The Dark Hours

The Dark Hours 2005

5.70

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.

2005

Molly Maxwell

Molly Maxwell 2013

6.60

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.

2013

Birthmarked

Birthmarked 2018

5.80

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

2018

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil

Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil 2003

6.00

Teen heavy-metal enthusiast, Todd, seeks dating advice from the Prince of Darkness, unleashing the fury of hell to win the heart of the head cheerleader.

2003

Beans

Beans 2021

6.40

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.

2021

Empire of Dirt

Empire of Dirt 2013

5.60

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.

2013

Siblings

Siblings 2004

5.40

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.

2004

Better at Texting

Better at Texting 2021

1

When a radical, Indigenous, feminist, and a devout, Black, Mormon are paired up on a school assignment they exchange contact information and reluctantly begin chatting via text. Though they are not compatible on paper, and IRL, they soon discover they are better at texting.

2021

Save My Lost Nigga Soul

Save My Lost Nigga Soul 1993

1

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.

1993

Fairytales and Pornography

Fairytales and Pornography 2002

1

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.

2002

Life on Juniper

Life on Juniper 2015

1

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

2015

Elevated

Elevated 1996

6.10

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.

1996

We Wanted More

We Wanted More 2013

1

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

2013

What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You 2014

5.40

After dying in a horrific car crash, two bullied teens reappear completely healed and must decide the fate of their paralyzed friend.

2014

Night Of The Living

Night Of The Living 1997

1

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.

1997

Night for Night

Night for Night 2023

1

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

2023

Dreemer

Dreemer 2012

1

A surreal love story about a nineteen year old girl with the personality of an abused dog, and her oppressively misguided boyfriend.

2012

Nurse.Fighter.Boy

Nurse.Fighter.Boy 2009

5.00

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

2009

Sight

Sight 2023

1

Nadia has to put up with her star co-worker, the friendly and perky Grace. Nadia isn’t like her and wants nothing to do with her, yet Grace is all she thinks about. This resentment starts to fester, making Nadia crave something… different. She begins to transform, and it’s starting to show. Can she overcome these changes she’s experiencing, or will she succumb to the rage and jealousy she harbours inside?

2023

Short Hymn, Silent War

Short Hymn, Silent War 2003

1

The thoughts and memories of four African-Canadian women affected by gun violence are woven together in a tapestry of images.

2003