A selection of finalists from the 2017 international and Canada-wide student film contest.

The Films 

Lilly Hits the Road, dir. by Xstine Cook | Canada

Run, dir. by Robin Tremblay | Canada

A Story About a Bear Who Wanted to be a Horse, dir. by Calvin Brett | Canada

The Other Side, dir. by Ci Ci | Canada

Nana, dir. by Alexandra Kellner | Canada

Purrs and ‘Ol Man blues, dir. by Susan Shulman | Canada

Minor Offence, dir. by Theresa Nguyen | Canada

Mr. Shiff’s Last Shift, dir. by Esteban Herrera-Cordero | Canada

Equipoise, dir. by Gung-Kai Koo | US

Retired Life, dir. by Ethan Verkler | US

Windows, dir. by Mina Valizadeh | US

Lime Green As, dir. by Helen Chun | Australia

Ascribed Achievements, dir. by Samaneh Shojaei | Iran

In One Drag, dir. by Alireza Hashempour | Germany

Fox and Bear, dir. by Madeleine Arundale | US

Seine’s Breath, dir. by Bethanie Montano | Australia

Immersion, dir. by Connor Bland | US

In a Heartbeat, dir. by Beth David & Esteban Bravo | US

*In addition to the above, the winner finalists of the student film contest will be also shown in this section. 

Runtime: approx 100 mins