Black Belts

Sunny

August 2020 •English

As a Chinese boy transitions from childhood to adolescence, he finds himself lost in a world that tells him he should hate where he comes from with being confronted by racial hatred. He stumbles across some strange footage on TV. SUNNY digs into the the importance of Chinese history, the need for young people to see themselves, and the anger that comes when loneliness engulfs you.

I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain

September 2019 •English

A young woman explores her sexual autonomy through a series of discomfiting encounters.

I'll End Up in Jail

October 2019 •French

A bored stay-at-home mom gets into trouble after speeding away from her small-town life.

Volcano

September 2019 •English

Hannah and Jess meet up at a tiki bar, seeing each other for the first time since Hannah's romantic Mexico trip. Hannah has a lot to say about it, except what really happened.

Braid

April 2011 •Chinese

Unable to cope with the accidental loss of his wife, an out of work father struggles to give his daughter the happiest day of her life before executing a plan.

If Then Else

December 2018 •Spanish

Edu is dancing in a bar when Alex comes looking for him. He has some news that will have a profound effect on Edu.

Indigo

February 2016 •Japanese

After years of waiting for a signal from home, Takumi and his toy robot companion receive a message that they will be returning to their home planet.

Apnea

June 2017 •French

After her fall, Sophie is aiming to the surface, but she's unable to trust her entourage anymore.

Flood

September 2019 •English

A queer teenage boy takes his little sister on an adventure through the city for her birthday, but their celebration comes at a cost.

The Physics of Sorrow

September 2019 •French

Tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.

Chameleon

January 2015 •English

When his secret girlfriend falls ill, an undocumented worker living in Toronto must choose between getting caught and getting her the emergency medical attention she desperately needs.

Anime

March 2017 •French

Two hardy orphans survive upon the remains of a humanity that has left them behind.

Project CC

September 2023 •English

A brilliant child scientist must join forces with her sister when a cloning experiment goes awry.

Wonderkid

November 2016 •English

Wonderkid follows the inner turmoil of an unnamed football prodigy as he comes to terms with his own identity, struggling to reconcile his sexuality with his issues with alcohol and OCD.

Prescription

July 2012 •Portuguese

Blind Rain

May 1969 •Russian

A poetic story about the first love of boy Sanya to girl Lena.

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

January 2010 •English

A remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhaal films (Donnie Darko and Jarhead) with news footage of former President Barack Obama.

One Afternoon

November 2021 •Chinese

A strict father and his two boys share a calm life in a creaky old home. One summer moment changes everything for the brothers.

Mom's Celestial Robe of Feathers

May 2022 •Japanese

"There are many things that I don't like. The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden father, my best friend's boyfriend, milk, and my hometown, Shioya-wan. Why did my beautiful mother marry my father?" Ruri tried to escape from these thoughts as she faced an uncertain future. Then, one day, she learns of her mother's past, but…

Pikoo

April 1981 •Bengali

A day in the life of a six-year-old child in Calcutta, who lives shut up in the family home, insulated from the city by a park. The father is away at work. The grandfather is alone in his room, ill and confined to his bed. The mother receives her lover.