Pride in Our Steps
Sci-Fi Short – 2 min
Friday – 12-2pm

Artists of the LGBTQIA+ community step forward to recite an animated poem reflecting their ideas of freedom.

Dad’s New Roommate
Sci-Fi Short – 23 min
Friday – 12-2pm

In this new Sci-Fi Dramedy, we meet Joe Kowalski, a retired mechanic, Vietnam veteran, and widower. His three grown children and daughter-in-law have shown him over the years how to be more accepting of other people, to be a more open and loving man, and how to stay with the times both socially and technologically. Without his wife for so long, he decides it’s time to not live alone anymore so he tells his family he’s planning on finding a roommate online.

This naturally concerns them due to his age and they fear someone might come to the house and hurt him or otherwise take advantage, so they stage an intervention to talk him out of it. But when they are all there, their own personal prejudices and shortcomings are revealed and the situation starts to unravel pretty fast. And when they find out the reality of what their dad actually has going on, it forces them to re-examine what they truly feel as opposed to what they say they do.

Crossing Acheron
Sci-Fi Short – 9 min
Friday – 12-2pm

A woman grapples with the existential implications of a new AI technology, her mother’s death, and the blurring boundaries between the physical and digital, life and death.

Shepherd Moon
Sci-Fi Short – 11 min
Friday – 12-2pm

The power struggle between an alien and her human test subject gets complicated when they both see their relationship differently.

Diminished Reality
Sci-Fi Short – 5 min
Friday – 12-2pm

In the augmented reality game ‘Real Life Dragon Hunter’, Tammy’s digital obsession strains her friendship with Rachel, who tries to pull her back to reality.

Enter the Room
Sci-Fi Short – 15 min
Friday – 12-2pm

A young adult (Brian) is visited by his brother, Jeremy, who needs a place to stay as he settles into his new city. The two polar opposite personalities begin to clash as Jeremy’s presence poses a threat to Brian’s way of life. Brian’s uptight personality and unreasonable living standards rub off on Jeremy, creating an incredible amount of tension. Bad blood, stemming from a traumatic past event reveals the shocking truth of the brothers’ current situations, as Brian struggles to differentiate between reality and his worst nightmares.

Interval
Sci-Fi Feature – 1.5 hrs
Friday – 2pm

INTERVAL is an action-packed sci-fi thriller
that follows a team of time-traveling cops
on a mission to stop serial killers in the
past.

The Tempest
Sci-Fi Feature – 2 hrs
Friday – 4pm

Shakespeare, The Tempest – Prospero, a betrayed spaceship captain is marooned on a desert planet with his daughter Miranda. Prospero uses his mastery of magic and science to create a stellar storm that shipwrecks the very crew that betrayed him. Prospero’s enemies are trapped on the planet and Prospero orchestrates a series of events to confront them. 

Of Dice and Men
Gaming Feature – 1.5 hrs
Friday – 8pm
EXHIBITION ONLY

The lives of six roleplaying gamer friends are thrown into upheaval when one of them enlists to go to Iraq. A geek movie without the self-loathing.

Electric Wind God Fist
Gaming Short – 7 minutes
Saturday – 1-2pm

A heartbroken young man seeks solace in his brother’s favorite game, only to discover it’s his own life that’s been put on pause.

Donation For the Wedding
Gaming Short – 5 min
Saturday- 1-2pm

Katya teaches Artem a lesson.

Live Legendary: Launder
Gaming Short – 26 min
Saturday – 1-2pm

From the streets of Toronto to the stadiums of Paris, this is the heartfelt journey of CS commentator “Launders.” A story of passion and grit, Launders transformed his love for gaming into a global career, from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most recognised voices in esports.

This is more than just a tale of esports, it’s a story of achievement on a world stage.

Staycation
Sci-Fi Feature – 1.5 hrs
Saturday – 2pm

How is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it’s too late.

Lead virologist Edward Bellows races to find a cure to the Nix virus as the world collapses under the weight of this worldwide horror. Meanwhile, roommates Britt and Marnie, are forced to live together, while a couple, Matt and Cathy, separated between continents, must all deal with their newfound realities.

Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons
Gaming Documentary – 1.5 hrs
Saturday – 4pm
EXHIBITION ONLY

An exciting documentary that explores the history, influence, and stories behind the artwork that helps create the worlds in which we all play. The movie profiles D&D artists – both past and present – and also features former TSR insiders, game designers, authors, and fans.

The Ladder
Sci-Fi Feature – 1.75 hrs
Saturday – 8pm

In the twilight of his life, an aging Alaskan fisherman and father, grieving his late wife, considers a mysterious procedure promising a fresh start. As close friends undergo the transformation, he grapples with his longing for a second chance and the cost of letting go of the life he’s known.