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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).