Planet in Focus: Canadian Shorts Programme

This program brings four internationally acclaimed films from four different Canadian directors to Toronto audiences for the first time. The sociopolitical explorations, told through unique filmic languages, take us to remote locations to contemplate the majesty and fragility of our earth.
Co-presented with Reel Canada.
Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.
- Sat, Oct 25
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
An Uncertain Eternity
An Uncertain Eternity follows the journey of icebergs that travel from Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland to the East…
Lessons on Flight
Shot on 16 mm film, eco-processed with olives and hand coloured on site in rural Chile, lessons on…
Perfectly a Strangeness
In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe….

Messengers
A poetic exploration of three subterranean telescopes in remote regions of Canada, Japan, and Antarctica that reveal a…