loom follows two younger loomers as they weave strands of the past and present together through mentorship and connecting to ...

local documentary short films indigenous art Canada

Women of This Land: Jennie Williams

A captivating short documentary about the life of Inuk artist and teacher, Jennie Williams. With the vibrant cityscape of St. John's as its backdrop, the film considers the challenges urban Inuk individuals face in preserving their cultural identity and connection to the land. The documentary cel...

experimental short films Canada

In the Whiteness

In the Whiteness is a poetic exploration of language, land, and identity through the eyes of a Harari-Ethiopian woman displaced by war. Now living in Canada, she uses poetry and movement as a meditative method to reconnect with her roots and establish magical bonds with her ancestors.

documentary films short Iceland

Puffling

Each summer, on a remote island off the coast of Iceland, teenagers Birta and Selma rescue at-risk pufflings (young puffins) during the night. As the young birds embark on their first flights they’re often drawn inland to the town’s lights and lost. This film follows Birta and Selma as they save ...

animation short history films Canada

Witch Woman

A dazzling stop-motion animation film that depicts one of the world’s most ancient stories: the fear of women’s power and knowledge of birth and motherhood.

animation drama short films Czechia

Electra

In this incredible hybrid stop-motion and live action short, Electra revisits the vivid fantasy world of her 10th birthday mixing childhood memories with surreal visions of rebellion, sexuality, and unresolved familial emotions.

local experimental music short films Canada

Calamus Variations

The final installment of Newfoundland filmmaker Kenneth J. Harvey’s experimental short series inspired by Walt Whitman. The film features a score by Andrew Staniland, played by cellist Vernon Regehr, set to a backdrop of abstract visual imagery reflecting on human relationships.

short drama thriller films Brazil

I Seek Your Help to Bury a Man

In 1870 Brazil, the lives of a doomed transgender woman, a mixed-race soldier, and an old woman determined to save her indigenous son intertwine against the backdrop of harsh societal and colonial injustices.

experimental short student films Canada

Gags N' Gals: Male Order

Inspired by the works of Lucas Cranach the Elder, a Renaissance painter renowned for his vivid portrayals of mythological and religious themes, 'Gags N’ Gals: Male Order' reinterprets these classical images through a modern lens. This experimental short film explores the empowerment of female sen...

animation short student stop motion films France

Human Resources

In this darkly comic stop motion animation, Andy goes to a recycling company where the secretary, Wanda, guides him through to the end.