
SATURDAY
AUGUST 30, 5:00 PM
PROGRAM 2

The Newcomer
Canada | Drama | 14 min
Director/Writer: Zoe Cleland
Producer: Katherine Marilyn Marie Wilson, Zoe Cleland, Lauren Saarimaki
Cast: Lisa Truong, Louisa Zhu, Christina Kozak
Amy forges an intense bond with the ghost in her apartment, risking the erosion of her own identity.

You Have
Canada | Drama | 11 min
Director/Writer: Ryan Nesbitt
Producer: Ryan Nesbitt, Mithila Majithia
Cast: Chance Orion-Wood, Tiffany Babiak, Jim Phu
After being diagnosed with a chronic illness, Rigel manifests his emotions into a creature that only he can see. With no way to rid themselves of one another, the pair must find a balance within their relationship in order to co-exist.

Long Time No See
Canada | Drama | 12 min
Director/Writer: Artur Haroutyoun Andonian
Producer: Artur Haroutyoun Andonian
Cast: Michael Masurkevitch, Michael Charles
Mikey lives in a delusion, his family replaced by mannequins in a home stuck in time. When a detective comes investigating a buried tragedy, his constructed reality begins to collapse. Long Time No See explores grief, guilt, and the mind’s desperate need to forget.

Hey, You There
Canada | Drama | 17 min
Director/Writer: Darya Amirshahi
Producer: Jeanette Lee, Darya Amirshahi
Cast: Vivien Nikfardjam, Meytal Mokhov, Riana Aguiar
26-year-old Jackie holds the threads of hope for her relationship with childhood best friend Claire. Jackie is stuck in a cycle of their past traumas and what to do about their relationship. Through different time periods of their lives, Jackie reflects on her friendship with Claire, from its past to its future.

Blood Rights
Canada | Drama | 8 min
Director/Writer: Caitlin Starowicz
Producer: Bonnie Do
Cast: Natalia Bushnik, Helen Belay, Louise Kerr
When two Texan besties summon Bloody Mary to help with an unplanned pregnancy in a post-Roe world, they ignite a wild, supernatural campaign for women's rights, turning the infamous demon into the fiercest feminist icon and first ghost president we never knew it needed.

Psychopomp
Canada | Drama | 15 min
Director/Writer: Ryan Kilbourne
Producer: Lianne Graham
Cast: Kealan Mclaughlin, Jessa Richer, Ayaka Wilson
An experimental musician grapples with the sudden loss of his ballerina wife. Struggling to cope with his grief, he turns to an untested drug called Psychopomp. The drug is supposed to provide a temporary passage to the afterlife— or at least the illusion of one.

Fungus
Canada | Drama | 11 min
Director: Anna Hardwick
Writer: Genevieve Paiement
Producer: Ivy Bregman
Cast: Ingrid Rae Doucet, Raoul Bhaneja


