Feature films from all over the world. From Tibet to the UK, Spain and Mexico, the stories told in the narrative features explore universal themes and offer a glimpse into the lives and cultures of others. All the while, we are reminded that, in the end, we are not that much different from each other.
It’s the spring of 1981 and the Trogi family has just moved into a new home in the suburbs of Quebec City. No sooner are they installed in their dream house, than inflation and an economic downtown shake the foundation of their already delicate existence. 11...
The clock is ticking and Lola is in a race to deliver extremely important photo proofs to her girlfriend Casey’s client meeting. Lola has only one chance to get there on time, and to save her relationship in the process. Wait, she has three chances! Inspired by the German art house...
Callum Cutter (Jonnie Hurn) is a fastidious thrity-something head of his own failing advertising agency experiencing an existential crisis as he struggles to find meaning in his soulless, corporate world. His only solace is his bi-weekly Tai Chi class and the coffee and cigarettes he is addicted to. His life needs a change...
On an orbital space platform, the crew picks up a strange object during a routine mission. It appears to be a living seed of some sort. One of the astronauts comes in direct contact with the seed, causing a pulse that causes a global brownout down on Earth.
Meanwhile on Earth, Judith is a teacher going through a crisis....
In an attempt to promote his unpublished collection of short stories, Davy Mitchell (Brian Geraghty, The Hurt Locker) embarks on a road trip with his younger, looser brother Sean (Kel O’Neill), holding book readings in anonymous bookshops and college towns. The trip proves to be a lonely and unfulfilling experience for...
The Santa Cruz Film Festival is proud to be closing its ninth edition with the locally-produced feature Etienne! Before the film begins, the SCFF Awards Ceremony will be held. Winners of the jury competitions and audience awards will be announced.
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Mia has just turned thirty and is struggling to find herself. Her writing career is floundering, she’s just lost her job and she can’t seem to find her way. A smart mouth, bad attitude and general flakiness aren’t helping either. One weekend, Mia’s uptight sister Anna agrees to let...
Jean Charles tells the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, a young Brazilian immigrant living in London who is misidentified as a terrorist and fatally shot by police in the aftermath of the July 7, 2005 terrorist attacks that killed 52 people.
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Kohl Perry is a slacker skateboarder, with misfit friends, who spends his days skipping class, smoking weed and antagonizing the local corner-store owner. Feeling alienated and lost, he finds inspiration in the form of the school’s straight-A student, Sarah Kim. While Kohl’s life seems...
Take the 1971 Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, set it at the enigmatic headquarters of the world’s most famous skateboard conglomerate, imbue it with the off-kilter humour of Wes Anderson and the fantastical surrealism of Terry Gilliam and Michel Gondry, and you have Machotaildrop...
Drawn to the Northland, Andrés, a young farmer from Oaxaca, reaches the Mexico/US border and tries to cross over. Failing repeatedly, he settles in Tijuana to plot his next attempt. Between each try, he discovers that this depraved bordertown, his new adopted home, is quite a troubled one...
Tenzin is a Tibetan born and raised in India. Alienated and lonely in his adopted home, he yearns to explore his true homeland. One day, he impulsively hops on his motorcycle and embarks on a personal quest: to find his identity and discover the indestructible beauty and wonders of his...
