Block Four
Canada 7 min
Don't Mind Me
A bands performance for a near-empty bar brings a couple together to share an intimate dance.
Canada 10 min
Face-Off
A freezing night wraps around a neighborhood outdoor rink. Théo, 14, skates alone in circles, as if trying to outrun something that’s haunting him.
Then, a presence emerges. His father. Words are exchanged, eyes meet. But beneath the surface, what unfolds goes far beyond appearances: regrets, silences, an unspoken need for answers. Théo carries a buildup of emotions he can no longer contain, and this night may well tip everything over.
Nearby, Gabriel, his friend, watches the scene alongside his grandfather Paul, a silent witness to a moment that feels larger than life.
State of Palestine 8 min
Adas Felesteen
"Palestine Lentils" is a documentary film that tells the story of a Palestinian chef and his role in using his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community.
United States of America 5 min
Hell
A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.
The first installment of the Hard Times anthology, Hell, follows the patriarch of a dying farm on the outskirts of Ash Harbor as he is methodically ground down by the machinery of despair. What begins as endurance curdles into something far more existential, a portrait of collapse told through dust, labor, and silence.
Canada 1 hr 26 min
Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing
Housing is one of the biggest challenges facing our country and one of the most hotly debated issues. Everyone's talking about it, but we aren't always asking the right questions. Instead of focusing on how much housing we need, we also need to look at what kind of housing and for whom?
There are genuine solutions to the housing crisis. But while many are already happening, they are often hiding in plain sight.
Join Dr Brian Doucet, Planning Professor at the University of Waterloo, as he goes coast-to-coast to uncover some of the project, policies and programs that are already making a difference across Canada.