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.
Mesmerizing kaleidoscopic images captured using one kaleidoscope, three film cameras, three film formats (S8, S16 and 35), finished at the lab and then digitized.
After accidentally destroying his own toaster, Todd ventures out to purchase a used one from Pascal.
Alex Unger, aka ELMS, lives a double life: he creates haunting music, and farms cattle.
An unusual tooth condition triggers an escalating confrontation with the worst aspects of Mallory’s psyche.
An electrician’s routine house call takes an unexpected turn when the sullen homeowners provide a nightmarish look into his potential future.
Just an ordinary suburban family, except that Dad’s transgender, Mom’s queer and there are five kids in this minivan.
A man returns to his childhood home on Canada’s east coast to unite his family and say goodbye to his terminally ill mother.
A young woman refuses to rely on a system that repeatedly fails sexual assault victims and takes justice into her own hands.
Although he loves Austin, Chris knows he has to make a decision about whether or not to leave him and his unhealthy behaviour behind.
Two failing East Vancouver artists embark on a road trip to photograph the world’s largest roadside attractions.
Tom, a thoughtful teenager who longs for acceptance, is goaded into committing an act of vandalism by the vindictive older brother of his best friend.
A quirky drama about one man’s destiny, and the sacrifices he makes to be a hero.
An invitation to revisit an adolescent milestone through intimate, charming interviews with queer Canadians.
Twenty-two dogs, five days and 5,000 kilometres is part of the story behind the extraordinary rescue of 111 dogs.
When a single mom, facing eviction, is offered a night’s work she unsuccessfully seeks a babysitter for her two small children.
A young employee of a rural dairy farm is experiencing anxiety regarding her unexpected pregnancy.
After receiving a ‘wyd’ text – gen z shorthand for “what you doing?” – Josh tries to craft a low-key response.
A film about Canadian writer George Ryga exploring how the land and its people shape the writer, who in turn shapes us.
A visual and sonic exploration into the experiences of what has become a repressed identity in both Indigenous and female(-presenting) forms.
A creative short film on the everyday intimacy of climate change.
A steely detective interrogates a cagey woman, but things are not what they seem.
