Matt works at his own salon by day, but at night, he dresses up as a superhero, sets up a salon stool on a busy Toronto street corner, and gives free haircuts to the homeless.
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Running Breathless: A Self Portrait
A woman with Crohn’s Disease develops a renewed relationship with her body as she reconciles her chronic illness with her passions and dreams.
Partially Compensated
A stop-motion animated film illustrating a child with dyslexia’s experience in the classroom, and the difference made by understanding teachers who make that extra effort.
Filmmaker Bio
Krista is a puppet artist, filmmaker, and all around lover of the arts. In 2016 she obtained her Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut in Puppet Arts. Since that time she has been working at Animax Designs in Nashville, Tennessee, where she helps bring animatronic, puppet, and costume characters to life every day as a Figure Finisher. In her free time she pursues writing and illustrating for children’s books.
Mr. Connolly Has ALS
A beloved high school principal continues to lead, despite rapidly losing his abilities to ALS.
Lethe
Waking after a mysterious car accident, a young woman with amnesia must piece together fragmented memories while running from mysterious pursuers.
Leo & Carol
Leo, a “vertically challenged” public officer and comedian, is about to marry Carol, a teacher who is 5’5″ tall.
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Just, Go!
Just, who lost both of his legs in an accident, chases the thieves who stole his crush’s purse.
Filmmaker Bio
Pavel Gumennikov learned storytelling from his grandfather, but his career began in China where his first film, Kaleidoscope, won the Sony Award at the China Normal University Film Festival, after which he began directing commercials and music videos in addition to his own films.
Intimacy
A first date between a deaf woman and a blind man, experienced through their alternating perspectives.
Filmmaker Bio
Ryan and Jackson Hogan are part-time film-makers and full-time brothers living in Leyton, East London. Ryan studied Film and Literature at the University of Warwick, and has since pursued a career in screenwriting while freelancing in film and television post-production. He mostly writes. Jackson studied Film at the University of Kent, and has since made a living shooting music videos, commercials, and live events. He mostly shoots. Their previous directorial efforts include Fishbowl (2016), The Laytons (2012) and Working Lunch (2011).
How We Met Laurel
Laurel, a blind, hardworking, Syrian asylum-seeker, makes a life for himself in the U.S. as his family waits in Turkey for their own visas.
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Filmmaker Bio
Arpita Aneja is a video journalist based in Brooklyn, NY. She has worked for TIME magazine more than three years and has made countless news videos and short documentaries for time.com.
Heaven Is A Traffic Jam On The 405
Mindy Alper, who has battled mental illness throughout her life, has created a body of artwork that depicts her journey through years of difficult treatments.
Won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject
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