Toronto Arthouse Film Festival
The Toronto Arthouse Film Festival welcomes filmmakers who explore and develop new filmmaking conventions in their quest to realise their visions effectively on a limited budget. The festival is dedicated to showcasing innovative and exciting work by risk-taking filmmakers from around the world.
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The Undergrowth (United States) by Griffin Roessler
In the City of Light, cloaked angels were blamed for a wave of disappearances and banished to the woods.
Generations later, their hidden portal is known only as the Undergrowth. Enter the World Walker: a half-angel
student living a double life, navigating the human world by day while secretly she... -
The Fuckboy Diaries (United States) by Alison Wien
After her most recent breakup, Ruby vows to try everything in search of true love; she discovers her bisexuality and experiments with polyamory, but realizes that she’s turned into what she hates most: a fuckboy. Ruby must learn to love herself and therefore build a solid foundation for her futur...
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Love, Sarah (Canada) by Bruna Perussello
After a succession of rejections, a woman grappling with Depression and Social Anxiety retreats into the quiet comfort of her only support system—her two beloved cats. A touching story on fighting silent battles and struggling with mental health.
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Luteal (Canada) by Robert Morrison
Caught between intimacy and isolation, Abbie wants to move in with her partner when she’s at her best but retreats each month during the luteal phase of her menstrual cycle. Her partner, Kar, struggles to navigate these tumultuous waters, striving to understand Abbie’s moods whilst questioning wh...
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Ball Lightning (United States) by Catriona Trina Baker
Ball Lightning is the true story of a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. The story is told through the eyes of the surrogate daughter that she raised after she was forced to give away ...
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Immram (Switzerland) by Jonathan Moratal, Arthur Deschamps
She took her own life. But what if we had the chance to understand why? Could we truly prevent it? We have three minutes to find out.
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Performance No.19190301 by Mingu Kang
Teenage boy Seong-hyun sets out on a journey with his grandmother Byeong-hee, who suggests leaving without revealing a destination. However, their car breaks down, preventing them from starting their trip. At that moment, the TV installed in the car broadcasts a mysterious performance titled "Per...
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Anchor Points (Canada) by Victor Quijada, Samuel Greffe
Anchor Points is a documentary-style art film by Rubberband that retraces the trajectory of Victor Quijada from street dancer to contemporary choreographer. Through archival footage and visual effects, it examines his personal and artistic evolution and introduces the foundational Rubberband Meth...
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Stuck (United States) by Josephine Harrison
A short film covering ideas around mental health on the campus of a competitive university. Inspired by real-life conversations around the campus of competitive US university.
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Long night alone (United States) by Adam E. Stone
Using intertitles, elements of slow cinema, the absence of an audio track, and other experimental filming and editing techniques, long night alone explores complex grief, depersonalization/derealization, the creative process, and hope.
Running time: 01:15:30