Rug Burn
A romance-obsessed rug shop employee tries to make a sale to a highly-conflicted couple in Rug Burn. We talk with filmmaker Devin Gillis about producing her latest short and the inherent nature of love.
COMEDY
With Love and a Major Organ
A romantic dreamer rips her heart out for the man she loves only to find he has other ideas when she decides she wants it back in With Love and a Major Organ. We talk with actress Anna Maguire about love, life and pushing the boundaries of her craft.
War Games! A Christmas Truce
Santa and the Krampus get court-martialed over a game of soccer in the World War I comedy War Games! A Christmas Truce. We talk with filmmakers Adam Benish and Mike Dillon about life in the trenches and the making of their holiday season short.
Weeds Are Flowers, Too
A newly-wed wife takes her obsession with gardening a bit too far in Weeds Are Flowers, Too. Writer-director Kay Shioma Metchie digs up some of the anxieties buried beneath the surface of her dark comedy.
That’s Life
A guy’s attempt at suicide is interrupted by a surprise visit from his beer-drinking brothers in That’s Life. Director Dan Nicholls talks about the need for more discussion around mental health and the making of his new dark comedy.
I do(n't)
A crazy-in-love couple start to wonder if they really want to go through with getting married in I do(n’t). Katelyn McCulloch talks wanting to make more female-driven stories and putting a spin on the rom com genre with her new short.
Going Away Party
A couple must say goodbye forever before one of them is jettisoned to another planet in Going Away Party. Director Beth Evans shares how her new comedy blasted off before touching down with the CBC.