Rematriate: Passing the Seeds
Shelby Lisk | CANADA
6 min | Short
In partnership with OPIRG Guelph
This short film follows the creation of the "Passing the Seeds" wampum belt. Wampum belts, Quahog shell beads bound on strings, in intricate patterns, are used as a guide to narrate Haudenosaunee history, traditions, laws and treaties or agreements between groups.
Names for Snow
Rebecca Thomassie | CANADA
5 min | Short | Full Subtitles
Follow Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk woman, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow in this visually compelling short documentary.
Nuxalk Radio
Slts’lani (Banchi Hanuse) | CANADA
5 min | Short | Partial Subtitles
In partnership with CFRU 93.3 FM
A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalkmc language alive, broadcasting the laws of the lands and waters.
Ice Breakers
Sandi Rankaduwa | CANADA
15 min | Short
Josh Crooks is a young, gifted African-Canadian hockey player in an overwhelmingly white sport. In its intimate story of transgenerational identity, Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of how Black athletes helped pioneer modern hockey, as Crooks discovers that his passion is tied to a remarkable heritage.
SpiderMable: a Real Life Superhero Story
Kelly Wolfert | CANADA
106 min | Feature – Ontario Premiere
In partnership with Guelph Museums
Tragedy strikes, a superpower is revealed, and the hero must come to terms with their new abilities. It is the story arc of great comic book heroes, and the real-life journey of a 6-year-old cancer patient with a desire to help others.
Tobi and the Turbobus
Verena Fels & Marc Angele | GERMANY
8 min | Animated Short
You fly with no seat! That's the rule in the Turbobus. It's a hard day on the Turbobus for one young wolf pup on his turbo-journey to find real friendship.
Tiny Food Docs by Tiny Food People
Various Filmmakers | CANADA
Various lengths | Shorts
In partnership with Our Food Futures
In partnership with Our Food Future, Guelph-Wellington’s initiative to create Canada’s first circular food economy, we are proud to present a series of local-kid-made mini-documentaries about food (and other topics).