Canada Program
November 10 -15, 2020
Not Your Average Bear
Canada / Comedy / 15 mins
Director: Cliff Skelton
Writer: Simon Longmore
Producer: Simon Longmore, Adam Lolacher
Cast: Simon Longmore, Mauri Momose
A daring robbery pulled off by the most unlikely of culprits. What an average man will do when pushed to his limits.

Platform
Canada / Drama / 5 mins
Director: Terence Mcglade, Hayden Currie
Writer: Terence Mcglade
Producer: Sebastian Kennedy
Cast: Tom Ashworth, William Yong
Business man awaiting subway train is accosted by stranger and is almost thrown onto tracks. A small group of bystanders gather around the fight and thru their watching convey disapproval and the attacker suddenly stops and runs away. As the train pulls in the bystanders enter the train leaving the bereft and stunned man on the platform

Pride of Katanga
Uganda / Documentary / 14 mins
Director: SJ Finlay
The story of Hellen Balekeh, Uganda's first female boxer. She takes care of 17 children by day; by night, she plays the role of protector –– and sometimes, vigilante. Hellen is on a mission: to protect and save young girls who live in Katanga, the worst slum in Kampala, from the abuse that runs rampant there, abuse she has tragically experienced herself.
Safe House
Canada / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Quaison Nangle
Writer: Esther Rogers
Producer: Esther Rogers, Ada Tsang
Cast: Esther Rogers, Paul Chiusolo
A young couple is pushed to their breaking point while living in an isolated cabin during a viral pandemic.

Smart
Canada / Drama / 13 mins
Director/Writer: Fiona Highet
Producer: Alex Cabrera Aragon
Cast: Fiona Highet, David Fox
A career-focused woman in mid-life evaluates her work-related friendships and finds them unfulfilling. She chooses to give herself over to a cantankerous neighbour; choosing a “real” though difficult relationship over a “fun” but less authentic one and is surprised to discover she does not want what she had thought.

Tell Me A Story
Canada / Drama / 15 mins
Director: Ajay Rakhraj
Writer: Alexander Zonjic
Cast: Thomas Gough, Parham Rownaghi
A high school teacher shepherds his students through an average day of classes.

The Abandoned Block
Canada / Animation / 5 mins
Director/Writer/Producer: James Bourne
A useless, damaged, forgotten block of marble after years of neglect, emerges as one of the greatest and most beautiful works of art.

The Butterfly Affect
Canada / Animation / 5 mins
Director: Stephanie Blakey
Writer: Jen Davreux
Producer: Amanda Konkin
Cast: Kate Boutilier, Sophie Terry