While this festival is no longer operational, we’re proud to showcase this archive of outstanding Canadian work.
Enjoy over 1,000 curated Canadian short films created by talented artists and brought to you by NSI with love.
Two unlikely strangers meet at a foosball tournament where the real stakes turn out to be relationships, friendship and love.
Overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations of high school, Arielle finds refuge in a dangerous habit – until her best friend discovers her secret.
On the eve of his departure, an unhappy young man faces the explosive fallout his decision to travel causes in his relationship.
One woman’s journey from the depression that brought her to the brink of suicide, to the realization of her value as an Onkwehonwe woman and artist.
A heartwarming story of brotherly love at the darkest time of year.
A young Indigenous singer decides whether or not to debut a song internationally that will expose her turbulent past and the adoption of her child.
A down-on-his-luck elf must deliver a lump of coal on Christmas Eve to earn his way back into Santa’s good books.
A gritty anti-hero’s interrogation of a criminal mastermind is derailed when her naïve sidekick arrives on the scene.
On Christmas Eve Angela drives her estranged daughter to the airport to catch the red eye flight home and reveals the truth about her past mistakes.
A girl wakes up to mysterious cards sliding into her room with one-word instructions for her to dress up for a Polaroid camera.
A waitress reaches her tipping point with a difficult table and serves up her own dish of revenge.
The legacy of a run-down hockey arena is at stake as peculiar events unfold.
An obsessed gamer and his friend build the perfect virtual city but can’t escape their less-than-perfect relationships.
Nova Scotia gets blasted by accident while baby Billy is in his crib during the infamous Halifax Explosion.
A young couple have a romance fit for a storybook – told entirely in rhyme.
An interactive film in which the audience participates as part of a blind jury for an art academy whose decision could save the lives of 80 million people.
A woman has another sleepless night. It sometimes feels like the night will never end.
Tommy Rodgers, an eccentric man with a penchant for conspiracies, shares his personal experiences with loss, addiction and love.
Best friends, 66-year-old farmer Jim and 23-year-old electrician Jon, struggle to keep Edencrest Farm alive.
Zoe searches for her mother after she abandons the family to become an internet health guru.
The existential struggle of an analog photographer living and working in Taiwan.
Jeff Skinner’s discovery of his family history and the history of the family business, Skinner’s of Lockport, the longest-running hot dog stand in Canada.
A young boy struggles to accept the death of his mother while his sister copes through violence.
A single mother helps a homeless man hideout from the police after he protects her from a vicious assault.
