What does it take to build a home, or feel at home? Four short films interpret and answer the question in different ways. In Quan Luong’s Tailor Made, a charming clothier in Winnipeg traces his journey from Vietnam to Canada, reflecting on a decision that altered the lives of not just his family but generations of Vietnamese children. In Johnny Libertella: One Million Smiles, filmmaker Bruno Dramatik focuses on the introverted owner of a shop in Montreal selling cowboy boots. Living above the shop and working seven days a week, Johnny blurs the line between work and home in pursuit of his passion. Two women, one Palestinian and one Indigenous, living in the same apartment building find common ground in their shared histories and learn what it takes to build a home connected to nature in Mawtini (My Homeland), directed by Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller. In Ayesha Sheikh’s Parc-Ex: The Heart of MTL, a former resident of Park Extension, a working-class Montreal neighbourhood, reflects on how the community there helped shape the man he grew up to be. — Pahull Bains – REELWORLD 

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