A selection of the best short films made by high school students across Canada. Sponsored by the Vancouver Film School.

As her mother grapples with dementia, Emily sets out to revive her mom's lost memories, discovering the power of resilience, family, and love.

A MOMENT LOST

As her mother grapples with dementia, Emily sets out to revive her mom's lost memories, discovering the power of resilience, family, and love.

Ever get the funny feeling that someone's hiding in your basement?

BEHIND THE DOOR

Ever get the funny feeling that someone's hiding in your basement?

An exploration of everyday tasks through the eyes of three young women, Lydia, Elizabeth, and Louise. From cleaning dishes to tidying rooms and even writing essays, each character navigates various responsibilities forced onto them by a mysterious and omniscient narrator. To make matters worse, the women encounter glitches that transform their efforts into eerie chaos. Through this, the audience will discover that life is not always as it seems, by watching as the truth unravels in this fated 1950s TV broadcast gone wrong.

LIFE CO.

Lilly, a 12-foot-tall orange monster, takes her friend Fluffle to visit patients in a hospital. What could go wrong?

LILLY VISITS THE HOSPITAL

Lilly, a 12-foot-tall orange monster, takes her friend Fluffle to visit patients in a hospital.

Libelle, Nix's mother, possessed exceptional abilities. She not only excelled in the fields of science and engineering but also gained fame as a distinguished inventor and composer. Nevertheless, at a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding this remarkable legacy.

NIX'S SYMPHONY

A spirited young musician and inventor finds herself thrown into continuing a remarkable legacy.

As the world plots against him, a musician descends into a relentless spiral of emotions, finally finding acceptance where he least expected.﻿

POWER

As the world plots against him, a musician descends into a relentless spiral of emotions, finally finding acceptance where he least expected.

Spirits, phantoms and all sorts of hauntings have been housed at the school of Henry Wise Wood for generations. In the wake of a mysterious murder on school grounds, one brave and important film crew decides to do a public service and goes on the hunt for the ghost.

THE GHOST HUNTER

One brave and important film crew decides to do a public service and goes on the hunt for a ghost.

An isolated teenager explores the past, his late father, and unstable memory through the use of celluloid on his 16th birthday.

THE LAKE IN THE SKY

An isolated teenager explores the past, his late father, and unstable memory through the use of celluloid on his 16th birthday.

A film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.

THE RAVEN

A film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.

A lovesick teenager spends the day awaiting a phone call.

WISTFUL THINKING

A lovesick teenager spends the day awaiting a phone call.

Stz’uminus Master Carver John Marston embarks on a journey to revitalize the traditional art of canoe carving in his community. This film chronicles John's creative decisions on the “Thunderbird and Killer Whale” canoe and its journey to the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, where it is now on permanent display.

THUNDERBIRD AND KILLER WHALE: S-hwuhwa’us & Qul-lhanumutsun

A Stz'uminus master carver embarks on a journey to revitalize his community's traditional art of canoe carving.

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