Covered
In a COVID impacted New York City, a Black woman has a few things to consider before going outside for a run.
In a COVID impacted New York City, a Black woman has a few things to consider before going outside for a run.
Houseplant is an animated short film paired with an original spoken word poem, exploring issues of disconnection, body, and gender identity.
Suffering from a strange disease that transforms her into plants, a woman inhabits her lover's ice fishing cabin.
Six women in their late-thirties gather, with lots of wine and laughter, to dye Easter eggs. Through a series of whimsical portraits we discover each woman’s view on her respective egg, lost dreams, and new beginnings.
Activate NDN Consciousness combines found footage of harmful portrayals of Indigenous peoples in contrast with images of contemporary Indigenous protest and rebellion, creating a work that captures the truth of a traumatic history as well as the desire and strength of Indigenous survival and resistance.
This poetic piece reflecting a Hijabis inner thoughts as she waits for her train, explores the effects that Islamophobia has on the daily life of visibly Muslim living in the Western world.
An ode to Shari Kasman's Bloordale Beach: a demolition grounds turned absurd community rallying point at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ironic emblem of Toronto's housing and public space crises
Where I Am considers the filmmaker’s shifting relationship to Hong Kong, as someone who is now observing the city from afar.
An in-depth analysis of how lack of access to food, financial means, and other resources is affecting lower-income communities in Toronto - COVID-19 being a large factor.
A young queer, non-binary Muslim storyteller walks us through the spaces and people that have shaped her healing and growth from some of the most trying moments of her past.
A couple struggles to define the future of their relationship after years of trying to conceive. As tensions grow, Noah seeks common ground, while Dara throws herself into the creation of a theatre performance.
Dominant languages have threatened the survival of Inuktitut, a complex language that includes several dialects which varies from one generation to another. Could today's technologies be the solution to the language’s survival?
In a hospital room, a daughter recalls a moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace that has led to a strained relationship with her father for many years.
A group of women gather at a Tunis hair salon on the eve of the 2019 presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country and giving us an intimate look into Tunisia’s young democracy.
A Cree filmmaker and her white partner document their fertility process from finding an Indigenous donor, to parenting as an interracial queer couple.
A documentation of a the inception and cultural significance of the “Passing the Seeds” wampum belt, created as a record of the agreement, relationship and story of the rematriation of a collection of heirloom seeds from the Sisters of Providence in Kingston to Ratinenhayén:thos, a group of seed savers and knowledge holders, from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
A visual essay that explores weddings, marriage, and societal expectations with a look back on a childhood that set up unattainable standards.
A young woman journeys to visit her grandmother. What transpires between the unsaid and silence propels into a prolonged moment of tension and desires of connection.
Through empathy, telepathy and tactile care, the Sex Magick Warriors spill the tea on their means of survival in these harsh urban environments. The ritual exposes the hardships of this army of lovers and reveals their sensual strategy for self preservation.
A Muslim woman is taken aside in airport security, only to reveal an unexpected hidden secret.
An exploration of early memories and modern experiences guides this look at Pakistan through one filmmaker’s aim to reflect the personal and cultural divides of her own identity.
Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to the hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.
Nadège lacks the confidence to get what she wants from life... until the day she discovers a new passion that awakens the beast inside her.
Over the course of a night, two sisters roam the streets of their rough neighbourhood as they try to avoid another stay in foster care.