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Home is where the hurt is. Forced to return home for his mother's funeral, police officer James Downey (Michael Rowe) finds his estranged cousin Danny Power (Matt Wells) trying to keep the family petty crime tradition alive. Danny is in way over his head as he struggles with the cycle of addiction and violence he was born into. As he watches his cousin unravel, James' childhood traumas come back to haunt him as he attempts to save what is left of the family he once desperately tried to escape.

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A government policy separated their family. The natural beauty of the Banff wilderness provides a paradoxical backdrop for the exposure of an ugly chapter of history known as the “Sixties Scoop.” An emotional family “reunion” brings together Betty Ann, Rosalie, Ben, and Esther, now in their 50s, who were callously taken from their indigenous mother and deprived of the opportunity to grow up together. Reunited, these siblings who are essentially strangers to each other spend one precious week together.

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Ruby Grimm awakes to the dark reality that nightmares walk among us. Armed with her brother's research and weaponry, she sets out to systematically destroy them before her mind spirals into madness. Part Of Shorts Program 5

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As the night cleaner in Canada's busiest gay bathhouse, Travis has his work cut out for him. With good humour he takes us on an amusing and sometimes harrowing tour through his nightly duties. Plays before the feature film An American Dream: The Education of William Bowman.

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Convicted of murdering her husband, a death row inmate must fight the monster she is accused of being. Part Of Shorts Program 5

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"It’s supposed to get better...isn’t it?" A stolen minivan, a pack of cigarettes, her son’s rock, and the need to get away. Claire couldn’t handle the suburban soccer mom life any longer. She needed to escape. But when her son finds out she left again, this time he doesn’t want her back. Stranded, Claire will have to find her way home, but will she be able to find herself in the process? Menorca is a weirdly odd adventure filled with humor, authenticity, and self- discovery. John Barnard delivers a refreshing and clever film that makes you wonder: Is life ever really normal?

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One life taken; one life saved… Memento Mori is an evocative cinematic journey alongside the living and the dying, bringing to the screen a human drama never-before-captured on film. In an organ transplant hospital, every facet of the human experience—joy, anguish, pain, and a profound appreciation for the beauty of life and the inevitability of death—is concentrated in one building and let loose to roam the halls.

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Falling in love is easy; falling out is the hard part. Dash (Jacob Tierney, The Trotsky) has nothing figured out. He's a 33-year-old mural artist living check-to-check. A psychologist would classify him as clinically depressed, but he is still in denial and lost in the past. In fact, Dash thinks he still has a chance with his ex-Lauren (Jessica Pare, Mad Men). After all, she is only engaged to Dash’s charming nemesis Mark Adam Jones (Jay Baruchel, How to Train Your Dragon).

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Is my life a series of random events, or has it all been predetermined by fate? Who is Carl Naardlinger? Well, first of all, he’s a mild-mannered IT specialist and a husband—who finds himself confronted in what can only be called a double-doppelganger situation. When officials come knocking on his door looking for a missing person with his same, unusual name, one has to wonder: what are the odds with a name like Naardlinger? Affected so deeply by this man’s disappearance, Carl goes looking for him. But, instead of finding him, he finds the missing man's identical twin brother.

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A comical journey about football, friendship, and nourishing your soul. Comedian and actor Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder; This is the End) has an unusual obsession – he is a die-hard fan of the Scottish soccer team, Glasgow Celtic. Jay, who takes pride in his Irish roots, hooks up with Irish-born soccer journalist, Eoin O’Callaghan and an eccentric journey is hatched. O'Callaghan will take Jay to search for his family in scenic Ireland, culminating in a life-long dream – a match in Glasglow for Jay to watch his beloved Celtics.