Canada Vignettes: Toronto

Blackout

2013

Blackout is a short, animated documentary about the 2003 power failure in much of the eastern seaboard of the U.S and Canada for up to 4 days.

Nepal

2022

The pages of the travel diary are turned over – and the drawings come to life, immersing the viewer in the exotic atmosphere of Nepal.

Canada Vignettes: The Horse

1978

This animated short illustrates how at one time horses provided man with unprecedented mobility and how the arrival of the iron horse brought this era to an end.

Biidaaban: First Light

2018

Toronto’s town square is flooded. The city’s infrastructure has merged with local flora. In this radically different future, people have found a connection to the past.

Turning Red

2022 · ★ 7.3

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

Fifteen Dogs

A debate between Hermes and Apollo on whether animals would be happier if they had the same cognitive and speech abilities as humans leads to a group of ordinary dogs being gifted these powers as a test. Suddenly aware of time, love, power, and their own mortality, the canines struggle to navigate a world that is no longer purely instinctual, and their once-unified pack fractures into competing visions of how to live, through domination, art, faith, manipulation, and love.

Canada Vignettes: December Lights

1979 · ★ 7.5

Animated film of a traditional Franco-Manitoban tale that resembles the story of the first Christmas.

Canada Vignettes: Woolly Mammoth

1979 · ★ 6.5

An animated film showing a woolly mammoth and its offspring. These animals lived on the Canadian tundra over ten thousand years ago.

A Robot Is a Robot

2018 · ★ 5.6

Following the tragic demise of its military career, a disabled robot war veteran finds its home among humans in the tender care of an old lady, who hires him in her hair salon for cats. Can he leave its days as a ruthless killer robot behind or is he going to act on the sinister murderous instincts that are a key part of its programming?

For You, Armenia

1990 · ★ 6.3

Dramatic short animation based on the song of the same name ("For You Armenia"/"Kez Hayastan") composed by George Garvarents and performed by Charles Aznavour. The song is dedicated to the memory of the devastating earthquake that struck the Armenian region of the Soviet Union in 1988.

Ruthless Blade

2024

A white tiger swordsman fighting its archenemy in the dream, only to discover unexpected ties and buried emotions as the feline fantasy unfolds.

Sidekicks

2026

Two best friends debate what should be done with their newly acquired superpowers.