Summary: Martin's mother passes away after a two year battle with cancer and his long lost best friend Abe finally shows up after seven years. They have to catch up and fill each other in on what they have missed out on -only to realise that they might have missed out on being more than best frie...

https://youtu.be/OoVVNaKIMtU

Narrated by Val Cole

POEM:

Dear Young Joi,
Your body is not an apology…
Stop giving it away to anyone who tells you or tells you to feel sorry for or about yourself…

Your body is not a toy…
Stop allowing people to play with it as children do, without instruction ...

In a venture into an uncharted human civilization on Earth that evolved without sunlight, a checkered doctor must bridge - with a resilient local leader - science and ancient tradition to find a cure to a deadly disease, navigating together hostile landscapes, corporate grid, personal demons.

CA...

Jorge Escompani is a "Shiringa" master, "Shiringa" is a tree which produces natural latex. This is considered a tradition that preserves great passion and environmental awareness. The extraction of latex from the Shiringa three led to the death of thousands of indigenous people due to slavery dur...

Abstract Skies, 4min,. Canada
Directed by Roger Gallant
A short film that reimagines the skies as a gallery of abstract forms, captured in motion through time-lapse.

http://www.projectaroid.com/
https://www.instagram.com/projectaroid/

Watch audience feedback video:
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Watch the amazing film festival that just played at the Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto on March 27th.

EE THE LINEUP OF FILMS:

THE MOMENT, 7min., Poetry, Canada
Directed by Craig Wrobleski
A poem about resilience and strength as a path to peace. The film follows one woman’s extraordinary j...

My dad passed away recently and I’ll be completely honest here, watching him die slowly from cancer is a hell I would not wish on my worst enemy.
Family and friends ask me how I am feeling, or how I am handling it all. In actuality, the emotions are too intense to verbalize.

The only way that I ...

Carbon stored in fire-damaged redwoods produces new sprouts directly from tree trunk. The film is about understanding better the details at the chemical level of how these trees are able to come back to rebuild a crown of vigorous green foliage after losing everything.

Directed by Erik Sather

P...

Sharon and the Vege Plot, 20min., USA
Directed by John Brooks
A put-upon lady-rabbit called Sharon is left perturbed by a potential plot against her vegetable garden. When Sharon's suspicions put more and more on edge, her obsessions put her own safety and love life at stake.

Phantom Heart, 6min., USA
Directed by Josephine Spanier
When a mischievous poltergeist escapes, a shy supernatural researcher must recapture it before it reveals the crush she harbors for her coworker.

https://josephinespanier.com/
https://www.instagram.com/josiespanier/

Get to know the filmm...

STAGE, 5min,. USA
Directed by Angelika Poletaeva, Mark Limansky
"The Stage" - follows a young girl's visit to a theater, where she is enchanted by everything, from the grand entrance to the velvet seats. Her innocent perspective is challenged when she accidentally enters the performers' dressing...

ARTHUR AVE., 9min., USA
Directed by Joey Medina
In a Bronx bar, a clash between traditional Italian-American "wiseguys" and the LGBTQ+ community leads to a confrontation that challenges the characters' preconceptions and the dynamics of power.

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you t...

I DIDN'T LIKE YOU, 12min., USA
Directed by Parker Fenady
As Emilia and Maxine spy on their best friend's first date, they come to realize the chemistry might not be between the couple they anticipated.

https://www.instagram.com/parkerfenady/

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you t...

Crisis Point, 3min., Romania
Directed by Valentin Raileanu
As a result of resource depletion, a virus outbreak stripping the afflicted of what makes them human and finally, war, humanity's sovereignty has fallen. In dwindling numbers, the survivors have been driven out of their homes in the searc...

Manor of Darkness, 82min., UK
Directed by Blake Ridder
A desperate group enters a mysterious manor in search of fortune, only to uncover its sinister secrets and face unimaginable horrors.

https://instagram.com/manorofdarkness

It's Better This Way, 5min., USA
Directed by Chris Davies, Mary Beth Gray
Two sisters are divided at a crossroads the line between end of the world and the beginning of the next.

https://www.instagram.com/daviesnotdavis/

WATER, 58min., USA
Directed by Gary Beeber
Like most people living in Ohio I never thought much about water because there s so much of it here. All I knew was that Ohio has large aquifers, but had no idea how we get our drinking water. I thought that the aquifer was a huge body of water underg...

HWANDO, 25min., South Korea
Directed by Will LeForestier
An assassin enhanced with a brain-to-computer interface an controlled by a dark organization, must turn against her creators to protect her family and destroy the AI-driven system that enslaves her.

Parents in the Wild - Mating Games and Birth Days, 52min., Germany
Directed by Moritz Mayerle, Annette Scheurich
In this film, directors Annette Scheurich and Moritz Mayerle offer a captivating glimpse into the love lives of Parents in the Wild worldwide. Highlighting the universal goal of prov...

PRAYING MANTIS, 14min., USA
Directed by Mack Breeden
On the run after abandoning his post, a Confederate soldier takes shelter in the isolated cabin of two women who now find themselves at his mercy.

https://www.instagram.com/macksfilms/

Breaking Out, 6min., USA
Directed by David Glass
"Breaking Out" is a visually and emotionally intense short film set to a turbulent piano improvisation, blending raw emotion, nature's forces, and synchronized imagery in a mesmerizing psychological journey.

https://www.davidglassmusic.com/

Abstract Skies, 4min,. Canada
Directed by Roger Gallant
A short film that reimagines the skies as a gallery of abstract forms, captured in motion through time-lapse.

http://www.projectaroid.com/
https://www.instagram.com/projectaroid/

That's The Plan, 8min,. Spain
Directed by Michael Ringdal
When you feel that you have nothing more to live for. It's good to have a true friend to help you out.

https://www.instagram.com/michaelrproductions