Free event.

Watch an outstanding selection of Canadian and International short films entered into and curated by Canada Shorts Film Festival.

The shorts being screened are best-of-category and award winners. They include short films from Canada, United States and overseas.

All films will be screened in English, or utilize English sub-titles when appropriate.

Some shorts have adult themes and are not suitable for children.

The short films will screen in two blocks:

(1) Block #1 ... Dec 15, 11am to 1pm ... 6 short films will be screened

• Cuerdas by Pedro Solís García. María’s routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.
• Walter by David Cartwright. A short documentary about a 90 year old man's relationship with the staff at an independent movie theater. The documentary explores their relationship and digs into the mystery to Walters obsession with the film La La Land.
• Resilience by Aurora Ovan. Resilience is a stream of consciousness that follows the adventure of a young lady, Renée.
• Dead Cool by Simon Ross. A dinner party with a difference.
• Wingman by Benoit McCullough. A couple constructs a massive cardboard plane for their nephew...but when they take it for a test flight, they find themselves fighting off an entire squadron of enemies! They'll need more allies to win this battle.
• PYOTR495 by Blake Mawson. Set one evening in present day Moscow, 16 year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultranationalist group known for their violent abductions and anti-gay attacks bolstered by Russia’s LGBT propaganda law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret his attackers could never have accounted for.

(2) Block #2 ... Dec 15, 2pm to 4pm ... 7 short films will be screened

• Moving Picture by James Mor. A work of art takes flight from its creator. Can he bring it back?
• The Role by Scott Xie and Mogo Wu. For 30 years, a pair of mother and son, stick together and help each other in difficulties. For 30 years, son suffered from cerebral palsy, mother lives as most unprivileged. For 30 years, she found her own way to walk through the dark.
• Natural Selection by Nikita Tamarov. In the world where relationship is a real hunt and men hunt women, young Tyomik experiences a strange new feeling to his very first prey.
• Red Red Wine by Kyle Mosonyi. A woman sleepwalks while dreaming of her past marriage.
• The Dark Room by Morgane Segaert. France, 1910. As her mother suffers from a mysterious illness that she intends to hide, the young Cassandre feels a growing presence in her home...
• Change for Chimps by Lisa Mann. A young girl's love for chimpanzees sends her on a journey to raise funds to save chimps from captivity, in hopes to deliver the funds to her hero Dr. Jane Goodall.
• Laboratory Conditions by Jocelyn Stamat. A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.