Canada Program
November 10 - 15, 2020
The Paperboy
Canada / Adventure / 12 mins
Director: Michael James Regan, Mark Brombacher
Writer: Mark Brombacher
Producer: Michael James Regan
Cast: Andrew Johnston, Hanna Anderson
A quick-witted paperboy in 80s suburbia must navigate bullies and deadbeat customers in order to collect enough cash to fix his guitar and perform at his crush's birthday party.

The Wireman
Canada / Animation / 11 mins
Director: Noah Brown
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The Wireman spends his days feeding a strange hole in the ground, until he makes a startling discovery that changes his life.

This Time With Feeling
Canada / Drama / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Spencer Glassman
Producer: Charlotte Lytle
Cast: Bren Eastcott, Benjamin Liddell
After a series of letdowns, Edith, a budding young actress starts to doubt her abilities and becomes more than a little unhinged.

Those Who Wait
Canada / Drama / 8 mins
Director/Writer: Taylor Grist
Producer: Joe Frechette, Cat Heaven
Cast: Makenzie Smith, Rebekah Gibson
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Two Sheriffs
Canada / Drama / 8 mins
Director/Writer: Renay Absalyamov
Producer: Alexandre Moura
Cast: Charles Graham, Alex DeCicco
Realizing they are in a slasher movie and attempting to escape the crime scene, John and Paul bump into a maniac and now are in a dilemma: should they kill the maniac and destroy the entire movie universe or sacrifice themselves? What will they choose?

Unknown Caller
Canada / Suspense / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Clayton Holmes
Cast: Melody Mangler, Trey Helten
A beautiful burlesque dancer meets her self-proclaimed, biggest fan.

Verbicide
Canada / Comedy / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Santiago Fernandez-Concha
Producer: Rosanna Rassat, Jennifer Costa
Cast: Bruce Davies, Michelle Monteith
Trying to get back together with his ex-wife, an obsessive English professor instead gets the kick in the pants he needs to overcome his neuroticism for the English language.

Walking the Fenceline
Canada / Drama / 15 mins
Director/Writer/Producer: Jesse Foster
Cast: Jessie Fraser, Tom Stevens
In an effort to leave their small town lives, two lovers plan their escape.

We Hear Running
Canada / Drama / 11 mins
Director/Writer: Karine Dashney
Producer: Dark Horse Rising Productions
Cast: Matt Keyes, Karine Dashney
How two family members cope in isolation when the world has gone awry. Dani, a reclusive workaholic, self isolates in her apartment after a recent pandemic left her working from home. Elliot, her older brother, has made repeated attempts to contact her, but finds no answer, descending deeper into a disconnected reality as loneliness and depression overwhelm his sense of self.

Wife Me
Canada / Drama / 13 mins
Director: Gregory Fox
Writer/Producer: Hayden Finkelshtain, Hannah Galway
Cast: Hayden Finkelshtain, Hannah Galway