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A humourous contemporary dance piece spontaneously starts at a cottage party.
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5 Dysfunctional People in a Car
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Acalanto
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Aerobia!
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Age of Iron
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Ah! Mes Synchronettes!
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All I Wanna Do Is Just Have Some Fun
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- Artists: Linda Garneau, Luther Brown, Shawn Byfield; Director: Clarence Ford; Producer: Sandra Cassaro
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All Roads Lead to Here
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Animal Nightmares
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Anniversary Present
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Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl
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The Armoire
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- 11 year-old Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which his friend Tony is never found. The mystery of their relationship can only be revealed, it turns out, through hypnosis.
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Aruba
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Asahi (Morning Sun)
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Baba
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Baby Don't Stop
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Bad Luck
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Baiana
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The Barber Shop
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Battle Chess
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Becoming
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- A man and a woman come together in an ancient ritual act amid a cornfield.
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Big Chief Ballet
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- A humourous contemporary dance piece spontaneously starts at a cottage party.
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Black Ice
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- Toronto step dance group Black Ice take over the courtyard of an inner city housing development, and transform the space into a vibrant scene.
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Bliss
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- Artist: Cal Brunker, Ricardo Curtis, Vincent Smith; Director: Ricardo Curtis; Producer: Ricardo Curtis
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Blue Beard
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Boyfriend Latte
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- Catherine and Christopher fell in love at first sight. But can a woman and a take-out coffee have a real, long-lasting relationship?
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Bras d'Or Lakes
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- This epic tale, with a nod to poet Dylan Thomas' oft-cited line "Rage, rage against the dying of the light," celebrates death and renewal through the experiences of two heroes: an octopus and a man in a boat.
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Broken Hearts Club #1
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- A quirky, bittersweet look at the members of a dating service for the relationship impaired.
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Buck's Big Bang
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- Buck floats away from his couch potato life and rubs shoulders with mindless Martians, upsets their civilization and becomes the big bang himself shedding light on all existence.
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Bus No. 9
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- Artists: Chinny Hoan, Marc Roumy; Director: Michael Downing; Producers: Joel Awerbuck, Jonathan Orson
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The Canadian Shield
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- Deep within the majestic hinterlands of the Canadian wilderness, a mountie searches for some existential nourishment... and his missing horse.
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Canoe Lake
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- An hommage to painter Tom Thomson, capturing a live musical performance where the musicians are immersed in projections of animated paintings.
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Career Day
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Caveman
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Chip Scrape and Throw
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A Christmas Carl
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- A dishevelled Santa "Carl" howls his way through a medley of Christmas songs and country rock tunes, lugging a sack of empty beer and wine bottles.
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A Christmas Haircut
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Choke
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- Artists: Allegra Fulton, Lindy Booth, Marcello Cabezas; Director: David Hyde; Producers: Carolyn Newman, Tyler Levine
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Coldspot
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- A non-narrative dance film presenting the sublime versus the mundane as one woman rebels against the tedium of daily routine.
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The Colombo Plan
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- A journey to the worlds created by Canadian poet John Robert Colombo.
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Commedia
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- Artists: Natasha Danchenko, Rebecca Devi Leonard, Francesca Granzini; Director: Sergio Navarretta; Producer: Alessandra Piccione
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A Conversation with the Supplicant
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Couldn’t Be Happier
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The Cremation of Sam McGee
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- An adaptation of the famous Robert Service poem.
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A Cure for Terminal Loneliness
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Dances for a Small Screen
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- Producers: Laura Taler, Mark Hammond
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Dances With Bulls
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David and the Conglomerate
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A Day at the Office
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Death and the Housewife
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- A woman trapped in her uninspired life as a housewife finally finds an escape while attending the symphony.
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The Deaths of Chet Baker
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- An exploration of the different perspectives of Chet Baker's final moments before death.
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Departure
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- Artists: Allen Kaeja, Karen Kaeja; Directors: Allen Kaeja, Mark Adam; Producers: Allen Kaeja, Neil Bregman
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Desperation
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- Two bodies, two people, two lives are shown in various stages of despair, disillusionment, and disaster.
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The Devil's Delight
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- A duet between music and food: violinist Yi-Ja Susanne Hou plays "Obsession" from Eugene Ysaye's Violin Sonata #2 while chef Joseph Montinaro prepares a dessert inspired by the music.
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Don’t Let This Mean World Swallow You
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- Artist: Andre Ethier; Director: Adam & Dave; Producer: Katharine Wilson
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(Don’t Tell Me) How I Feel
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- A duet between Dan Hill and Liz Rodriguez telling the tale of a couple's relationship suffering from physical and emotional connection.
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Drag
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- Jeremy needs to leave his conservative Manitoba town in order to fully live his sexuality in the city, so he marries a rich man who wants a Canadian passport.
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Dream Recording
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Elimination Dance
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- Artists: Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, Michael Turner Directors: Don McKellar,Michael Ondaatje Production Co: Shadow Shows Inc.
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Elli
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- Artist: Maza Mezé, Roula Said; Director: Liz Marshall; Producers: Alex Jordan, Jamie Dagg
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Enchantment
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- Lily Frost, as a nocturnal half-bird, half-woman, dances through a magical forest at night. As the sun begins to rise, we watch her nestle back into her white, feathered nest and return to dreamland.
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The End of Nevermind
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- A story of the power of friendship during the aftermath of loss, based on the short play by Jonathan Rannells.
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Eve
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Every Girl Wants a Skirt Like Frida's
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- What do Frida Kahlo and a "chilanga" living in Vancouver have in common? Nothing really, except that both were born in Mexico City. But for Honoria Delgado, Frida Kahlo represents everything that keeps her from finding happiness.
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Everything's Falling
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- Artist: Karen Hines; Director: Karen Hines, Sandi Somers; Producer: Karen Hines, Sandi Somers
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Facebook of Revelations
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- A collection of sketches from Second City's acclaimed "Facebook of Revelations" stage show, adapted for film.
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The Facts in the Case of Mr Hollow
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- A photograph of a group of friends on a camping trip reveals a deeper story in the details.
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Fading Fast
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- Ten-year-old Ben thinks he has only a few hours to live. This film is a snapshot of what happens when an ordinary boy is thrown into an extraordinary circumstance.
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Fall Apart Again
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- Peter Elkas takes a visually rich and memorable journey through Havana on a flying bicycle.
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Fictional Dance Party
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- A highly choreographed cinematic piece that raises questions about the way we celebrate the effects of appliances, computers, and the Internet on our bodies.
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First of May
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- The absurdity and schism between modern man and ancient tradition are brought to life in this wicker-man-esque short.
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Flip Phone
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- Artists: Hayley Tyson, Jessica Steen, Kathryn Greenwood; Director: Daniel Kash; Producer: Doug Wilkinson, Hayley Tyson
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A Flock of Flyers
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- A comedy about a group of aspiring pilots who go through training drills communicating primarily through body language, incomprehensible sounds and military songs.
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The Flow of Grace
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- A brief portrait of internationally renowned Ontario artist Philip Aziz, who creates egg tempera paintings.
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Flutter
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- A brilliant runner and a talented painter must learn to accept the destiny of their tragic romance.
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The Flying Lion
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- Driven by wind and will, a single dandelion seed finds its way across a perilous city on a summer day.
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The Four Seasons
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- Created for The National Ballet of Canada, James Kudelka's The Four Seasons is an abstract ballet exploring the journey of life. Winter is rich with emotional conflict and connection.
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The Girlfriend Interviews
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- Artists: The Girlfriend Collective; Director: Cassandra Nicolaou; Producer: Maria Popoff
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Go Diva
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- Artist: Measha Brueggergosman; Director: Dave Evans; Producer: Kirsta Teague
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Grocery Mishap
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- Artist: Kelsey Matheson, Libby Adams, Melissa Jane Shaw, Sandy Jobin-Bevans; Director: Bruce Hunter, Michael Davidson; Producer: Melissa Jane Shaw, Kelsey Matheson
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A Half Man
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- Artist: Firas Momani; Director: Firas Momani; Producer: Chuck Gammage, Sandra Kovacs
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The Heart
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- The Heart follows a woman through phases of her life and explores the chambers of her heart. Commissioned by Becel to promote the The Heart and Stroke Foundation's The Heart Truth Campaign in association with CTV and Bravo!FACT.
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Help
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- A bewildering exchange between a young Canadian tourist and an old South African man in a wheelchair.
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Horses Never Lie
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- Artist: Caroline Richardson; Director: Kathi Prosser; Producer: Erica Parks
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Homecoming
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- A commentary on war and its effects on those involved, this is a story about the reality of post-war trauma.
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How To Get Rich in Television
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- A satiric jab at the television industry, inspired by Shepherd Mead's 1956 guide.
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The Human Kazoo
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- Artists: David Fox, Fabrizio Filippo, Hardee Lineham, Isabel Zatti, Joseph Marrese, Luke Kirby, Sabrina Grdevich; Director: Fabrizio Filippo; Producers: Karen Walton, Philip Svoboda
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I Like Men
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- A series of candid and often hilarious comments by men - exposing the male psyche - wrapped up in an old-school jazz number, made famous by singer Peggy Lee but sung here by Carol Welsman.
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I Met the Walrus
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- WINNER of 2009 Daytime Emmy Award! In May 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fan invited himself into John Lennon's hotel room and convinced him to do an interview.
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I Was Born Saying Moore
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- Henry Moore's “Two Large Forms” is an integral part of the downtown Toronto community in which it stands. Lives, relationships, and the perception of the sculpture may change, but the sculpture itself remains the same.
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I'll Never Tear You Apart
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- Artist: Martin Tielli; Director: Justin Stephenson; Producer: Jo Riding
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I’ll Never Tear You Apart
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- In a waiting room limbo between Life and Death a composer and musicians create music that translates into surreal images. Featuring The Art of Time Ensemble, an ever-evolving chamber music series integrating performers from dance, theatre, film, literary, circus and non-classical worlds into creations with classical musicians.
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I'm Down Today
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- Artists: Archie Edwards, Tadeo Bennet; Director: Karen Luscombe; Producer: John Crockford
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In The Groove
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- A combination of hockey, dance, figure skating, and rock/funk set in an outdoor ice rink and featuring championship figure skater Kurt Browning.
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In the Na
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- Pairing the gestures of contemporary and interpretive dance to this ecstatically high-energy pop song, this film depicts a scientific experiment in hypnotism and human behaviour gone awry.
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In with the Prim
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- A poke in the ribs at length to which some people will go to cleanup their neighbourhood and promote puritan ideals.
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Inner City Creatures
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- A woman adrift at sea washes up on a distant shore of a very unusual and seemingly deserted place. Drawn to the powerful beam of a lighthouse on the horizon, she begins to realise that she is not alone, and is soon surrounded by a group of strange creatures that only come out at night...
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Innocence on Ice
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- A tribute to the movement and talent of figure skater Petra Burka, this short uses 1960s footage and original music inspired by the performance to create a moving design, etched on ice.
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The Interior Monologue of Gill the Goldfish
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- Gill, a disgruntled goldfish, hates the world. He decides enough is enough, and he's going to end his life.
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Juliet
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- We follow an old man through the woods to a stream, where he looks back on his life, seeing a reflection of his younger self.
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Just Visiting
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- Life can change in an instant. A car accident on a desolate stretch of highway sets off a power struggle - every word spoken loaded with subtext and the potential to do serious damage.
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Khasenjah
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- Artists: Starr Dominigue, Karen Kaeja, Allen Kaeja, David Smith, Michael Alpert; Director: David A Stein; Producer: David A Stein
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Leo
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- Leo's a lonely loveless soul. And there's no hiding from his predicament as he's the number one witness everyday to other people's happiest moments. As a flower delivery-man he's front and centre when love embodied gets passed on. But when Leo takes destiny into his own hands... his future changes.
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Lepidulterous
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- Artists: Tiffany Knight, William Yong; Director: James Cooper; Producer: Bruno Louza
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Little Saddy
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- Artist: Andre Ethier; Director: Adam & Dave; Producer: Cherie Sinclair
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Lobotomobile
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- A musical dark comedy featuring a modern day medicine man and his save-all procedure, the lobotomy.
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The Long Journey Home
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- A boy returns from a great journey to a village that does not recognize him.
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Lost and Found
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- When an engagement ring is lost and subsequently found, three people's lives become intertwined.
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Lost In The Library
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- Artists: George Bowering, Duncan Hopkins Trio; Director: Elvis Prusic; Producer: Cherie Sinclair, Peter J Thornton
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Love Me Madly
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- Wild Dog Choir performs cabaret-styled folk rock of raw '70s New York punk sound with flowing vocal harmonies.
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Love Song Trilogy
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- The old tale of love lost and found again, in three stages of life.
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'Man'Dalas
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- The mundane transforms into the sublime when a man gets trapped in a glass revolving door. The word mandala, loosly translated from Sanskrit, means 'circle' and represents wholeness.
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Mawal Saba
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- An Arabic lament - a love poem - a song from a widow to her deceased lover.
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Medusa Among the Moochers
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- Writer Barry Callaghan narrates, onscreen, this poem from his book, "Hogg, The Poems and Drawings" (1998). Published by McArthur and Co.
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Meegwetch
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- A music video for Tamara Podemski's song 'Giving Thanks' presented in the form of a prayer, whereby the artist will offer tobacco to give thanks for different joys in the world.
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The Meeting Rivers
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- Artist: Rishma Malik; Director: Dawn Wilkinson; Producer: Robert Arber
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Miranda and Gordon
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- When five-year-old Miranda scurries down the stairs, avoiding tea with her haughty grandmother, she meets an interesting gentleman on the landing. Through him she discovers a little known fact about her grandmother that becomes the key to rekindling the old lady's ability to see the magic that exists when you look through the eyes of a child.
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Moloch
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- A trip to the dark side of the male psyche. From the one-man show, Cocktails: A Satire in Black.
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Montrose Avenue
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- Artists: Alexandre Iliach, Debashis Sinha; Directors: Pat Shewchuck, Marek Colek; Producers: Pat Shewchuck, Marek Colek
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More Than Alive
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- Still-captured footage of a fantastical countryside are the elegant visuals that accompany Hayden's song, "More Than Alive."
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Moto Perpetuo
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- In a studio, with no theatrical adornments, a dancer and musician move from a soft gentle beauty to a taut macho sexuality with the most simple of means: a body and a cello.
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Mr Happy
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- Artists: Pete Cugno, Mary Margaret O’Hara; Director: Michael P O’Hara; Producer: Michael P O’Hara
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Nomad
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- A solo modern dance performance choreographed and performed by Philip Drube to the music of Geoffrey Oryema.
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Northern Spy
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- A ballet drama about a chance romantic encounter at a grocery store.
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Oh! Best Beloved
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- A black man and white woman, both nude, engage in a power struggle of opposites: males versus female, hunter versus hunted, black versus white, light versus dark.
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The Old Guys
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- Juno-winner Richard Underhill and his Tales From the Blue Lounge All-Stars take a trip into the past to the days of live television and all of the unexpected moments it entails.
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One Night In Monte Carlo
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- Reflecting the irreverent and imaginative cartoons of the forties and fifties, Alex Pangman performs Speakeasy Swing from the same time period.
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One Tomato
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- A short, lyric film about the anguish and hilarity of being alone.
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Only At Home
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- Artist: Elliott Brood; Director: Andy Wehrspann; Producer: Bill Ripley
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Over My Head
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- A menagerie of exotic albino animals gather at an igloo at the North Pole in this music video for Gentleman Reg.
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A Pairing of Swans
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- Artist: Evelyn Hart; Director: Veronica Tennant; Producers: Veronica Tennant, Peter Mak
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Pavane
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- An incident from childhood can colour maturity in unexpected ways. Based on Paul Quarrington's novel, The Ravine.
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Peep Show
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- Artists: David Danzon, Sylvie Bouchard; Director: Robert DeLeskie; Producer: Kate Kung
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The Perfect Match
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- An opera about two lonely sock puppets and their quest for love.
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Le Petit Mort
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- Two lovers fall from the heavens into the depths of hell, only to rise from the ashes once again.
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PILS SLIP
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- Inspired by the story of Zackie Achmat, a South African AIDS activist who he refused to take his AIDS drugs in 2001, until the government made the drugs available to all South Africans. Achmat was nominated for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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- Artists: Dwayne Hill, Mike Weiss, Ryan Fairley; Director: Marc Lougee; Producer: Susan Ma, Marc Lougee
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P.M.O.
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- The hilarious story of a non-confidence vote gone horribly wrong and the lengths the party in power will go to, to set it right. Based on Michael Healey's play "Generous" and starring Peter Keleghan, Patrick McKenna, C David Johnson, David Storch, Melody A Johnson, and Dan Lett.
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A Question
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- Artist: William Shakespeare; Director: Soo-Won Lee; Producer: Soo-Won Lee
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Rage
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- An opera singer explores a surrealistic world symbolizing her rage.
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Rapture
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- Dancers perched on the curves of the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in upstage New York merge with the unique architecture and make this man-made landscape sing.
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Right Hook: A Tall Tail
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- Artist: Chris Potter; Director: Peter Rowe; Producer: Peter Rowe
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The Rings of Saturn
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- Director: Moze Mossanen; Producer: Helen du Toit, Moze Mossanen
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Rock Garden: A Love Story
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- A fable about a man, his rocks, the neighbour who covets them, and the flower that transformed them all.
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The Roommate
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- Artists: Alan Catlin, Danny Smith, David Julian Hirsh, Jeff Kassel, Paul Popowich, Stephen Markle; Director: Jeff Kassell; Producers: Jeff Kassell, David Julian Hirsch
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The Rules, Part 1
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- An actress auditioning for the role of a stripper in an independent film is caught off-guard when the director asks her to take off her clothes to prove that she has the mettle for the part.
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Sacred Geometries
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- Theo Dimson is an internationally acclaimed visual artist from Toronto whose work explores geometrical designs.
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The School
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- Artists: Russell Bennett, Patrice Goodman; Director: Jonathan Hayes; Producer: Jane Motz Hayes
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Shadow Pleasures
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- Four dance shorts by Veronica Tennant, inspired by the works of Michael Ondaatje
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The Shadow and the Clown
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- A clown questions the fragile state of his own existence.
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A Shadow Inside
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- A solitary figure ritualistically adorns herself in paper clothes, fragile, dancing within the four glowing walls of a room.
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Shorts in Motion: Phase I
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- An innovative initiative by Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) and the National Film Board of Canada, Shorts In Motion features micro-movies for video cell phones by four celebrated Canadian artists.
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Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction
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- In 2006, "Shorts In Motion," an initiative of Bravo!FACT and the NFB, produced ten shorts by ten directors, all on the theme of seduction.
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Silent as a Mouse
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- Sometimes it is the little things that can change your life. For one man, it is just that - a little thing.
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A Silent Wish
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- A young soul stares into her future in this fairy tale, this last message to go back to the start, where everything is possible.
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Sixty Seconds of Regret
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- A wordless moment of silent reflection as an old man ponders an event from his distant past.
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Skylight
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- A cautionary mockumentary set against the foreboding backdrop of the Antarctic.
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Smokin' Lounge
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- Singer Molly Johnson croons amongst a sultry roomful of cocktail revellers.
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Soup
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- A filmic sonnet, set in the early morning hours in a subway station, Soup explores lost love, chance meetings, and the micro-moments that make up everyday life.
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Soup To Nuts
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- Artist: Jenny Mitchell; Director: Craig Marshall; Producer: Craig Marshall
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Spare Change
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- Blues band Blue Room provide background music for a chase scene that takes place in a bar.
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Sporting Life
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- Artists: Julia Aplin, Learie McNicolls, Michael English, Michael Sean Marye, Philip Drube; Director: Michael Downing; Producer: Mihkel Harilaid, Trisha Emerson
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Spring Rounds
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- Artist: Joseph Macerollo; Director: Aaron Woodley; Producers: Daniel Hill, Eric Novakovics
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Sshtoorrty
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- Playing painterly form with and against story-telling form, this Short Story is a loop that depicts a loop and is itself looped.
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The Stone Of Folly
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- Artists: Philip Marcus, Alastair Dickson; Director: Jesse Rosensweet; Producer: Jesse Rosensweet
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Stutter
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- Jordan Scott, a poet with a stutter, inspires an improvised music work based on the soundwaves created by his recitation.
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Swing Baby
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- Artists: Big Rude Jake and the Hog Town Hep Cats Director: Michael Downing Producers: Clare Cashman, Michael Downing
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The Tale of Arcite and Palamon
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- Artists: Adrian Griffin, Denis McGrath, Karen Glave, Michael Proudfoot; Director: Dan Sadler; Producers: Cheryl Zalameda, Mihkel Harilaid
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Tari Rickshaw
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- Artist: Peter Chin Director: Nick de Pencier Producers: Nick de Pencier, David Brady
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Temptation
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- Continuing the theme of previous video "Rage," "Temptation" is rock soprano Patrizia's version of Bizet's famous aria from his opera Carmen.
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Ten Seconds
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- Everything you've ever wanted in life is falling into place. But in a matter of seconds, it all gets ripped away. Ten seconds, either way, and life would be irrevocably different.
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Time
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- An examination of select historic buildings and locations in Toronto, as they are initially built and then change into a modern landscape.
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TKO
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- Four80East provide the soundtrack for this story about a boxer and his knockout lady.
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Tokyo/Glow
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- An animated, cinematic journey through the fish markets, downtown core, and back alleys of Tokyo.
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Tongue Bully
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- Artist: Learie McNicolls; Director: Annie Bradley; Producer: Annie Bradley, Jordana Aarons
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Tonight
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- Artists: Stars, Valery Gore; Director: Benjamin Weinstein; Producers: Andrew Graham, Andrey Svetilnikov
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Toothpaste
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- Artists: Mark McKinney, Barbara Hannigan, Doug MacNaughton Director: Larry Weinstein Producer: Matt Hornburg
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Trilogy
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- Kaeja d'Dance explores the tragedy of the Holocaust in a series of three dance films.
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Trouser Accidents
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- Artists: Jacob Tierny, Noam Jenkins, Waneta Storms; Director: Semi Chellas; Producers: David Hayman, Semi Chellas
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True Love
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- Artists: Aaron Eves, Katie Crown, Chris Locke; Directors: Adam & Dave; Producer: Tara Ward
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Unlocked
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- Three times a man finds someone else’s bike locked to his own, and each time his reaction is different.
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Va! Laisse Couler Mes Larmes
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- Artist: Pamela MacDonald; Director: Britt Randle; Producers: Katherine Bate, Mark Gamble
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The Voice of Father Christmas
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- Acclaimed actor Gordon Pinsent reads from the Dylan Thomas classic, A Child's Christmas in Wales.
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The Weight of Memory I
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- Artist: Peggy Baker; Director: Liz Marshall; Producer: Trisha Emerson
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Welcome
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- Many people come to Canada to forget, be forgotten or forgiven. But in this quest for the future, the past may be wrongly neglected.
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Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes?
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- The story of a lonely, misfit 10-year-old black kid who sees all his white school friends and their families in a mass migration, heading to cottage country for the weekend.
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The Woodcutter and His Bride
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- Artist: Fred Kagawa; Director: Soo Lyu; Producer: Edward Stanulis, Kwan Ho Tse
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Written On My Hand
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- Artist: Tomas Jirku, Trevor Juras; Director: Andrew Hayes; Producer: Cullen Fairfield
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The Year of the Lion
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- Artists: Brianna Lombardo, Guylaine St-Onge, Richard Smith, Roberto Campanella, Ted Banfalvi, Tiffany Knight; Director: Moze Mossanen; Producer: Moze Mossanen, Anna Newallo
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Yesteryears
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- Steven recalls memories of childhood and pieces together the mysterious events leading up to the death of his father.
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You Can't Fire an Easter Bunny!
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- Two Easter bunnies are fired after one little girl doesn't receive her chocolate. An all-out, no holds barred surreal comedy and sharp political parody that engages the deep-seeded need to laugh at the absurdities of this modern day world.
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Your Rocky Spine
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- The Great Lake Swimmers perform in a continually shifting virtual space, from an ocean setting to a glacial island.
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- Big Chief Ballet
- Director/Choreographer: Jenn Goodwin; Dancer: Nicola Pantin, Sarah Doucet; Composer: Jackson Myers; Producers: Shelly Hong, Radke Films
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