Jackie Torrens

Whole New Thing

Amnon Buchbinder

Aaron Webber, Rebecca Jenkins

Socially isolated by his parents, an androgynous teen enrolls in high school and develops a crush on his male teacher.

Marion Bridge

Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins

When three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.

The Healer

Paco Arango

Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Camilla Luddington

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

My Week on Welfare

Jackie Torrens

Award-winning documentarian – and former teenage welfare mother – Jackie Torrens explores stereotypes about welfare recipients by going back on welfare for a week. She finds out what the day-to-day reality of life is really like for people on income assistance in Nova Scotia in 2015. During her week-long stay, she discovers unexpected insights and encounters the complex issues facing those on the system. Produced by Peep Media, the team behind Edge of East.

Free Reins

Jackie Torrens

Patty McGill

Free Reins is the emotional story of a 63 year-old maverick, Patty McGill the diverse group of kids, families and volunteers who participate in an unconventional brand of equine assisted therapy at Hinchinbrook Farm.

Radical Age

Jackie Torrens

Stephen Leafloor, Zillah Minx

60-year-old Neal Unger tests his limits on a skateboard. 70 year-old Ann Perez de Tejada is the world’s oldest female MMA fighter. Helen Lambin got her first tattoo at the age of 75. 86 year-old James Haake is the world’s oldest working drag queen. After 40 years, Zillah Minx’s band is still as punk as it’s ever been, and Stephen Leafloor is turning his decades-long passion for hip-hop into a powerful tool for change. Their stories are Radical Age, a documentary that proves it’s never too late to defy convention.

Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams From A Harbourtown

Jackie Torrens

Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams From A Harbourtown follows two middle-aged people – a Rock Singer and a Pin Up Model – who are dreaming big, while living in a small place. How do you chase your show-biz dreams when you’re far from the shine of big city lights? Small Town Show Biz examines the world of dreams – the ones that haunt us and the ones that inspire us.