Shorts Watched/2022

New in town, Ali longs to be the best tour guide in town. Will she find success or will she give up on her dream?

The story of a young, imaginative man named Charlie, who is searching to find someone like him in a world where he is different in every way.

Once the Dreammaker used to create the most beautiful dreams for people, but now he lives solitary for only one purpose. The creation of a special dream - his dream.

The process of making the Canadian penny (1 cent coin) is shown.

The process of rope-making is explored in this short with no words spoken.

In a pristine forest she wanders. Along paths that lead nowhere. She's here to lose herself. To get enchanted. Let my soul go free.

A lens is smashed with a hammer.

Alright boys and girls, are you ready for the best birthday party ever?

Every dog has his day, but poor Dante can't seem to catch a break. Miguel's dog just wants to enjoy a nice bone.

In this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.

A pilot crash-lands into his home. His face has been replaced by a turbine and he's fallen in love with a ceiling fan. To save their marriage, his wife must take drastic action.

In this charming animated story, young May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. May thinks about dogs all the time. She talks about them, reads about them and covers the walls of her bedroom with dog pictures. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait till she's older. All her clever ploys meet with a resounding "NO." May remembers her father's words when she was little and learning to roller skate: "If at first you don't succeed, try again." So she follows his advice in fact, she comes up with an ingenious idea to persuade Mom and Dad to change their minds. This fun-filled, offbeat story about a girl's hopes and dreams will enchant young viewers and their parents.

Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a close friend.

Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

A man spends his life hosting parties to raise funds for arts programs in VIctoria, British Columbia.

From Regina's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, a humble man with a simple and anonymous life. This is her acknowledgment how one does not have to be somebody to become exceptional in our life.

Beryl's back in "Affairs of the Art", which showcases one family's eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.

A mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class and fifth grade teacher to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.

Queen of Basketball is an electrifying portrait of Lucy Harris, who scored the first basket in women's Olympic history and was the first and only woman officially drafted into the N.B.A. Harris has remained largely unknown - until now.

More than 500,000 people are homeless in the US. A few of these real-life stories give the audience a rare, in-depth look at the scale, scope, and diversity of the problem while questioning uninformed attitudes and outmoded policies.

Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.

Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It's a question of life, death and karaoke.

Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.

A massive boxer and a graceful ballerina face moral dilemmas: she spurns her ballet master; he rejects dishonest victory. The romance defies odds, leading to an unpredictable future as they leave their worlds behind.