NSI Online Short Film Festival

Synopsis To honour the memory of her sister and her untimely passing in 1989, Angeline McLeod highlights the barriers her community faces around education. The film delivers a scathing indictment on systemic and urgent issues brought on by these social injustices through the use of home videos and childhood memories.

Synopsis A Cree filmmaker and her white partner document their pregnancy and journey to parenthood. From the search for an Indigenous donor and midwife to their concerns about raising a child as an interracial queer couple, the joy of having a child together gives them the courage to overcome any obstacle.

Synopsis A hybrid documentary that incorporates cinéma vérité, archival photographs and animation. In the 1960s, Pagwa River was a booming railroad town populated by second generation Crees.

Synopsis In a tightknit Cree community in northern Canada, 16-year-­old Alyssa’s plans to become a mom begin to unravel. Creative team Writer/director: Danis Goulet Producer: Christine Kleckner Produced through the National Screen Institute Drama Prize program, and a grant awarded by bravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent), a division of B

Synopsis Two sisters struggle with their relationship, and their personal fears, several years after the death of their mother. Creative Team Writer / director: Molly McGlynn Producer: Laura Perlmutter Produced through the National Screen Institute Drama Prize program.

Synopsis A young woman spends an emotionally packed evening tending the family convenience store. Creative Team Writer/director: Nadine Valcin Producer: Brigitte Boucher Produced through the National Screen Institute Drama Prize program.

Synopsis A young student at an international music school has an ill-fated love affair with her professor, an older married man, who seduces her. Creative team Directed by: BJ Verot Written and produced by: Melva McLean Produced through the National Screen Institute Drama Prize program.

Synopsis Gathered around a fire, a group of cousins break protocol and quickly learn the consequences of speaking aloud certain stories, for the spirits are listening. Creative team Written and directed by: Kale Swampy Cinematography by: Celeste Sutherland Sound design by: Kane Kirton and Andre Nault Production assistant: Sarah Simpson-Yellowquill