Nilesh Patel

A Love Supreme

Nilesh Patel

This simple yet beautiful film, without any dialogue, shows the director's mother engaged in preparing a meal of samosas.

Brocket 99: Rockin' the Country

Nilesh Patel

This provocative documentary explores the fragile and often dispirited relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians through a discussion of the infamous cult tape, Brocket 99.

Finding Llorona

Claudia Medina

Alison Araya, Patricia Mayen-Salazar

Sofia yearns to sing with the heartbreak voice of the ranchera singers she admires. One day, she receives an unexpected invitation to visit the mysterious "Paloma Negra" bar. There, she is shocked to see her favourite singer, Pieta, who had all but disappeared at the height of her career, singing to the sad souls in the bar. Sofia gathers her courage to sing for Pieta, only to be told that her voice is devoid of the suffering and heartbreak necessary to sing the songs. Determined to fill her voice with the necessary pain, she learns a hard, but valuable lesson about the reality of heartbreak.