THE SPARKLE LITE MOTEL

15 min

Writer, Sarah Dodd
Lead Actor, Sarah Edmondson
Editor, Jana Fritsch

BC

When a newlywed couple checks into a seedy motel hoping for a night of marital bliss they get more than they bargained for.

SWIMMING LESSONS (2006)

7 min

Writer, Co-Producer, Director, Ellen Raine-Scott
Exec. Producer, Cheryl-Lee Fast
DOP, Kelly Mason
Producer, Jennifer Jang

BC

A comedy about life in the deep end.

TEA PARTY

9 min

Director, Producer, Allison Beda
Producer, Actor, Jocelyne Loewen
Producer, Erin MacDonald
Producer, Actor, Arabella Bushnell

BC

A viciously delicious comedy about friendship, trust and watching your back! "Amusingly bitchy"- Mark Harris THE GEORGIA STAIGHT (OCT 2006)

THE SADDEST BOY IN THE WORLD

13 min

Producer, DOP, Amy Belling
Lead Actor, Kirsten Robek

BC

Timothy Higgins declares himself the saddest boy in the world and prepares to hang himself at his ninth birthday party

WE'RE SO SCREWED

6 min

Producer, Tracy D. Smith
Writers, Directors, Sabrina Karine and Jessica Brajoux
Actors, Lori Triolo and Christine Lippa

BC

Kate and Lynn argue over a chocolate cake.. until they notice their own dead bodies lying on the floor. Will they go into the white light? Or are have their sins condemned them?

JOANNIE LEARNS TO COOK

5 min

Producer, Aisla Webster
Producer, Sophie McGarry
Writer, Director Tracy D. Smith

BC

Joannie's mother, Helen, figures the reason Joannie's still single is because she can't cook.

CICELY'S DIVORCE

13 min

Writer, Claire Staples
Lead Actors, Jodi Pongratz, Varya Ruben,Ruby Montgomery
DOP, Catherine Lutes
Producer, Kara Eide

BC

Mob boss mama-Jane and her daughters follow the family compact: marriage, divorce, split the spoils. A flawless system, since "you can't mess with tradition!"

THE HITCHHIKER

14 min

Writer, Kathy Parsons
Lead Actor, Gina Chiarelli

BC

A beleaguered hitchhiker discovers that getting a ride from the woman who just pulled over may require more than he had bargained for.

BIRTHDAYS AND OTHER TRAUMAS

13 min

Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Katie Yu
Editor, Cheryl Buckman

BC

The perpetually bewildered Oscar Pitt imagines Mother's homemade Pinata is her Evil Twin that he must destroy or be destroyed.

DYSFUNCTION

13min

Producer, Rhonda Dent
Writer, Director, Producer, Christine Will

BC

In a rhythmic, hard-edged and sometimes shocking reality, we see how plastic surgery and the cult of man-made beauty have become both a judge and a victim. Based on the compelling, yet disturbing, true story of a 17 year old girl who gets cosmetic surgery

THE TULPA

15 min

Producer, Elizabeth Becker
Lead Actor, Sarah Sido

BC

Working for "The Unexplained," a television show detailing episodes of the paranormal, reporter Brittany Daniels interviews a Tibetan Monk who claims he can create objects, and people, using intense concentration. After her crew captures the "appearance" of as teapot on camera, Brittany's superficial view of the world begins to crack as Brittany learns the hard way that there's more to our world than meets the eye.

REGARDING SARAH

14 min

Producer, Amy Belling
Writer, Director, Michelle Porter
DOP, Shannon Kohli
Editor, Lauren Mainland
Lead Actor, Gina Stockdale

BC

An elderly woman is desperately trying to record her life before she forgets it.

THE JANITORS

12 min

DOP, Shannon Kohli
Lead Actor, Medina Hahn

BC

A reclusive old night janitor meets a talkative young cleaning lady through a video conference connection that's been left on.

SHAMELESS: THE ART OF DISABILITY

approx.60 min

Writer, Director, Bonnie Sherr Klein
Producer, Tracey Friesen

BC

Art, activism and disability are the starting point for what unfolds as a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals. SHAMELESS: the ART of Disability marks Bonnie Sherr Klein's return to a career interrupted by a catastrophic stroke in 1987, turning the lens on the world of disability culture, and ultimately, the trans-formative power of art