Animated short films and Canada are ubiquitous, and this program of Canadian-made projects highlights the continuing tradition of great Canadian animation. Community Partner for this Screening: <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/089d0ec92ae155c125a6f939927c89af.png" style="display: block; margin: auto;">

Henry is getting older. His eyesight isn’t what it used to be, his joints ache when he goes for a walk, and sometimes he pees on the carpet.

Old Dog

A determined old man and his optimistic granddaughter are dropped off at the edge of a vast desert in order to begin the long, arduous multi-day trek toward the possibility of a better life. Alone and on foot, they're tracked by vultures and at the mercy of the elements as they traverse the great distance to arrive at the boundary between their present and prospective future — a physical barrier so massive, so impenetrable, that word of its very existence has successfully served to dissuade all others from even attempting the journey. But the old man has a simple, hopeful plan. They set it in motion. And it appears to work. Until they're confronted by the realization everything they've been told, everything they've come to believe, about their destination may no longer be true.

Green Grass

Helping the little fishing boats and the members of this out-port community is the Lighthouse Man's pride and joy. When the town develops and "outgrows" his analog ways, his sense of purpose is lost and, even worse, he feels like a nuisance in his own home. He gives up his role... But, will the town and its people need him again?

The Lighthouse Man

Inspired by the true story of family, and finding home, no matter the circumstance. Sometimes home cannot be a physical place, and becomes a memory or something else.

Sophie & Jacob

Women of all ages emerge from the shadows and together, walk toward a light, Guided by their instincts, they will face and transcend their own limits.

The Walk (La Marche)

Eve is a sheep who lives a simple life. But one day, she is abducted and put into a laboratory in which she undergoes training to maker her “civilized." The training confuses her at first, but she begins to get the hang of it. However, her training culminated in a final test: is she willing to kill a wild animal?

Hey, Ewe!

When a baby owl is pushed from the nest by her mother, her anxiety and self-doubt triggers an existential crisis as her hypothetical future life flashes before her eyes — all in the time it takes to travel from her branch to the forest floor.

Try to Fly

A useless, damaged, forgotten block of marble after years of neglect, emerges as one of the greatest and most beautiful works of art.

The Abandoned Block

1917. Private Pépin vowed to write the beautiful Mademoiselle Pigeon a letter daily. He will soon have to use his imagination to keep his promise.

Mademoiselle Pigeon

An overprotective robot learns the importance of letting go, for the sake of the bird he loves.

Beep & Tweet

Jenny and her bunny, Lucky, share their adventure across the Canadian prairies as her family moves from Ontario to Vancouver.

Lucky

This story follows a teenage boy experiencing the world closing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He’s repeatedly met with the all-too familiar message: "Stay home and stay safe."

Boys & Girls Clubs 'Be There for Them'

A lady and her Cat. A friendship stronger than the optic nerve.

Félina

Tank, a natural artist who is always drawing, runs into trouble with the law with his gang of friends. Tank is convicted, jailed, and subjected to solitary confinement and intense brutality. His art allows him to escape his terrible conditions. He discovers his own native spirituality while in jail, and through his art, finds a way to be in the world, and to reflect on his own reality.

RKLSS

"Dance Dog Dance" uses 2d rotoscoping to illustrate animals dancing to some of the best dance sequences in film and music video from the past 100 years.

Dance Dog Dance

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/471b9c7260e5b4fef966d6253dcfbedd.png" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Director's Prize, SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2020 Deep into the small hours of the night, drenched in black coffee and paperwork, a lonely man's sanity starts to slip away.

Too Late

KATALOG OF FLAWS is a fever dream. There are many false endings, keep watching.

Katalog of Flaws

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