Amanda Burke

Exuvia

Anthony Harrison

Katherine Alpen, Rémi-Gaël Panon

A troubled nanny teaches a bullied ten-year-old that freedom to move forward is made possible by shedding the ugly skin of our past.

Cadence

Alexander Lasheras

Max Chadburn, Charlie Kerr

A psychological thriller about a young girl who's terrorized on her family farm after the arrival of her popstar boyfriend's best friends.

The Anachronism

Katarina Watt, Ryan Grantham

On a sun dappled summer day a science expedition propels two children toward an enigmatic encounter at the edge of their known world.

Songs She Wrote About People She Knows

Kris Elgstrand

Ben Cotton, Marilyn Norry

A timid officer worker becomes both pariah and Pied Piper when she unleashes her confessional, scathingly honest pop compositions upon friends and co-workers, in this hilarious comedy from Vancouver’s Kris Elgstrand (Doppelgänger Paul).

The Call

Jason Karman

Amanda Burke, Robert L. Duncan

On his way to the airport, Sebastian gets a call from his lesbian friend, Cathy, who has just had a baby. Sebastian is only the sperm donor, but now Cathy wants him to take a more active role in his baby's life.

Bella Ciao!

Carolyn Combs

Carmen Aguirre, Tony Nardi

Carmen Aguirre and Tony Nardi star in a remarkable story of friends, lovers, seekers and thieves. Set at the intersection of the Latin American, First Nations and Italian communities, "Bella Ciao!" captures a struggle towards solidarity in East Vancouver's urban mix.

Tawaw?

Tristin Greyeyes

Rachelle George, Dustin McGladrey

A young Indigenous couple moves into their new house. While unpacking, the nosey neighbourhood welcoming committee pops by with friendly chit-chat, food, and a side of racism.

Hold the Dark

Jeremy Saulnier

Джеффри Райт, Alexander Skarsgård

In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

The Curse of Willow Song

Karen Lam

Valerie Tian, Elfina Luk

Having served her time for arson, Willow Song is now fending for herself on the unforgiving streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. There, she’s asked to contend with the squalid condition of her SRO, a sketchy bestie, her ongoing struggle to stay clean, constant harassment in her workplace and festering resentment towards Asian-Canadians. With the fates seemingly conspiring against her, she’s thrown a lifeline by a figure from her past. As Willow holes up in an abandoned warehouse, her latent psychokinetic abilities manifest and an uncanny transformation commences.