Genres: narrative

  • Daisy

    It all begins with a kiss… “An extremely sensitive, intimate, female’s view on an exciting moment.” – Special Award, Splitski Filmski Festival, Split Croatia 2000 Golden Sheaf Award, Best of Saskatchewan, Yorkton International Film Festival 2000

  • Dizzy Lizzy

    Elizabeth is a girl with a secret… she sees fairies. Needless to say, this makes her something of a pariah with the neighbourhood kids. To make matters worse, every fairy she “rescues” turns up dead. Where do these mythological creatures come from? And why, despite Lizzy’s careful and loving ministrations, do they keep dying? Only her spinster Auntie Ann knows for sure.

  • Dead Time

    Innovative and challenging, “Dead Time” is an investigation into the lives of four young people who grapple with drugs, crime, prostitution, family and ultimately hope for their future. Beautifully hand-processed and with an incredible soundtrack, “Dead Time” combines documentary, narrative and experimental elements into a fascinating whole. Selected Screenings: 2006 Rotterdam International Film Festival

  • Kansas City Here I Come

    What secrets would you tell your mother if she’s had a stroke, is about to die, and cannot respond to you?

  • Bitten

    A mysterious man (Sebastian Spence) arrives at a B&B managed by Natasha (Babz Chula) and her beautiful daughter Alvy (Jane McGregor), who find themselves vying for his attention. Alvy is ready to assume her womanhood, her mother is not yet ready to relinquish her waning sexual power. This is a coming-of-age battle between delicious youth and delectable experience. Awards: Audience Award, Best Short Film, NY International Film & Video Festival, 2003; Best Director of a Short Film, NY International Film & Video Festival, 2003; Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film – Babz Chula, NY International Film & Video Festival,…

  • Time We Killed, The

    “The Time We Killed” is a lush B&W experimental narrative that portrays the life and imaginings of a writer unable to leave her New York City apartment. Robyn Taylor tries to comprehend and fight her growing agoraphobia by looking into her own past and confronting the world events of the present (from a murder-suicide next door to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq). Robyn’s obsessive ruminations threaten to drive her deeper into the solitude of an illusory world, until a personal encounter with death prompts her to leave the safety of home once again. Documentary material, scripted and improvised scenes are…

  • Standing Up

    At a surreal Texas bus-stop we meet Kate, a young punk who is befriended by Dorothy, an eccentric older woman. In this unlikely pairing, expectations and identity are questioned.

  • tangly wood

    “Tangly wood” is the story of Loupe, a young puppet artist who spends her days collecting found objects to create her art. One day, she finds something that brings back a memory and drives her into a frenzy of painting and creation.

  • Green

    “My first foray into collage animation uses low-fi techniques, such as a photocopier, to illustrate a story in limerick form. The limericks tell of a place where creativity is suppressed and all acts of resistance are covered over with white paint. It also illustrates a character who displays an open sexuality, both queer and polyamorous. The DIY aesthetic calls up notions of subversion of the dominant culture through its ues of low-tech and hand-made traces.” – Juliana Saragosa Selected screenings: Splice This! Super 8 Film Festival, Toronto, 2004

  • Good Stuff

    “Good Stuff” is a dark comedy about an alienated, gothic private school girl who discovers that she has a terminal illness. The film finds irony and humour in dealing with the cards fate has dealt you. Awards: Best Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival; Bronze Award, Houston WorldFest