Rencontre is a simple, bittersweet haiku about unexpected encounters and their equally unexpected brevity, directed by Toronto-based director Brennan Martin. The short film won the awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Film at
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I Killed My Mother (Review)
Xavier Dolan’s directorial debut is a mixture of teenage angst, foresight, empathy, and most importantly it’s a work that is semi-autobiographical. I Killed My Mother is the story of a 17-year-old, conflicted young man. He
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The Twisted Slipper (Review)
In a manner similar to Cinderella, this film tells the awkward yet humorous story of a barista appropriately named Cinder (Adam DiMarco). Unlike most of the male driven parody stories though, Cinder here is actually
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Reset (Review)
One of the many things that is most likely to happen in the future is the near replacement of humans by androids, and that’s what Jeremy Lutter’s film covers. The short film shows the lifestyle
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Film Review | Next Floor (2008)
Film run-time: 11 minutes | Starring Jean Marchand, Mathieu Handfield, Sébastien René Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Written by Jacques Davidts and Phoebe Greenberg, Cinematography by Nicolas Bolduc “Next Floor“, a 2008 short film by Denis Villeneuve,
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Critical (Review with Video)
Set in a hospital during an unspecified civil disturbance, this 2007 short film explores an issue that’s even more current today — ending the lives of the critically ill. Dr. Maureen Jefferson (BJ Harrison) has
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