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Brine

16mm drama 7:00

Director: Jesse Elliott
Cinematographer: Emmanuel Mutsune
Sound & Lighting: Farhad Farazmand
Editor: Melissa Berg

A man covets a foot in a pickle jar.

Chasing Chinese

DV documentary 11:05

Directors: May Chew & Anice Wong
Videographer: Anice Wong
Sound: Ramona Pringle
Editor: Renee Desjardins

A young person’s struggle to reinitiate herself back into an estranged culture.

Make Some F#%king Noise:
The World of Free Tekno Toronto

DV documentary 4:25

Director: Brad McGregor
Videographer: Carl Elster
Sound: Meagan McAteer
Editor: Pavel Patriki

Testaments of Toronto’s most underground party promoters as they break into buildings, reclaim public space and take a stance against the system. A video about dissent and the reasons for being FREE.

My Body

DV 2:15

Director: J. Lauren Johnson
Videographer: Anice Wong
Sound: May Chew
Editor: Samantha Stokell

An intimate critique of the relationship between herself and her body, this film highlights the filmmaker’s struggle between how she feels and what she thinks.

Now Watch Me

DV 4:30

Director: J. Lauren Johnson
Videographer: Queena Chan
Sound: Conall Pendergast
Editor: Elise Cousineau

A young girl dances in her living room; a woman walking by outside stops to watch. This film calls into question the impact of pop culture images on the phenomenon of exhibitionism and the female experience.

Only the Waves

16mm drama 11:25

Director & Writer: Morgan Passi
Cinematography: Queena Chan
Sound: Brad McGregor
Editor: Stephanie DaCosta

A film about a young girl’s first lessons in friendship, love and revenge

Post Secondary Dreams

DV documentary 13:35

Director: Aaron Van Borek
Assistant Director: Mariana Predovic
Videographers: Mark Toller & Catherine Howe
Sound: Catherine Howe
Editor: Jacob Templin

“Dreams really do come true. With a post-secondary degree anything is possible!” An exploration of the value, trials and tribulations involved in the pursuit of a post-secondary education.

Prince Solitaire

16mm drama 18:03

Director: Matthew Crandall
Writers: Matthew Crandall & Stephen Mullins
Cinematographer: Pavel Patriki
Sound: Elisabeth Martin-Cavalcante
Editor: Corey Brown

Everyone in Fairytale land was getting lucky… everyone except Prince Solitaire.

Synthetic Aurora

DV experimental 3:10

Director: Josh Bonnetta
Videographers: Hugh Gibson & Jean-Paul Tibensky

Three Corners

Super 16 drama 18:00

Director & Writer: Steve Carey
Producer: Karyn Sullivan
Cinematographer: Benjamin Lichty
Sound: Eliza Billes
Editor: Valesca Cerski

After being away from home for seven years, Stewart Brown returns to his hometown for his father’s funeral. In an attempt to rekindle his friendship with his younger brother, Stewart confronts the mistakes of his past and rediscovers the importance of a lost brotherhood.

Today

16mm 3:40

Director: Tricia Lee
Cinematographer: Anice Wong
Sound: Will Tetley
Editor: Wendi Marchioni

A film about the simple pleasures of childhood.

We're Capitalists

DV music video 5:10

Director: Michael Tersigni
Videographer: Andrew Kronby
Sound: Brad McGregor
Editor: Matthew Crandall

A dramatic, in-depth look at the moral fabric of contemporary society seen through the eyes of a simple city boy. Couched within the theatrical tradition and set to the principles of the musical video genre, audiences are bound to dance in the aisles and fall in love with the four nameless yet provocative fat cats. To sum up these five minutes of cinematic splendor, we turn to the words imparted upon us by the great Celine Dion: “nature is only an immense ruin”.