The Distant Home

Tinskani mourns the death of his friend and mentor, Salvador. His partner, Citlali, urges him to attend the funeral with her, but Tinskani is haunted by the photograph of his friend's corpse. He'd rather wander through the town’s carnival, camera in hand, seeking to replace that ghostly portrait with new ones.

Like every day Delhi Street life, everyone running late for office and mentally drained, an office going man gets stuck in a never-ending traffic jam that feels uncomfortably close to his own messy life. As drivers shout and blame each other, the city quietly fills with SMOG—everyone contributing, no one owning it. In a small but telling moment of clarity, when we are entangled in our egos leading to a dead end, a simple ignored choice might give way to an infinite change.

Short experimental light animation by Tochka.

Many of our Toronto students have experienced being new at some point: They’ve moved to new schools, new neighbourhoods, and even new countries. They created a story about the difficulties of trying to fit into a new environment while still being true to yourself. By exaggerating the experience for comedic effect, their film puts viewers in their shoes, and shows how overwhelming it can be to be the new kid.

The incredibly true and not made up story of Eva - the reincarnated gay Jesus.

A reporter with a vengeance and the power to control minds throws a wrench in a tight presidential race.

Tasos, an ex-convict, is feeling responsible for his friend's accident at their workplace, a slaughterhouse. Kiki, a waitress at the local tavern falls once again victim to sexual harassment. When they both find themselves under extreme pressure, the eruption is unavoidable and the consequences are imminent.

Experimental animation by Nicholas Nedelkopoulos

A 17-year-old struggling to find intimacy at home or at school seeks it through a gay hookup app.

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots, The Mob is a film about subverting the expectations of young people.

A game of dungeons and dragons goes badly wrong when a group of misfits manage to bring a Celtic warrior back from the dead.

Set in the South Wales countryside, Buddha Boy is the story of a boy and his eccentric grandfather.

Two young women from very different backgrounds are forced together as part of a storytelling workshop for young offenders.

Raquel, a girl who is in the process of overcoming a break-up, is convinced by her roommate Lola to go on a double date. There she meets Jesús, with whom she will start a new relationship.

One morning, an elderly woman grappling with Alzheimer’s awakens, gazes into the mirror, and, confronted with a stranger’s reflection, embarks on a poignant quest to rediscover the face she has carried through a lifetime, now altered overnight.

Griff's parents are concerned about his grandfather's influence when he sets up a tent in the yard.

The stair of steps appear checkerboard room. Conflict between a young man tries to fit the situation and the stickman ridicules him.

A young man struggling with a secret gets his life back on track.

A young girl ticks off all the things she can do having reached the milestone birthday.

A comical short film about a family raising a spoilt daughter.