A lonely musician in a small town creates a thriving underground music scene by inventing and posing as a multitude of bands. When Rolling Stone Magazine takes notice, his life unravels as he struggles to maintain the facade of his fictional bands.

Portland Is The New Portland

Second Date with Wet Sara

In a rollercoaster display of family dynamics, siblings Maria and Eddie confront a college-bound teen who unknowingly triggered a chain reaction of events in this heartwarming tale of family, love, and overreactions.  After a morning of failed communication with their mother, Maria and Eddie rush to her house, fearing the worst. Thankfully they discover their mother alive, but upset and overly dramatic as she puts on a show about feeling obsolete. Confused by her statement, the siblings realize that something, or someone, must have triggered their mother’s feelings.   This leads them to Maria’s house where they confront the clueless culprit behind the day’s events, Maria’s college-bound son Jonathan, in a story that gently reminds us that sometimes even the smallest of gestures carry the weightiest of love.

Don't Bring Empanadas

Three young students discover a machine that allows them to say whatever they want.

REVENGE OF THE LANGUAGE MASTER 1757B

&quot;SANDRA&quot; is a surreal comedy that follows Jane (Alison Banowsky) whose banal and predictable life with her boyfriend (Andrew Knox) is upended when she finds out that a mysterious and erratic woman has been living in her basement. The film is about getting unstuck, learning to trust your intuition, and most importantly, letting your freaky side flourish.

Sandra

An Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish from a bank teller so personally, his rage drives him to carry out a bizarre revenge plan.

Happy Thanksgiving

When a masked stranger threatens to burn down a 24-hour petrol station, disaffected night shift attendant Emma is all that stands in his way.

Naked Lights

Charlotte and Zack share a romance across time and space.

Fireflies in the Dusk

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