Canadian Film Centre (CFC)

Two scientists raise three children contrarily to their genetic tendencies in order to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.

Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. What follows is an extraordinary night of terror and evil mind games where escape is not an option.

At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing. In the midst of all this liberal pedagogy and budding talent, Molly Maxwell feels unexceptional, until she falls for her attractive English teacher, Ben.

Like many Native families, Lena Mahikan grew up in the cycle of abuse. Her father, a residential school survivor, was an alcoholic until he killed himself when Lena was 10. Her mother, only 14 years her senior, turned to the slots. By the time Lena was 15, she was pregnant and, before giving birth, was kicked to the curb by her mom. The cycle continues and Lena is now watching helplessly as her own daughter, Peeka, spirals out of control, landing herself in the hospital following a drug overdose. As a final attempt at survival, Lena decides to return home and face her own mother and a past she’s desperate to escape.

Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the turbulent Indigenous uprising that tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.

Joe and his siblings have a couple of problems. First off, their stepparents are despicably evil. Secondly, they seemed to have killed them. Now this mixed up mess of half-sisters and step-brothers have to figure out how to dispose of the bodies, cover up the murders, collect their grandfather's inheritance and somehow stick together as a family -- all without getting caught. Not to mention Joe's incessant need to keep tabs on his promiscuous sister, an eye on the precocious little ones and a lustful watch on the girl next-door. Growing up has its complications. Murder's just one of them.

Re-imagines the story of Cain and Abel, with Cain as a pathetic drug addict and Abel as his straight-arrow, disapproving brother. Their struggle for supremacy is told through the would-be monologue of their roommate, an aspiring stand-up comic who plans to use them as fodder for his stage debut.

An indie-rock singer loses her voice on the precipice of her first world tour.

A young woman, being accused of stealing from her employer, falls in love with her lawyer while spending Christmas holidays with him and his family.

Following reports of a mysterious crash, an aging farmer encounters a visitor determined on disrupting his quiet way of life.

Lost in an isolated forest with her abusive boyfriend, Sadie finds a sinister way to get the love she's always wanted.

Ben and Ellen use the elevator in their building when all of a sudden, Hank, the blood covered security man of the building rushes into the elevator, claiming that there is a dangerous alien-like creature in the building.

Olivia and her maid Anna are in love, and stealing a secret moment together. But their moment of tranquility ends abruptly when Olivia’s husband, John, returns home early. As the women hide in the maid's quarters, they overhear a plan that changes everything.

A young boy watches in helpless horror as his alcoholic father turns into a zombie before his very eyes. Vancouver's Andrew Currie adeptly builds tension as young Zack wrestles with the twin demons of imagination and reality.

A family's daily lives are affected by a recent event.

In a dystopian future where the air is unbreathable and all citizens must wear elaborate masks in order to live, one young scientist fights to win his lover by defying the state and seeing her face.

Short film by Christian Sparkes. Disturbing and poignant story that dives deep into the unconscious side of pain, grief and love.

When two squabbling brothers rescue a woman from a religious cult, the intensity of their sibling rivalry is no match for the mysterious forces that are about to envelope them.

An urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child.

A queer teenage boy takes his little sister on an adventure through the city for her birthday, but their celebration comes at a cost.