From overcoming our fears to embracing the unknown, there is so much to learn from life by the water. This collection of shorts explores the many ways we relate to water, inviting us to weather the storm, navigate uncharted waters, and ride that wave as far as possible.

The Last WishAfter her husband's death, a 70-year-old widow confronts her lifelong fear of water. An unsettling visitor forces her to face buried trauma and pursue one final chance to leave this world without regrets.

depiction of a racially motivated incident

The Last Wish

After her husband's death, a 70-year-old widow confronts her lifelong fear of water. An unsettling visitor forces her to face buried trauma and pursue one final chance to leave this world without regrets.

We Act Like ChildrenRooted in the universal experience of feeling stuck, this gentle story follows two siblings who retreat from an uncertain future, seeking shelter from the challenges waiting just beyond their reach.

We Act Like Children

Rooted in the universal experience of feeling stuck, this gentle story follows two siblings who retreat from an uncertain future, seeking shelter from the challenges waiting just beyond their reach.

StrandedWhen Yiling, a Chinese marine biologist living abroad, travels to a Newfoundland fishing town to study a repeatedly stranded humpback whale, the coastline awakens memories of the seaside hometown in China she left behind years ago.

Stranded

When Yiling, a Chinese marine biologist living abroad, travels to a Newfoundland fishing town to study a repeatedly stranded humpback whale, the coastline awakens memories of the seaside hometown in China she left behind years ago.

MargueriteInspired by a true story, Marguerite recounts the fate of Marguerite de la Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman marooned on an island off Newfoundland, who survives the loss of everything she loves.

violence, death of a child, and depictions of mental illness and grief

Marguerite

Inspired by a true story, Marguerite recounts the fate of Marguerite de la Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman marooned on an island off Newfoundland, who survives the loss of everything she loves.

SurfistasAgainst icy winter winds and relentless waves, Filipino-Canadian surfer Robin Pacquing gathered a community of fearless women surfing in one of the world’s most unexpected places: Canada’s Great Lakes.

Surfistas

Against icy winter winds and relentless waves, Filipino-Canadian surfer Robin Pacquing gathered a community of fearless women surfing in one of the world’s most unexpected places: Canada’s Great Lakes.

Violet After The StormIn 1959 Violet Kingston, a mother of eight, contends with the loss of her husband in one of the worst fishing disasters in New Brunswick history.

Violet After The Storm

In 1959 Violet Kingston, a mother of eight, contends with the loss of her husband in one of the worst fishing disasters in New Brunswick history.

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