Short films curated by our team of student Generation Next programmers who selected the best films made by high school students across Canada. Sponsored by the Vancouver Film School.

A disorganized student must confront the physical manifestation of his problems. Shot on 16mm film.

BAGGAGE

A disorganized student must confront the physical manifestation of his problems.

Made during Reel Youth’s fourth visit to Kugluktuk, NU, this series celebrates Inuit musical traditions, culture and landscapes. Local youth worked with their elders to record traditional and original contemporary songs and film music videos to accompany them.

MY CULTURE

Inuit youth speak about what their culture means to them in this portrait of life in Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

One day, when he's resting, a dog living in an abandoned town encounters a mysterious glowing orb that leads him on a journey into his past.

LONELY WOODS

A short animated film about a dog living in an abandoned town.

Poet Allan Morgan shares his lifelong experience in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

THE LIFE ARTIST

Allan Morgan's moving poem brings light to the stories and movements that shape him.

Three friends are concerned about climate change and how the future will look. Their genius friend, Elie, builds a time-travelling spaceship and takes them to the year 2222.

Three friends use a time machine to see how the year 2222 will look.

An experimental music video with a call to action for water conservation and Indigenous land rights. Made at the Reel Youth film academy.

CROW CALL AND RESPONSE

An experimental music video exploring Indigenous land rights.

After looking for photography locations at her cottage, Photo Girl stumbles upon an ancient cave hosting several terrifying creatures. After she escapes, the creatures ruthlessly try to hunt down Photo Girl and her family.

OBSCURUS

A young girl stumbles upon an ancient cave housing terrifying creatures.

From a young age, we’re taught to recognize patterns, but some patterns need to change. How do we unlearn old patterns that hold us back and learn new patterns that can help us? What patterns of behaviour affect you and, in turn, those around you?

PATTERNS IN OUR LIVES

Patterns are everywhere, from what we see to what we feel and experience.

TUNNEL HUNTERS follows a ragtag documentary team as they seek to debunk the rumours of what lies deep in the tunnels beneath their high school. From blurry decade-old YouTube videos to interviews and actualon-site investigations, this documentary crew isn’t going to stop until they find what they’re after, even if they might not know what that is.

TUNNEL HUNTERS

A ragtag documentary team seeks to debunk the rumours of what lies beneath their high school.

The official music video for the song TORTURE GARDEN by Kula Ferrier and Sarah Houston.

TORTURE GARDEN

The official music video for the song TORTURE GARDEN by Kula Ferrier and Sarah Houston.

A boy explores the meanings of his dreams.Young Calgary filmmaker, James Duric, ruminates on the meaning of isolation when it comes to dreams.

DREAM JOURNAL

A boy explores the meanings of his dreams.

15 years old and already numb to the world. Nature has the answer.

A WORLD BEYOND THE SCREEN

15 years old and already numb to the world. Nature has the answer.

A boy with a mysterious blue bag visits various places with his friends. A landscape film with distant characters, IS THIS THE PLACE is a quiet exploration of acceptance and futility.

IS THIS THE PLACE?

A boy searches for a place with his friends while carrying a blue bag.

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