Genres: narrative

  • In Cairo

    Exploring the reasons why people travel, RM Vaughan recounts his journey to Egypt in a series of slow, reverse dissolves that show the narrator standing, like a classic tourist, before the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.

  • JO FM

    ‘JO FM’ is a film about a radio DJ who is kidnapped by an obsessed fan. Tina wants Star to make her one last tape, one tape to remind her of the way radio, society and her life once were. ‘JO FM’ is a film about two women coming to terms with their perceived roles in the world. What motivates Tina, the obsessed fan, to kidnap Star, the idolized DJ, is that Star represents the way radio once served Tina. Tina doesn’t understand why market place value has replaced public interest. Ultimately, ‘JO FM’ is about the shape of today’s…

  • Succubus

    Lilith, a cat-rescuing entrepreneur, and Athena, a genetic engineer, are desperately trying to have a baby together. Their attempts to conceive with the help of science have failed, so Lilith takes matters into her own hands, and uses her unique skill set to steal some very special sperm. That task turns out to be an easy one compared to convincing Athena it’s a good idea!

  • Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The

    “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” is a remake of a 1977 TV movie-of-the-week starring John Travolta. Shot on super8 with Ken and Barbie dolls, this animated film explores the themes of adolescent love, isolation, plastic bubbles, beach parties and the boy next door.

  • Hopscotch

    A child’s walk home brings a pleasant, unexpected discovery.

  • Drag Rock Movie

    The macho singer only has one take.

  • Lead Role: Father

    When writer and director Joseph Chu puts out an open casting call for his new film based on his family, he never expects his own father to audition for the lead role. Caught somewhere between his real memories of his father and the fictional character he’s created, Joseph is forced to confront his own fears, hypocrisies, and realizations.

  • Rugburn

    Some things hurt worse than they should. A young painter works up the courage to contact the collections agency that has been hounding him and gets embroiled in a more personal confrontation than he bargained for.

  • Crickets

    Sue, a 10-year-old Korean-Canadian, playfully pushes the limits until she finds herself in unexpected territory. “A bittersweet interracial romance between two prepubescent insect-lovers.” – Gemma Files, EYE Weekly Selected screenings & awards: Special Jury Prize, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. Screenings in over a dozen festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival (1998); SXSW; and the New York, SF, Toronto, and LA Asian film festivals.

  • Wide-Eyed

    In an awkward attempt to meet the ideal western standards of beauty, Julie, a 16-year-old Korean-Canadian, obsesses about double eyelid surgery. Her tomboy sister Jean is fascinated yet repulsed by her older sister’s serious body-image issues. Neither of them can come to any entirely comfortable sort of compromise on the right way to love each other, or themselves. Selected screenings: International Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Germany; Visual Communications, LA, California; Giffoni Film Festival, Salerno, Italy.