Matthew Toffolo chatted with Surina Narula about her first directed short film, HAUNTED HERITAGE. Surina explained that she had prior experience making short documentaries for charities and judging films, but this was her first time writing, directing, and producing a full project. She described ...

Matthew Toffolo chatted with Richard Thompson about his latest short film, KING KARNO, and his use of emerging motion capture technologies. Richard explained that he used a combination of inertia-based capture, AI-driven machine learning via an iPhone camera, and LiDAR technology to transfer his ...

A Wes Anderson inspired short film exploring the relationship between a teen girl and her penpal.

Directed by Sasha Smith

Fabián, a film student, struggles to complete a documentary about a footbridge while being haunted by hallucinations of his ex-girlfriend, Ariadna. Consumed by obsession and on the verge of a mental breakdown, he is forced to confront reality and process his grief when he becomes involved in anot...

An exploration of the nuanced and intimate challenges of everyday Australian men, conveyed through interview testimonies, natural landscapes, and the life of an ordinary male experiencing mental health struggles.

https://www.instagram.com/mybrother_shortfilm/

Directed by Noam Rauchberger

Direc...

A shared chocolate becomes the first gesture of a story that, without them knowing it, will unite them forever. A surprise, a gift or a hug. When the farewell arrives, a letter shows that love does not stop time, but transforms it into a memory.

Directed by Xènia Mas Peñas, Laura Rosa Maqueda

YOUR LITTLE KAIJU is an animated short film about a little green lizard named Ollie, who wishes to become a Kaiju like the giant lizard monsters he sees at the cinema.

https://www.instagram.com/olivejar.productions

Directed by Mari Beatriz Nicole Ramizo

Elvira, a 60-year-old woman, lives trapped in a violent marriage. During a Mother’s Day celebration, life presents her with an opportunity to break free from her daily existence.

https://www.instagram.com/hambrientos_films

Directed by - Andrea Monserrat Erazo

A young Persian immigrant girl arrives in Canada, carrying the weight of distance and longing. Through solitude, shifting landscapes, and quiet encounters with a new culture, she slowly redefines her sense of home—transforming displacement into belonging, and finding peace within herself.

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Under the Tree, 5min.,
Directed by Daniel Felipe Zorro Mesa
Anonymous musicians from Barcelona join in an experimental setup to form an ephemeral orchestra. The video portrays the talent that survives outside of conventional stages.

Fish can't tell time, 3min.
Directed by Camille Guillemin
Wh...

Refugia: Animated Stories of Nature Thriving Through Collapse, 3min., Colombia
Directed by Lina Herrera, Natalia Romero, Cristian Barbosa, Gabriela Franco Prieto, Isabel Cavelier Adarve, mundo común
Among the cracks of the Anthropocene, sometimes it seems that we exist separated from the living w...

Narrator: Val Cole

Visual & Cinematic Design: Kaitlin Manalili

Produced by Matthew Toffolo

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These Women, 19min., China
Directed by Wen Zhang
Three women enter a fragmented space where time feels displaced. The film unfolds through their bodies, their nightmares, and their pain. A white box disrupts the fragile balance between them.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the...