Part of the Official Short Films Competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival!

Hypersensitive recounts the turbulent, surrealistic journey of a young woman struggling to understand her unique take on the world. Drawing on her own childhood memories as well as her fertile imagination, filmmaker Martine Frossard paints a comionate portrait of a woman on a quest for healing in a society with little tolerance for difference. Rich in symbolism inspired by plant life, her film is a heartfelt plea for us all to take greater heed of our emotions, even the most painful ones—reminding us that to be sensitive is to be alive.

Part of the Official Selection at the 2025 Directors’ Fortnight (Cannes) and Annecy International Animation Film Festival!

Bread Will Walk is a relentless fever dream of fear and loafing. With darkly delicious humour, this surreal chase unfolds in a constant morph of hand-drawn chaos—raw, like a napkin sketch, mirroring a world unravelling under the weight of society’s paranoia. Masterfully baked by Alex Boya, with all characters voiced by Jay Baruchel, this frenetic fresco of satire skewers the hypocrisies of corporate propaganda and its incessant kneading of a stale society into devouring whatever it’s fed—literally.

Katherine and her mother, s, spend every Saturday together. They go thrifting, peruse the hardware store, and devote time to their shared hobby of building—and renovating—dollhouses. Saturday is a tribute to filmmaker Jessica Hall’s sister and mother, chronicling their journey as Katherine navigates life with an intellectual disability. Shot in Whitehorse, this short documentary weaves in family movies of Katherine’s childhood, family gatherings and their immigration to Canada, celebrating her independent and creative life.

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What does a blank ballot really say?

A Losing Game follows three candidates in Quebec’s 2022 provincial election—each with one thing in common: no chance of winning. As their campaigns unfold, the film exposes the cracks in Quebec’s electoral system—from barriers faced by women and racialized candidates to flawed voting processes, skewed campaign financing, and the outsized influence of media and polls. With a sharp critical lens, director Jenny Cartwright reveals a system where the race is rigged from the start—and the real losers are the voters.

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