short films Archives

Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024

by Carlos Diaz | January 8, 2025

TIFFl has revealed its Canada’s Top Ten list, highlighting the standout films of 2024. From 40 Acres to Universal Language, it's a strong list from a talented group of filmmakers.

JR and Alice Rohrwacher Imagine the Myth of Plato’s Cave Anew

by Pat Mullen | December 21, 2024

An interview with An Urban Allegory directors Alice Rohrwacher and JR about adapting Plato's myth of the cave with layers of paper and glue.

Contra Zoom Pod Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Mike Donahue of Troy

by Contra Zoom | January 31, 2024

Mike Donahue discusses Troy on a Bonus Episode of Contra Zoom Pod!

5 Films and a Shorts Program To See At imagineNATIVE 2023

by Rachel West | October 13, 2023

The 24th annual imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival returns to Toronto and online this month. With 14 feature films and 70 short films screening, here are our picks for five films you need to see, plus a shorts program.

Spotlighting The Award-Winning Filmmakers from the 2022 Blackmagic Collective Film Festival

by Larry Fried | February 1, 2023

Learn more about the films and filmmakers that earned top prizes at last year’s Blackmagic Collective Film Festival.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Review

by Rachel Ho | June 30, 2022

When an unexpected brush with fame opens the door to reuniting with his loved ones, Marcel sets out on a sweeping, emotional journey to reclaim what he thought was lost and discover the family he never knew he had.

Hot Docs: This is Endometriosis Review

by Erin Fernie | May 5, 2022

An image of a shadow on a wall—moving slowly with the light across the room—speaks deeply to a feeling of lost hours and days that most, if not all, those suffering from endometriosis can relate to. I know I do. Short film This is Endometriosis, playing as a part of this year’s Hot Docs slate, […]

Simple but Complicated: The Short Films of Sophy Romvari

by Barbara Goslawski | April 9, 2022

Surveying the short films of Toronto's Sophy Romvari, from Norman Norman to Pumpkin Movie to Still Processing.

Sundance 2022: Hallelujah Review

by Rachel Ho | February 7, 2022

If we’re lucky, we’ll see the feature-length version of Hallelujah premiere at a future edition of Sundance.

Sundance 2022: The Panola Project Review

by Rachel Ho | February 7, 2022

The pandemic has been exhausting for everyone. In the last two years, not a day has gone by without a reminder of how the world has been crippled by this virus. This is why films like The Panola Project are necessary.