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Browse 110 movies from Toronto Metropolitan University
Frida, an 8-year-old engineering prodigy, builds an airplane behind her mother's back to follow in her Abuela's legacy.
Apr 2023
A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.
Jun 2012
A man returns to his family home on the East Coast of Canada to say goodbye to his terminally ill mother.
May 2017
After being tipped off about the imminent arrival of a food critic, young chef Ryan and his obnoxious French mentor Julian are thrown into an epic tug-of-war for kitchen supremacy.
May 2018
A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self- acceptance.
May 2024
An impromptu passenger on Benito's routine door-to-door sales trip up north forces him to take his nose out of his insurance folder and take in the view.
May 2014
A teenager attempts to keep his composure following a reckless crime.
Apr 2007
Five friends must fight for survival, salvation and sanity when a local hunter mistakenly kills one of them in barren Canadian wilderness.
Apr 2012
Insecure thirteen year-old Esther Weary is on the brink of puberty and must come to terms with the realities of becoming a woman with her well-meaning grandpa and his pet pug.
May 2012
Edward Porris attends an appointment at a spa that caters to his specific tastes.
May 2008
A man is downtown and urgently needs to pee, but a vindictive voice on the phone holds the combination to his pants in this dark comedy of desperation.
Jul 2023
When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires.
Oct 2024
A reverse-coming-of-age drama that explores themes of independence, identity and control through Walter Clark, a 78 year old on a quest to renew his driver's license.
High school senior and promising pianist Violet has her world turned upside down when she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis days before her audition with a world-renowned music school.
Oct 2016
a short, narrative biopic that tells the story of Guion Bluford, as he grapples with the reality that he is to become the first African American man in space.
In a story that plays out entirely on a teenager's computer screen, Noah follows its eponymous protagonist as his relationship takes a rapid turn for the worse in this fascinating study of behavior (and romance) in the digital age.
Sep 2013
18-year-old Jack get's kicked out of school after an extreme attempt at fitting in. But back at home he doesn't quite fit either. Against the backdrop of his father's death, Jack must navigate the expectations of his family and his friends to discover, on his own terms, what it really means to be a man.
May 2016
A filmmaker revisits her childhood, interweaving 16mm vignettes and her old child services documents, uncovering the truth she couldn't voice as a child.
Mar 2026
An 11-year-old Rachel has just discovered she no longer has a heartbeat. After seeking help from her unfazed mother, a useless doctor, and an eccentric spiritual healer, Rachel surrenders to the unsolicited aid of her homework partner, Charlie, who is determined to get to the root of her problem.
Roommates Nick and Dave are attacked by a masked, hulking figure that has broken into their house. You'd think that'd be the worst of their problems, right? Yeah. You'd think.
Oct 2020