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0 Mr. Moden
Mr Moden
SYNOPSIS
A man has been detained and is questioned by a police detective, who can’t figure out if the truth is being told or not.
Director:
Bruce Pringle
Praveen Raj Ganesan
Director: Praveen Ganesan
Praveen Raj Ganesan
Praveen is a Director, actor, editor and producer living in Pickering , Canada. Born in Sri Lanka to Indian Parents, raised in India, Salem, Tamil Nadu. By the age of 18 He had travelled all over India and the Philippines to study Aviation. He holds a Commercial Pilot license from the Philippines.
Acting, directing was always a passion for him from his early childhood days and that lead to a lot of stage plays and a few TV shows. Stage plays that he directed and acted in his school days won alot of awards between the year 2003 and 2005. To support his family financially he studied IT computer Networking he moved to Canada in December 2010. After finishing his studies he started working as an IT Network Security Consultant. This did not make him stop chasing his dream. He started networking and built his own team to produce short films and commercials. He learned photography, cinematography and editing to support his films. He is 9 to 5 as an IT geek and the rest of the time he has worked, learned and made movies. After about 5 years of working full time he quit is job to start his own IT, media and Digital Marketing company Kural Inc. so that he has more time on hand to make films.
His first Short film in Canada was Ethiri The Enemy(2015), a tamil Short film. In 2016, 2017 he founded Thamziha foundation a nonprofit to help Indian farmers that he has featured in a lot of political awareness videos. Some of his videos has earned around 1 Million views in Facebook.
FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/nnthamizha/videos/278548585926803/
2017 he has worked in the following short films
Mr Moden (2017) – Director, Producer
Happy Birthday Rahul (2017) – Director, Actor, Producer, Editor
Lecture (2017) – Actor, Producer
My Favourite Dinner (2017) – Director, Producer
Dumped (2017) – Director, Producer
Ethiri (2015) – Director, Actor, Producer, Editor
(Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yPJ_tLC8mQ)
His first feature film is in the pre-production phase and expected to be released by late Summer 2018
Bruce Pringle
Bruce Pringle
Born in Toronto , Bruce was first on stage at age 8 and first in front of a film camera at age 11 (commercial), he brings a long resume of film and commercial work.
In 2017 Bruce teamed up with Praveen Ganesan to jointly make films together. Bruce brings experience from the acting world along with writing skills developed over many years. Together and with other key people they have assembled a well rounded production team.
Mr.Moden is the first of four films that were filmed in 2017.
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0 Rewind
Title of the Film: Rewind
Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2017
Running Time in minutes: 6.22
Tagline:
Three lost souls relive a fragment of their happy past through an alternative therapy.
Director: Jaana
Biography Jaana:
Originally from Germany, Jaana was educated in Vienna and New York, subsequently travelling the globe for the better part of a decade. Having worked as producer in
various parts of the world, she has cultivated invaluable storytelling. Her short documentary ‘I am a Doctor’ was aired on prime-time television in Canada. She is currently in post-production for her first feature-length documentary.
Director: Jazz Virk
Biography Jazz:
Jazz is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed commercial adverts and music video director. Born in London, England, his creative endeavours have taken him
around the world. His approach to narration is that of a devoted storyteller. After directing several short films, Jazz is currently writing his third feature film.
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0 Blindfold
BlindFold
Toronto Premiere
Running Time. 3:15
Synopsis
As the acolytes gather, a young prisoner journeys from blindness to truth
hyper.bolic films presents an experimental short by Slander.
Official Selection London Experimental 2017
starring
Julien Deane
Synn
The York Men’s Costume Club
Music
[re] Group
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0 Aquiver
World Premiere
Running Time: 3:49
When things don’t appear as they seem.
Director: Ash Varma
Staring: Steve Kasan
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0 Aryan’s World
Canadian Premiere
Running: 3 minutes
A parent struggles to find balance with his 8 year old child.
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0 VIVID
Toronto Premiere
Running time: 5:59
Viv, a beautiful young corporate climber
falls into the depths of fear
as she is stalked by a mysterious shadowy figure.
David, a corporate acquaintance witnesses her rapid decline
and must decide whether to save her or dismiss her mental state.
Shreya Patel
A recent graduate from Seneca College Documentary Filmmaking Institute, model-turned- actress and dancer Shreya Patel has been featured in short lms, commercials and television segments. Some of her commercial credits include: Much Music Canada, Rogers Cup, and York- dale Mall. She is also a veteran of runways, having walked for international designers in North America, Asia and the Middle East and was showcased in Vogue India’s fth anniversary show and Fashion Fund Award.
Since coming back to Canada, the spotlight has turned into acting and lm production. She directed and edited a documentary called “Girl Up”, a lm about a girl who was a victim of domestic violence and human tra cking. Lastly, she also co-directed and acted in a fashion lm “One Left” for the Elle Canada Fashion Film Competition.
FRANCIS LUTA WRITER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR
Francis Luta is an emerging Canadian filmmaker with works ranging from fiction and non-fiction. His most recent film “Vivid” (2017) a short horror film about one woman’s rapid decline into paranoia and the struggles of mental illness, produced by Canon Canada for their launch of the EOS C700 cinema camera, lensed by award winning cinematographer Jeremy Benning csc (The Expanse, Killing Lincoln). “Attention of Men” (2016) is a short drama about the inner battles with sexuality and religion which stars Adam Kenneth Wilson (Manson, Reign, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments). “Explorer” (2016) a short adventure documentary about modern day explorer Adam Shoalts which premiered at the Victoria Film Festival and Silveron International Film Festival. “The Legendary Mickey Parker” (2016) an introspective documentary about a 97 year old cancer and tuberculosis survivor which premieres at the Windsor Independent Film Festival. “Turbulence” (2016) a short dramedy about a breakup mid-flight which premiered at the Video Drunk Film Festival. “Butterfly” (2015) a short film shot entirely with a drone, explores the theme of grief and the supernatural which premiered at the Flying Robots International Film Festival. “The Story of 90 Sumach” (2015) a short documentary about the history of the CBC design building converted into one of the most iconic lofts in Toronto. “Wolf” (2015) a coming-of-age short mystery film about obsession and sexual urges which premiered at the Newfilmmakers New York Film Festival and archived at Cannes Short Film Corner. “The Hammer Band: Music Child” (2015) a short documentary about the organization that teaches kids learn how to play the violin in low-income neighborhoods of Toronto which won Best Music Video at the Toronto Short Film Festival. “Project Gelb” (2014) a 43 minute documentary about Asian-men-problems available on Amazon and Bell Fibe TV1 which premiered at the Equality International Film Festival in Kiev Ukraine, and “Seeing” (2014) a short film about blindness and revenge, lensed by powerhouse cinematographers Jeremy Benning csc and Adam Marsden csc (River, Hotline Bling Drake music video) produced by Cooke Optics. With a background in fine arts and graphic design, Francis Luta has exhibited art works in Berlin Germany and Toronto Canada, shows include Toronto International Art Fair, Berliner Kunstsalon and Preview Berlin.
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0 Devoured!
“Devoured!”
Premiere Status: New CUT
Title of the Film: Devoured
Country of Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2017
Running Time in minutes: 6:58
Synopsis:
A woman struggles to fight off the voices in her head : Is it simply a case of being off her meds or is something more sinister and supernatural lurking behind these thoughts?
Made for the 50 HOUR FILM Competition Fall 2017 – New edit for Filmi18
Director: Faisal Lutchmedial
Faisal has won two awards from the Writers Guild of Canada, one for his short film Useless Things (2009, 16 min) which won the WGC English Script Prize at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal, and the WGC Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Award. The Bell Media distinction landed him the intern / story editor position on CTV’s hit series The Listener (Season 4), as well the show’s webseries that year. More recently Faisal has been developing his own series projects, and will be directing the Ontario Arts Council funded short fiction Beneath Us, about undocumented immigrant garment workers.
In documentary Faisal directed the third world labour rights feature My Cultural Divide (2006, 75 min) which played in festivals around the world, and edited the Canadian Screen Award nominee “Burgundy Jazz”, a Radio-Canada interactive and multiplatform project. He continues to work in both doc and fiction as an editor and motion graphics artist.
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0 Breakdown
Breakdown
World Premiere
Running: 10:28
Some Breakdowns are long overdue
A serialized on-hour Dramedy with a touch of magic
Gwen’s life is going according to plan: great home, loving fiancée, and a thriving therapy practice. Her secret weapon? The INNERS: Analytic, Romantic, Rebel, and Fear. Everyone has internalized the voices of parents, coaches, or teachers, but Gwen’s voices are next level. They’ve developed personalities and priorities of their own. They’re an expert advisory panel in her practice, but in her personal life, they’ve been shoved aside.
When she ignores them one too many times, they do the unthinkable – vanish. In a panic, Gwen retreats to where it all started: her hometown and her research therapist parents. What she doesn’t expect to find is Ali, her college girl friend who may have been more of a girlfriend. In the midst of her identity crisis, Ali runs into the Inners, in the flesh and living it up in the outside world.
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0 Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro
Toronto Premiere
Running: 10:15
Synopsis:
During the lowest point in her life, a women finds herself on a stationary bus in the middle of a supernatural war – good vs evil, as she’s influenced in making a life changing decision.
Director: Michael Pugliese
Michael Joseph Pugliese is a film maker from Toronto, Canada who’s wears his heart for film on his sleeve.
Michael started performing as a child, landing roles in many commercials and independent films such as “Motives & Murders” (2012), “The Meeting” (2013) and “What’s the use?” (2015). As the years went on, Michael continued to grow as a performer, studying at Toronto and LA performing studios, finding his way to build his craft.
While his love continued to grow, Michael began writing screenplays. He wasn’t happy with the jobs he was booking and decided to create his own. As time went on, Michael completed a dozen screenplays, from shorts to features. He began developing the screenplays with a great friend, Prem Singh who shares the same passion to film as Michael does.
Michael, along side Prem Singh created and are the Co-Founders of Running Tiger Films, a production company that developed “Downsizing” (2014) and “Occupants” (2015), both of which Michael starred in as the lead. Their most recent feature completed is “Tiger” (2016), directed by Alister Grierson. Michael and Prem co-wrote and starred along side Academy Award Nominee Mickey Rourke and the star of Pretty Little Liars, Janel Parrish in the film.
While on set of Tiger Michael grew an interest for directing, as he shadowed Alister who taught him the way. As soon as Tiger wrapped, Michael was on a mission – to direct
his first picture. As a few months went by, Michael found himself behind a monitor on the sent of “Chiaroscuro” (2016), in which he wrote, produced and is his directorial debut.
Whether its in front of the camera or behind, Michael’s passion and love for film making will continue to grow as the years go on
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0 GRIN
Canadian Premiere
http://grinthemovie.com
A lonely starlet unravels when a photographer crosses the line.
Starring: Sheetal Sheth
Director: Tanuj Chopra
WINNER, Best Short – SACRAMENTO HORROR FESTIVAL
WINNER, Best Actress – SACRAMENTO HORROR FESTIVAL
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0 Cowboy and Indian
Toronto Premiere
Trailer:
Website:
http://www.cowboyandindianfilm.com
Running Time: 8 minutes, 13 seconds
Synopsis:
A young Bengali bride materializes out of the barren, desert landscape like a mirage. She collapses in the dry heat and wakes up in a cowboy’s bedroom. The unlikely pair discover things aren’t always what they seem.
Cast/Crew
Sujata Day – Director, Writer, Producer, Indian
Cameron Fife – Cowboy, Editor
Noel Maitland – Cinematographer, Editor
Malcolm Fife – Sound Designer
Megan Lee Joy – Production Manager
Brenna Haukedahl – Makeup Artist
Joshua Simpson – Gaffer
Mason Hankins – Sound Mixer
Michael Hanna – Production Assistant
Eric A. Wahl – Colorist
Director Bio
With her infectious personality and unique sense of humor, Pittsburgh native Sujata Day has established herself in Hollywood as a multi-talented actress, creator/writer, producer and director. She honed her comedy skills at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, graduating from the improv program. Sujata is known for her starring role as CeCe in Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. Recent onscreen credits include a recurring role on HBO’s Insecure, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Life in Pieces and The Grinder. She is a 2016 Sundance | YouTube New Voices Lab fellow. Sujata makes her narrative directing debut with the short film Cowboy and Indian.
Press:
http://splinternews.com/i-want-to-write-my-indian-girl-story-how-insecures-suj-1795031665
http://www.rookiemag.com/2017/05/screen-time-30/
http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2017/5/6/ifs-film-festival-cowboy-and-indian
· List of all Festivals the film as played in the U.S.:
CAAM Fest (SF), LA Asian Pacific, Hollyshorts, New York Indian, IFS, Colorado Dragon, Asian American International (NY), HAAPI (Houston)
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0 Pedro the Pornstar Puppet
Director: Andrew Hing
The life and times of Pedro, as he recounts his climb to the top of the world of porn star puppetry.
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Web Series – Calm Down Paul
CALM DOWN PAUL
Web Series
Director: Jen De Lucia
Calm Down Paul, is a raunchy workplace comedy about the lives of the mundane nine-fivers who vent “TMI” to their office pal, Paul.
Episode 2.
It’s Tuesday at the office: Mike, a self obsessed close talker, confides in Paul about his lack of social media attention. Whether it’s too much information at the workplace or too much information online, Mike feels the burning desire to share. (NSFW)
Episode 5. (WORLD PREMIERE)
It’s Friday at the office: Why some of us hate kids. TMI at the office.
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0 Leeches
Leeches
Toronto Premiere
Director: Payal Sethi
Duration: 20 Minutes
Synopsis: In the Old City of Hyderabad, Raisa hatches a dangerous plan to save her younger sister from becoming a one-day bride when she finds an archaic remedy that could restore a girl’s virginity.
Director: Payal Sethi
AWARDS:
Brussels Short Film Festival 2016 – Best Short Film
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2016 – Honorable Mention – Best Performance in a Short Film
Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart 2016
International Women’s Film Festival Seoul 2016 – Audience Award
Zanzibar International Film Festival 2016 – Best Dhow Film
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0 Interview
Interview
Director: Ryan Kayet
Duration: 19:00 Minutes
Synopsis:
An eager applicant walks into the pivotal interview of his career. When the employer rejects him before it begins, the young man shows him just how tenacious he can be.
Director: Ryan Kayet
Director
Ryan is an up-and-coming filmmaker that excels as a screenwriter, director, and producer. After receiving high praise for his thesis film, Lurker, Ryan co-founded Riverlife Productions with a desire to focus on strong character driven narratives. He has directed the bravoFACT funded short film One Day at a Time, based on the award winning Canadian play Cancer Can’t Dance Like This, and several music videos that have been featured on Much Music and many online websites. Interview, a dramatic short about race, power, and the importance of choosing your words carefully, was funded by the Ontario Arts Council and has just begun the festival circuit. His most recent project, Cancel the F—ING Internet, is a comedic short that has just completed.
Dave Gibson – Producer
Dave is an accomplished creative and corporate media producer. His first project was the acclaimed student film Lurker, which lead him to co-found Riverlife Productions in 2008 and he has never looked back. Working in corporate media, Dave has obtained ample experience in the planning and execution of video production. His work has gained him considerable respect in the community, and has lead to him becoming a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee award recipient in 2012. The leadership and project management skills he has developed have enabled him to produce powerful short films and music videos. His video Where Would I Be has been featured in publications like Urbanology Magazine. He has also produced for broadcast, such as his bravoFACT funded short film Cancer Can’t Dance Like This: One Day at a Time for bravo in 2010 and One in Eleven for Much Music in 2012. More recently, Dave produced the short film All for Davey which was a finalist in the 48 Hour Film Project and produced the Ontario Arts Council funded short film Interview which is currently on the festival circuit.
Ahsan Butt – Writer
Ahsan Butt is a writer and essayist. His first two screenplays were official selections of the Toronto International Teen Movie Festival in 2002, while his short fiction and essays have appeared, or are forthcoming, in The Offing, The James Franco Review, Eclectica Magazine, LitroNY, as well as The Monarch Review. Recently, he acted as Fiction Editor for an issue of The James Franco Review, a literary magazine focused on the visibility of marginalized writers, especially those who are not James Franco. Ahsan was born in Toronto, is of Pakistani descent, and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Richard Young – Lead Actor
Richard Young is an actor who most recently acted opposite Sir Derek Jacobi
in the feature The History of Love, based on the internationally bestselling novel. His acting credits include The Strain, Rookie Blue, Saving Hope, Degrassi, Mayday, the digital series MsLabelled (Shaftesbury/Smokebomb) and the feature English Butler Masala Chai (Vision TV). Richard is also a co-creator/writer/actor on the Bell Media OMNI/Rogers digital Kung Fu series Sudden Master, and he produced/wrote/acted in the digital series Off2Kali, featuring a who’s who of Canadian talent such as Colin Mochrie (Who’s Line Is ItAnyway?), Charlotte Hegele (Bomb Girls), Huse Madhavji (Saving Hope) and Katie Boland (Reign). Off2Kali was profiled by CBC’s Punchline and screened at the ReelWorld, Filmi and Toronto Web Festivals. In theatre, Richard is an alumnus of the Nightwood Theatre Emerging Actor Program, was part of the Second City’s Educational and Family Companies, and performed to sold-out audiences across the country in the touring romantic-comedy play 30 Dates.
Twitter: @RichardYoungRY
Charlie Ebbs –Lead Actor
A founding member of the stage and TV comedy group, Ottawa Sketch, Charlie has appeared in over 25 film and television shows including Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2013), Crook (2014), and Tell the World (2015), as well as his television appearances in Hard Rock Medical (TVO),192 (BRAVO), Real Detective (CTV), and Best Laid Plans (CBC), amongst others. With his professional partner, Rachelle Casseus, he wrote and co-produced two successful short films, The Hold Up (2012) which premiered in Los Angeles at the Hollyshorts Film Festival, and The Buckley Brothers (2014), which won Best Comedy at the 2014 Lady Filmmakers Fest in Los Angeles, California. Charlie also has numerous stage credits and is a member of the NW9 Theatre Collective an Ottawa-based professional ensemble. Self-employed as a photographer and writer for over 25 years, and more recently as an actor, Charlie has spent his life defying the idea of ‘don’t quit your day job’
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0 Spunkle
Spunkle
Canadian Premiere
Director: Lisa Donato
Duration: 11 Minutes
Synopsis:
A brother contemplates fatherhood when his older sister and her free-spirited wife ask him to be their sperm donor.
Director: Lisa Donato
Lisa Donato is an award-winning writer and director based out of Austin, Texas. She recently co-wrote the feature film, SIGNATURE MOVE, which was chosen for the TriBeCa Film Institute program in 2016. The movie will be released to the festival circuit in early 2017. Production, writing, and directorial credits include shows for National Geographic Wild, Oprah Winfrey Network, two feature documentaries, and several award-winning short films and music videos.
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0 Almost Nice
Almost Nice
World Premiere
Director: Ash Varma
Duration: 8 Minutes
Synopsis: Sometimes it’s just about keeping her happy.
Director: Ash Varma
Director: Ashish has been making short films for many years now. Ashish has 2 films (Product and Almost Nice) at Filmi 2016. He has had a very productive year creating many shorts and web series. Ashish has written his first full length film and is in the process of developing that film.
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0 Kathakaar
Kathakaar
Canadian Premiere
Director: Abhimanyu Kanodia
Duration: 11 Minutes
Synopsis:
Prakash, an old theatre projectionist of a single screen theatre
and a cinema lover is fired from his job because of the change
in the technology. Devastated by this sudden catastrophe and not
knowing what to do next he decides to move to his village where
he has a small house. Struggling with what to do with his life
he one day narrates a story for a crying kid. This incident
helps Prakash get his confidence back and gradually he starts
telling stories to the kids in the village and ultimately
enchants the entire village through his storytelling, also
rediscovering his passion.
Director: Abhimanyu Kanodia
Born at Ajmer, Rajasthan on 31st December, 1988. After
completing class 12th from Mayor School (Ajmer), he moved to
Mumbai (India), to take up Chartered Accountancy course and
completed it in year 2013. In 2013, he joined Mumbai based
film school Whistling Woods International to study filmmaking.
He graduated in July 2015 with a major in Direction.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathakaarShortFilm
Awards and Accolades
– Semi-Finalist in the Foreign Narrative category of the 43 rd annual Student Academy
Awards. Out of 1,749 submitted to the Student Academy the advancement puts
Kathakaar in roughly the top 5% of all films submitted.
– Best International Short Film- 5 th Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film (JURY) – 5 th Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival, Washington D.C., 2016
– Competitor Award- II International Motivational Film Festival BRIDGE of ARTS, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 2016
– Best Short Film- 6 th Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai, 2015
– Best Short Film- 5 th Pune Short Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film- 4 th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film- CORTOKINO International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2016
– Best Short Film- Aakruti International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2015
– Best Director- 4 th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival, 2015
– Best Screenplay- 6 th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2016
– Best Cinematography (Student)- Haryana Internatinal Film Festival, 2016
– Best Actor in a Short Film (Piyush Mishra): Haryana Internatinal Film Festival, 2016
Official selection
– 3rd Benicia Film Festival, California, 2016
– 2nd Machetanz Film Festival, Alaska, 2016
– PLANOS – Tomar International Short Film Festival, 2016
– 1st Norwich Radical Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2016
– 14th Pune International Film Festival, 2016
– 8th Nashik International Film Festival, 2016
– 5th Delhi International Film Festival, 2015
– 5th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2015
– 2nd Rajasthan International Film Festival, Jaipur, 2016
– 1st All Lights India International Film Festival, Kochi, 2015 (Opening Short Film)
– 13th Frames Film Festival, Mumbai, 2016
– 1st Haryana International Film Festival, 2016
– 3rd Goa Short Film Festival, 2016
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0 Echo
Echo
Director: Scott Jarvie
Duration: 4 Minutes
Synopsis:
Artificial Intelligence Analyst Peter and his Artificial Intelligence Software, Laura, are tasked with reviewing incident reports involving their company’s software. This includes police reports where the AI’s recorded memory needs to be reviewed for the case file. Using the memory recording technology that comes standard with all AI programs, Peter and Laura are able to enter a physical simulation of their clients memory.
They receive a murder report involving two people equipped with their company’s software. Unsure how the victim and suspect are connected, they enter the recorded memories from the time of the crime to assist the police.
Peter quickly realizes that the case they’ve been sent isn’t what it appears to be when the murder report doesn’t actually contain a murder. He works with Laura to troubleshoot possibilities that could have caused the mistake. When there are no signs of an error he is convinced that the case is actually a puzzle that he needs to solve.
His Boss hears that Peter’s actions are putting the entire company at risk and confronts him before he takes things too far. Perplexed as to how he was able to attract the attention of Head Office, Peter turns to Laura to help him analyze the situation. Knowing what he’s done wrong, Laura is afraid of what Peter might do to remedy the situation. Peter slowly deduces what Laura is hiding and he must convince her that they need to rely on each other in order to survive.
Director: Scott Jarvie
Growing up in Aurora, Ontario, Canada Scott was always dabbling in the arts, even at a very young age. Although he created short videos for school projects throughout Elementary School, it wasn’t until a High School Media Arts class that he learned video could be so much more.
Hooked instantly, he expanded his studies into writing and communication studies to fully grasp what medium was capable of. Confident that video was the correct outlet to express his artistic visions, he enrolled into the Toronto Film School’s Digital Film and Television Production program.
After graduating, Scott fell into a roll of producing and editing short films in Toronto. He also took on the roll of Multi-Media Producer at a local Aurora Marketing and Communications firm where he really honed his technical skills in preparation for directing his own projects.
Combining his passion for science and technology, Scott focuses on Genre stories with a passion for science-fiction. This allows him to create fantastical stories that critique social norms and how he sees them evolving through the advancements in technology.
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0 SUGAR CUBE: a Journey Through A Creative “Block”
SUGAR CUBE: a Journey Through A Creative “Block”
Toronto Premiere
Director: Earthwyn
Duration: 12 Minutes
SUGAR CUBE is an animated short film about an artist, who must battle through and overcome the many phases of a creative block, in order to reclaim his inspiration.
Norman, a young artist from New York, finds himself caught in a moment of inspiration when his brilliant idea is stifled by a creative block. Before the idea slips away and his mind is entirely consumed by “the block,” Norman decides to fight back. Now Norman must foray through the various stages of this battle and overcome its insurmountable obstacles in order to rediscover his inspiration, before it dissolves like a sugar cube.
Director: Earthwyn
Toronto-based writer and director Adithya Addageethala (born April 1, 1987) better known by his stage name Earthwyn, has been independently producing and providing freelance services for film and television for the past six years. Formally trained as an Urban Designer, Earthywn brought his strong design background and professional public speaking abilities to the realm of film in 2010, when he became the owner and founding member of 1987 Productions. Since then, Earthwyn has written and directed 4 short films, including the film “Metro,” for which he took home the prize for Best Picture at the Toronto 24 Hour Film Challenge, and has worked on numerous music videos for Toronto artists like Karina Es, Derek Wise and Shawn Desman, just to name a few. “Sugar Cube” marks the debut of Earthwyn’s first animated short film, and is sure to astound audiences with its whimsical animation style and thought-provoking storyline.
TW: http://twitter.com/SUGARCUBEmovie
IG: http://instagram.com/SUGARCUBEthemovie
FB: https://facebook.com/SUGARCUBEthemovie
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0 Doppelgänger
Doppelgänger
World Premiere
Director: Sarvan Singh
Duration: 10 min 47
Synopsis
Dopple-ganger is a worldwide phenomenon originating in Germany it means that a person has physically seen themselves in the same reality.
The film questions the previous theories of this paranormal event through a university professor whom has been seeing his dopple-ganger for years.
Director: Sarvan Singh
Sarvan Singh is a Writer, Producer, and Director. He is operating Dalewood Productions since 2010
Sarvan Singh has always enjoyed filmmaking. In fact, by the time he was 4 years old, he had already been acting in student films . Soon afterwards Sarvan Singh began writing, filming and directing his own films. Now he is a 2008 graduate from the Toronto Film School; a Film Director for Dalewood Productions, Music Video Director for Planet Recordz and Producer at Sunshine Films.
“I got into this line of business when I was 11 years old when my mother was producing her first feature film. I would sneak onto the editing computers late at night, and edit my own version of the film. I would quickly delete all history and my work… so no one would find out. Eventually I started editing clips I found on the internet”.
“My favourite part of being a filmmaker is telling exciting, meaningful stories, because it allows me to express my views and beliefs.” “Making a film is almost a surreal experience, like playing a sport and your in the final quarter. It takes a lot of mental stress to make a movie and can be exhausting emotionally and physically. I treat my audience with a great deal of respect, I put everything into every film I make and don’t take for granted how lucky I am to be doing this for a living.”
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0 MUSIC VIDEO: Shooting Star
Brand new Music Video from Senthil Vinu
Shooting Star
World Premiere
Artist: Xavier Rojas
Director: Senthil Vinu
Director: Senthil Vinu
Senthil Vinu is a producer and director, known for Waiting for Summer (2012) Happy Birthday Anna (2010) and A Gun & a Ring (2013).
23rd Filmi: Toronto's South Asian Film Festival Dec 6-7 2025 