Sequoia, 15min., Switzerland
Directed by Michelle Künzler
Sequoia, a diligent AI maid, works for the captivating yet mysterious Mrs. Terrance. Although not designed to harbor any emotions, Sequoia starts developing sentience, when a certain sound triggers a feeling inside her that feels oddly fam...

Scattered Flowers, 23min, USA
Directed by Raquel Gardner
The bond between sisters is tested in this short film that explores the definition of family and the sacrifices we make—as well as the secrets we keep—to protect the ones we love.

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serpentine, 19min., USA
Directed by Annie Young, Madeline Mack
After leaving an abusive relationship, a woman seeks refuge with a trauma treatment facility that promises healing. But as she learns more about their treatment methods, she starts to realize that the organization's motivations may be...

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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.

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The End of Days has arrived and the people of the world have formed a series of coalitions in order to achieve a false sense of economic prosperity and economic security. Along with this new world order, all thoughts of God are openly ridiculed and, when necessary suppressed. The creatures of thi...

Kathy, a failed writer, barely gets by selling "haunted" dolls online to gullible marks, writing elaborate backstories to up the selling price. Her quiet life is upended when she encounters the real deal: Clara Jane, a vintage doll possessed by a foul-mouthed spirit. Clara Jane makes Kathy questi...

Performed by Val Cole

A queer Iranian woman in Toronto becomes haunted by a malevolent jinn, unleashed through her devout mother’s supernatural attempts to 'heal' her, forcing her to confront deep-seated familial trauma and an ancient force threatening to consume her identity and life.

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In war-torn Syria, a troubled woman, her idealistic son, and her mentally challenged cousin take in a wounded Western aid worker, unknowingly igniting a chain of deadly consequences that forces them to confront their pasts, their beliefs, and the brutal realities of survival.

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Summary: Kimberli is a psychologist who starts changing the way she helps her patients by showing them how to handle their conflicts with aggression.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Geoff Mays
Kim: Hannah Ehman
Terry: Shawn Devlin

A highly sensitive, two-spirit person living above their adopted parent's appliance store has their life turned upside down when they learn their two "stillborn" babies may still be alive (now teens) and that their recurring childhood nightmare of the alien abduction of their birth parents may ha...

When the paths of the 11th Pennsylvania Civil War regiment and an American Staffordshire Terrier pup intertwine, the men of the 11th's lives are changed in ways they never could've predicted.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Hannah Ehman
R. Coulter: Shawn Devlin
Captain Terry: Geoff May

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Summary: Teo is a straight man who has a hard time settling down, on the other end, Zan is a gay man who doesn't know how to casually date. The two of them end up helping each other out with their dating issues, until it's quite clear that they are in love with each other.

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Question & Answer session after festival screening with filmmakers from the March 27, 2025 Festival at the Carlton Cinemas, in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Filmmakers in attendance:

Writer Irina Lytchak - THE MOMENT

Director Matthew Vargas - STRING HEAD

Director Jerry Trieus - KITE

Director Mi...

Sometimes Love Needs a Grand Gesture

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Cherish: Val Cole
Joseph: Steve Rizzo
George: Shawn Devlin

Thirty years after a world-wide zombie apocalypse in which man kind prevailed — life is nearly back to normal, aside from the occasional residual zombie roaming about. When Tara and her new fiancé Paul finally decide it’s time for him to meet Tara’s father, Paul has one major fear: that her shotg...

Two strangers meet and sparks fly, but when he accidentally discovers forged paintings at her house, he leaves abruptly. That would be the end of their story except for the fact that he's reported her to the FBI, and their children are marrying one another on Christmas day.

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A man watches over his mother as an extraterrestrial pandemic destroys the world.

Performed by Val Cole

Something has happenned in Mady's life. As an immigrant woman in America, she has achieved the American dream; A successful career as a doctor of psychology, a lavish home, nice car, and, most importantly a husband and two wonderful children, yet something is missing. Not knowing what it is, she ...

A gay ghost haunting a West Hollywood house, along with his dysfunctional Grim Reaper friend, help a straight cop solve crimes.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Sal: Steve Rizzo
Shawn: Shawn Devlin
Corey: Andy Camp

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

It's about a gay ghos...

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Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

I don’t remember ever being beautiful.
Must have been, at some point.
Kindergarten maybe?
All I know is, by third grade,
My tummy was a tad too
Big to be beautiful.

But don’t worry. This isn’t a poem
About hating my body. Actually,
I’v...

Jessie follows the haunting of a ghost girl who visits her great great niece and starts cause chaos in their lives.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Anna: Hannah Ehman
Susie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

When a precocious mixed-race five-year-old wanders into a fire station with only a backpack and a cryptic note about her missing mother, she has no idea it will set off a chain of events that will reshape her life. The little girl, who refuses to give her name, is sent into foster care and given ...