The global pandemic rages on even as authorities loosen regulations, leaving two immunocompromised Anishinaabe lovers vulnerable to a world that wants to abandon them. George lives with his Gokmis on a northern reserve, while his partner Eileen lives in Toronto. The universal stressors of long-distance relationships are… ⊕

Play it Loud! is a feature documentary that tells the little-known story of how Jamaican music became a critical and unlikely part of Canadian culture. The film reveals a social and cultural migration that made Canada a mecca for Jamaican music, recognized around the world, but little heralded at home. This story is told… ⊕

Miles away, I watch the slow erasing of my home, Lebanon. Scattered between two places, I no longer am. Somewhere, but not here. traces filmmaker Karel’s journey as she moves to Toronto from her homeland, Lebanon. Caught between two time zones, she teeters on the edge of despair, when troubling news from Lebanon flashes… ⊕

Coopting its name from an internal Amazon.com motto, this video collage transforms riot and protest footage into a pulsing techno anthem, where sirens pitch into melodies, news clips become percussion, and the roar of crowds drives a relentless march. Classical paintings of revolution, overlaid with corporate slogans, collide… ⊕

Via augmented reality, Google’s ready-made 3D animals, once promoted as the “perfect quarantine activity,” are juxtaposed with hand-drawn depictions of holes in the Earth. Animals stand tentatively at the edge, tread water in, or seem trapped within these crevasses. Some of these holes are moulins —… ⊕