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- A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
- When a desperate man finds a bag of lost money off the shores of Prince Edward Island, his decision to keep it secret turns his quaint fishing village into a growing crime scene.
- Laura Noseworthy returns home to outport Newfoundland to settle the estate of her estranged father. When her sister's killer is found dead, Laura must scramble to unravel the truth before everything spirals out of control.
- When Vegas, a disillusioned artist turned taxi driver, picks up an unassuming stranger, things take a drastic turn when it is revealed not everything is as it appears. Bold and electric, Vegas is a film about the beauty of living ones most expansive and authentic self.
- The lives of 5 people with meetings at different ends of a coffee shop become the headline in tomorrow's newspaper.
- A blood feud divides a small town in rural Newfoundland.
- Bernice, a 15 year old misfit runs away from her rural Newfoundland community in search of Pignut, a tormented and violent gutter punk, after he steals her father's ashes right out of his urn.
- An elderly woman recounts the disturbing history of Mummering in 1920's Newfoundland. Eve witnesses a murder; her only escape is into the woods. Mysterious pursuers and unrelenting terror press her journey as a darker truth comes to light.
- A diver devotes himself to cleaning up the ocean floors in Newfoundland's harbours, one tire at a time. As he edges closer to financial ruin in his effort to save the planet, his good deeds don't go unnoticed.
- Gerry Rogers, a filmmaker in Newfoundland, documents her personal battle with breast cancer. With her partner Peggy and lots of support from family and friends, she makes her way to recovery.
- Luke Laghari has been veering between panic and numbness ever since losing his wife to thyroid cancer. In a last-ditch effort to feel something, anything, he attends a bereavement counseling meeting at a nearby outreach center. When it's time for Luke to talk, he admits that he's angry with his dead wife, sparking a debate and a series of flashbacks that examine relationships, love, and anger.
- This feature-length documentary chronicles the Sundance ceremony brought to Eastern Canada by William Nevin of the Elsipogtog First Nation of the Mi'kmaq. Nevin learned from Elder Keith Chiefmoon of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. Under the July sky, participants in the Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. Then they will pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. This event marks a transmission of culture and a link to the warrior traditions of the past.
- An anxious Catherine is unable to communicate with her five year old daughter. Can she discover a new way to connect to her at a busy casino party?
- Caitlyn's therapist convinces her to try a new form of hypnosis that allows her to communicate with her anxiety.
- When a single mom, facing eviction, is offered a night's work, she unsuccessfully seeks a babysitter for her two small children. Desperate, she reaches out to the last person she wants to ask for a favour.
- If you want to find world-class artisans, the small northern Labrador community of Hopedale offers you some of the best. Created through the St. John's International Women's Film Festival's FRAMED film education series, in partnership with the Nunatsiavut government, this film focuses on three prominent local craftspeople- two carvers and one traditional sewist.
- Vallis lives in his 76 Chrysler. Nancy is a single mom and desperate. The two cruise the shadowy streets of Newfoundland's biggest city bringing us their darkly comic observations, while plotting the best way to take down the 24 hour Bingo Extravaganza.
- Kathy is a portrait of the most fascinating creature of all: the adult in training, the object of everyone's first affection, the teenage girl.
- The White Balloon tells the story of a young boy who comes across a white balloon while walking with his father in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland.
- Henry lives alone on his farm growing rhubarb in a dark cellar when his friend Emmanuel arrives to collect the harvest.
- Discovering Newfoundland is an audiovisual poem, casting a metaphorical glance over some key facts that have shaped the History of Newfoundland. Ultimately, the movie depicts History as a permanent, collective construction into which the viewer is also invited.
- The film accompanying the album "Closer to the Bone" by Ian Foster.
- An 11 year old boy pays a farewell visit to his estranged father. What ensues is a strained and inappropriate, but heartfelt exchange between a father and son whose paths have crossed for the briefest of moments and likely won't again for a long time.
- As debate in Canada and the world rages over health care, Hospital City offers a moving, human portrait of the people whom the issues touch most closely.
- Jamie runs away from home following a fight with his father. Deep in the woods, he befriends a strange girl - but is she really what she appears to be?
- Four Feet Up is an intimate portrayal of child poverty in Canada by award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker Nance Ackerman. Twenty years after the promise of the House of Commons 'to eliminate poverty among Canadian children,' 8-year-old Isaiah contemplates what 'less fortunate' means as he finds his voice through his own magical drawings and photographs. Four Feet Up invites us into the lives of this determined family, revealing an intimate and touching experience of child poverty in one of the world's richest nations.
- Casey's mother ensures her daughter receives the education, protection, and loving care little girls need. But an altercation with some local schoolgirls reveals that Casey's life is based on a lie.
- In the sanctuary of the bedroom, a husband and wife are able to honestly discuss their desires and disappointments and if they should continue their life's journey together. It is the first in a trilogy of short films called The House Series (Bedroom, Kitchen and Bathroom).
- Adolescent Pearl lives an isolated existence with her single father. One Christmas, they receive a visit from his on-line girlfriend, Latino single mother Clarissa, who from a distance Pearl seems to like. On her arrival, Pearl's view of Clarissa is only strengthened. However, the life of on-line dating and real life dating are two different things.
- Of the Essence tells the story of a couple, Tom and Emily, who, after a chance encounter at a grocery store, have a fight which could end up being the last time they speak. Through alternating time lines between a frantic Tom racing through downtown St. John's and the catalyst encounter, Tom discovers that some battles are truly worth fighting, while others are insignificant in the grander scale.
- A dad spends nine months rocking his baby to sleep nightly to keep her from crying. In the process, he loses weight because he is doing exercises as he rocks the baby.
- An eccentric old man in a local pub tells tales too tall to be true.
- The St. John's sketch comedy troupe, Mom's Girls - Liz, Ally, Andie, and Stef- dive into the Floordrobe - an eclectic collection of clothes and toys on the floor of Ally's messy room- to find bright and fun outfits and props to re-enact the story, performing various characters and inanimate objects. This is a bright comedy for young ones. Tackling themes of interest to kids, they insert representation into classical stories that don't express a female perspective, learning some lessons, and having a whole lot of fun while they're at it.
- Phillip Early recounts the months spent investigating a cold case. A police interrogator presses him for answers while trying to decode the role of a retired detective/successful author in the mystery.
- An unusual request forces Delph the barber to come to terms with possible loss.
- Tinkering with a tractor helps a widower learn to deal with his loss.
- A young women craving attention in her relationship, finds a lump in her breast.
- A comedy about a fairly neurotic fella waiting in his car for his new girlfriend as they make a 3 minute pit stop on their way to a movie, and all that goes through the poor guy's head.
- A New Age mother and her pragmatic daughter test the limits of their beliefs and their relationship on a quest to prove magic exists.
- "Hostologist," Andie, investigates a different "ology" every episode from paleontology, ornithology to things that Andie thinks should be an ology.
- Margaret Moores, a novelist, gets herself cloned so the clone can pump out pages and do the housework while she spends time with her family. The problem is that fun-loving Maggie the clone is a more creative writer and the family likes her better!
- The quest to uncover the identity of a superhero living in St. John's, Newfoundland continues. Moera: Fact or Fantasy? is a mockumentary featuring quirky characters who have been touched by recent acts of heroism - or are skeptical about their claims.
- This feature film uses Michael Crummey's seminal piece of Newfoundland literature to examine cultural change and modern relationships. As in Crummey's collection of poems and stories, there is a decisive theme of the artist investigating his ancestors to discover himself. Filmmaker Justin Simms offers viewers a timely reflection on compassion, storytelling and identity.
- A woman looks past her insecurities in a time of change, self doubt and uncertainty.
- An incisive nuanced look at a family crumbling after their father returns from a war. Before the war showcases Tamara's love and understanding of the human heart.
- When Jack begins to forget, he visits Keystone, an organization with an unlikely mandate: making your most important memories truly 'unforgettable.' When Jack begins to recount moments from his life in an interview, he reveals the bond he formed with one particular woman, and the importance he has placed on their story.
- The morning after a drunken romp, Henry and Evelyn reveal that they have shared more than just a simple night.
- Created for part of the Nickel Film/MusicNL Music Video Incubator.
- A young boy wanders out into the night in search of otherworldly adventure, as his Grandmother recounts the story of her own father's encounter with the Fairies.
- A group of youngsters discover that Mr. Templeton has 40 grand hidden in his home. They figure they can get their hands on the cash by masking themselves as Newfoundland Mummers.