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Browse 13 movies from SAIT Polytechnic
An intimate look into the journey of non-binary artist and drag performer; Mike Hooves, as they navigate their new life and identity after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Apr 2024
An intimate look into Demers family's experience raising children while dealing with the societal stigmas around disabilities and the consequences of Alberta's forgotten experiment in eugenics.
Aug 2022
A woman is experiencing an inevitable breakup with her partner, but things get complicated when she discovers she cannot escape this heartbreak.
Aug 2023
Elise is changing. Something is stirring beneath her skin, aching, shifting, growing. She can’t explain it. No one can. Except, perhaps, Viktor, a stranger who watches from the shadows, offering guidance without answers. As her body and mind unravel, Elise is forced to choose: fight the transformation or surrender to it.
Jul 2025
GRRRL STYLE YYC is a collage of the femme punk scene in Calgary. Experience the scene like never before, through the eyes of the young girls that push it forward.
Apr 2026
When desperate times call for desperate measures, 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Officers are available to help with the complexities of childbirth and the delivery of babies.
Sep 2021
Explore the lived experiences of queer players within roller derby, showcasing the sport’s unique commitment to inclusivity and community.
A scientist brings life to her creation: an identical clone.
Oct 2006
Grant likes Julie and wants to ask her out, but he's conflicted. He stands at a crossroads. What path will his choices take him on?
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A painter begins to question his place in the world, but when a "divine being" promises to show him a new world, how can he say no?
Apr 2025
A gangster gets caught up in some shady business at a butcher shop.
Jan 2025
After an unsettling encounter with a religious man, a missionary's perspective on his faith is skewed and polluted by powerful encounters with evil omens.
After a long day working at NASA, a man comes home to find his wife acting strangely. She no longer seems to be the person he once knew. Inspired by 80s slashers and John Carpenter’s films, this short explores the horror of encountering the unknown within the home.
Aug 2024