Gem

Steve Patterson presents Canadian directors sharing their short films and vying for a new production deal. Films in Episode One: Duck Duck Goose, Green Run, Tundra.

Steve Patterson presents Canadian directors sharing their short films and vying for a new production deal. Films in Episode Two: Q+A, Like Right Now, The Card.

Steve Patterson presents Canadian directors sharing their short films and vying for a new production deal. Films in Episode Three: C Sharp and D Suspended, Vessel, Post No Bills.

Steve Patterson presents Canadian directors sharing their short films and vying for a new production deal. Episode Four - The winner is revealed.

When hiding for your life becomes a frightening game: an elementary school teacher and children cope with the fear and guilt created by a lockdown (Director: Shelley Thompson).

Shelley Thompson shares with Amanda Parris why she wanted to make a film on school lockdown drills.

Two men miraculously hit every green light on their way home from work (Director: Jeremiah Milmine).

Jeremiah Milmine tells Amanda Parris about the Winnipeg film community that supported his dream.

A mother dreams and hallucinates about her daughter, trying to cope with her loss (Director: Carol Nguyen).

Amanda Parris discovers why Carol Nguyen cast her own mother to star in Tundra.

In a chaotic near-future, two people confront a difficult choice (Director: Patrick Whistler).

Patrick Whistler tells Amanda Parris how he crafted an intimate film to reflect the global refugee crisis.

When a young man gets pulled back in time, he must complete a series of bizarre tasks to fix the past and restore his future (Directors: Russell Eresmas/Dianne Mahoney).

Amanda Parris finds out how Russell Erasmas managed the stress of taking on multiple key roles for his film.

A businesswoman loses her credit card at a café just as she is about to secure an important transaction. In her frantic search to find the card, she acts impulsively (Director: Asil Moussa).

Amanda Parris discovers why Asil Moussa auditioned to star in her own film.

Margaret gets a day pass from prison to attend her grandson Daniel’s classical guitar graduation. Little does she know that Daniel has a plan that could change their lives forever (Director: Tamara Segura).

Tamara Segura reveals how her grandmother in Cuba inspired her film in Newfoundland.

Vessel follows two lonely romantics as they go to absurd lengths to be anybody but themselves (Director: Ethan Godel).

Ethan Godel shares the challenges of creating a parallel universe on a tiny budget.

On an urban city wall plastered with posters, Noodle Boy must face his fears and make his way through a series of obstacles and challenges in order to save Miss Fortune from the city’s clean up crew (Director: Robin Hays).