Matthew Toffolo chats with Natasha Mynhier, the director of a 20-minute sci-fi short film that premiered at the Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival. Natasha discussed her film, which explores themes of aptitude testing and AI in the future, inspired by real-world developments where companies like Micros...

Strange Orbits, 5min., Canada
Directed by Clayton Flagg
A stranded astronaut searches a distant planet for the cure to her illness. Instead, she finds an unexpected life form who offers her a heavy choice.

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Bangkok Dragons, 11min., Canada
Directed by Ba...

Ride with Us - The Gaspésie, 53min., Canada
Directed by Carlo Stante
Three riders leave Montréal and set out on an unforgettable journey around Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula. Covering thousands of kilometres of winding coastal roads, they experience breathtaking scenery, remote communities, camping un...

Matthew Toffolo chats with Nathan Clarkson about their short film "Actof Contrition." Nathan explained that the film was shot in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City, which posed lighting challenges due to its stained glass windows. He shared the inspiration for the story, which came fro...

They Came In Peace, 12min., USA
Directed by Bruce Lazrus, Robert Martens
In a seriocomic twist on the classic Alien Invasion theme, the denizens of Planet Znarg unite to fend off a colonizing team of bumbling astronauts sent by the EarthX Corporation. This 12.5 minute animated film is presented i...

Model Professor, 9min., USA
Directed by Peter Brinson
Model Professor is a short film about an A.I. named Evie, newly integrated into a small liberal arts college. Unbeknownst to the faculty and students, the school – in partnership with her company – has tasked her with evaluating which professo...

QUELLED, 22min., Ireland
Directed by Ivars Kovalevskis
Film tells a story of Elizabeth Costello, Detective, who is trying to solve a murder of a young girl, while also battling personal struggles.

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DON'T CRY, 19min., Italy
Directed by Alessandro Grassi
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Matthew Toffolo interviews Francisco Passuelo about his documentary film "Luis at Home," a 10-minute short film that premiered at the LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Francisco, an Argentinian-Canadian cinematographer based in Vancouver, discussed his 10-year friendship with Luis, a Mexican immigrant who ca...

THE SHOWMEN, 2hr. 12min., Canada
Directed by Daryl Scott Granger
The Showmen begins with a richly textured journey into the origins of travelling carnivals, using animated archival imagery to show a history that featured oddities and other curiosities. As the documentary moves to present day, it ...

FOREVER DAMNED, 21min. USA
Directed by Julius Corbin
Two brothers born into slavery were given a choice of freedom but they had to pay the ultimate price... their own mortality. Now cursed as vampires, the brothers must fight for salvation and escape from the shadows.

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The secrets of chocolate, 27min., Belgium
Directed by Patrice Goldberg, Cyril Fleury
We're diving into the secrets of chocolate. Why is it so tasty? Why is it so hard for us to stop eating it? What are its main health benefits? And what will the chocolate of the future look like? To answer these ...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

A MYSTERY short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole

A FEMALE Festival short story.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story reading!

For decades, werewolf-vampire hybrid, Mo, has spent life as a loaner. But a new start in NYC brings him into contact with witch, Gothen Z. Wicke and her partner, Vanessa. As the friendship develops, the girls help Mo to get his reflection back while he in turn aids them in tracking down a conman....

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

I’m tired of piling up the dead
in this bone yard called grief.
You stack the dead your way,
and I in mine.
There’s no good way to do it
that doesn’t leave you feeling undone.

The longer I live, the more
I see life falling down around me,
and it weighs heavily...