Beach United Church Community Complex
140 Wineva Avenue, Toronto, ON M4E 2T4
Theme: The Outsiders
Brothers In Alms - 6:02 - North American Premiere
Dir. Sebastian Chan
Canberra is known for its affluence and is quickly becoming a global city, however, global cities still have local shortcomings. Brothers in Alms shows the human side of homelessness in Australia.
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImagineAnything
- Keywords: #Homelessness #Faces #Brotherhood #Squalor #GlobalCity #Gentrification
Abby The Spoon Lady - 10:19 - Canadian Premiere
Dir. Justinsuperstar Johnson
Abby the Spoon Lady - Short Documentary
Asheville-based percussionist Abby Roach is one of a handful of people in the world who makes her living banging a pair of spoons together. Filmed before her 20M+ viral hit on Facebook, this documentary showcases her raw talent. And her incredible life story.
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Keywords: #Music #Spoons #Advocacy #StreetMusic #LifeStory
Aynagul - The Cristal Flower - 13:00
Dir. Artak Serovani-Oganian
Aynagul - The Cristal Flower -Short Documentary
A simple girl who migrated from Kyrgyzstan to Russia shares the story of her hardships, her passion for dance, and about her secrets to happiness.
- Country: Russian Federation
- Language: Russian
- Keywords: #Dancing #Balance #Responsibilities #HardWork #Beauty #Culture
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/serovani
Willow: 7 Weeks In Aquarius - 13:54 - Ontario Premiere
Dir. Erin Parks
Willow: 7 Weeks in Aquarius - Short Documentary: Willow’s tattoo says: “Be The Change”
In 2017, British Columbia, Canada was ravaged by a record-breaking 10 week state of emergency, with wildfires destroying homes and endangering lives of both citizens and their pets. With her years of animal disaster rescue, including Hurricane Katrina, Willow Eyford borrowed an Aquarius motorhome and headed towards the fire to help save those animals. This film takes viewers inside the challenges of animal disaster rescue, and inside the mind of someone who spent nearly 2 months rescuing pets and farm animals in the face of BC’s worst ever natural disaster.
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Keywords: #AnimalRescue #HurricaneKatrina #Canada #Animals #NaturalDisaster #Motorhome #Fire
No Man’s Land - 4:33 - Canadian Premiere
Dir. Karen Loew
A solo dancer explores an unusual urban beach in the East River of New York City. This location naturally draws the attention of visitors to Stuyvesant Cove Park, but few are aware of its history as the ruin of a 20th-century concrete factory. The dancer’s inhabitation of this generally empty spot showcases its inherent poetry, at a crucial moment when the landscape is on the brink of development and change. Her intimate journey in a unique natural/industrial ecosystem, amid the vastness of New York City, taps into city-dwellers’ yearnings for nature and freedom.
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Keywords: #Dance #History #Development #Nature #Freedom #SelfExpression #Park
- Website: https://nomanslandfilm.com/
- Trailer: vimeo.com/231001547
- Facebook: facebook.com/no.mans.land.film2017/
- Twitter: twitter.com/nomansland_2017
Calm In Chaos - 1:04:47 - Toronto Premiere
Dir. Tracey Cochrane
Calm in Chaos - Feature Documentary
Calm In Chaos is a documentary about first responders and the PTSD they face as a result of their work.
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Keywords: #PTSD #Stress #Danger #Fear #SelfControl #SelfCare #Calm #Chaos
- Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=qylMIjLIGrY&t=4s
- Facebook: facebook.com/calminchaosptsd/