In the voiceover for this animated short, a young woman attempts to describe herself, casting her life in the ideal light that society expects. The film’s imagery, however, tells a different story, poignantly illustrating the intense anxiety that comes with the quest for perfection and the pursui...

An animated comedy about graffiti in love.

A talented ghost has just finished a literary masterpiece.

The Fox Sisters is based on a true story about the three sisters who worked as spiritual mediums in the 1850’s. We witness their stormy relationship at its breaking point.

Three young birds long to experience what is beyond the high mountains of the valley. Flap must overcome his fear of flying after a terrible accident, if he is to migrate out of the valley with his two friends.

The End of Pinky revolves around three fallen angels seeking companionship and humanity in the shadows of the red-light district, in a mythic, magically realized Montreal. The survivor of traumatic childhood experiences recounted in heartbreakingly droll fashion, Johnny is a handsome thief who fi...

A colour cartoon about tobacco addiction and the difficulty of breaking the habit. This case history of a chain smoker--told on a psychiatrist's couch, with the patient's recollections amusingly illustrated--explains the whole psychology of the smoking habit and the part that cigarette advertisin...

When kids in the neighborhood begin to go missing, Aria, her friends, and her two mothers band together to make sure Aria isn't next.

This animated film is above all a love story told with emotion and delicacy. A man loves a woman; both of them love literature. We discover the murmur of their lives, the harmony of their feelings—and we learn how their affection for novels and poetry marks their existence beyond death. The fruit...

In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiraling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final touch of his mother's hand. Using rotoscoped dr...

A young girl and her father leave everything familiar behind when they move to Canada from China. The only piece of home they bring with them is a Chinese violin. As they face the huge challenges of starting new lives in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left beh...

Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.

In 1983, nine-year-old Hart attends Jewish summer camp for the first time, while in a nearby Alberta town a social studies teacher makes headlines after it’s discovered he’s been teaching anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. In the aftermath, the teacher’s former students are invited to Hart’s cam...

In the Imperial City in the year 746, during the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li gives a banquet in honour of his favourite concubine, Yang. The guests pay their respects to the great beauty. A magnificent feast is served. The incense burns down, but the celebration is still missing two essential elemen...

An experimental journey into the backyard.

Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.

While being terrorized by one of their own, the kids of a group home come together to take her down.

The story of life after death, beautifully inspired by Mongolian tradition.

Animation, painting, art, experimental, nomad, Mongolia, human-animal, animism, Central Asia.

When a young girl loses her mother right before a game, it takes her teammates to help her pull through.

A story of transition – from male to female, and from despondency to happiness. Using recorded interview material and representative artwork, this short touches on the fear and loneliness of living in the closet, and the joy and confidence that comes with stepping into the light.

A five-part stop-motion animation series about a small clay man stuck on top of a table. He has many strange experiences as he struggles to find a way off the table.

While contemplating his future, a teenage boy is forced to publicly address a painful secret.

Sweet Madness, Lasting Lunacy is a walk in the daily life of several psychiatric institutions. From waking up to going to bed, this animated documentary meets extraordinary people who let us enter their privacy. The wealth, humor and sensitivity of these people make this ride unforgettable ...