Language: English

  • Men Together

    RM Vaughan’s love poem of men and their night world of camaraderie is bathed in vivid colours, evocations of the empathy men have for one another, presented with the virile yet sentimental music of the Chinese violin.

  • In the New World…

    Employing a rotoscope, IN THE NEW WORLD transcribes the film IN THE LAND OF WAR CANOES (1914) into a short “undated” version of a West Coast classic. 2nd Place, Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria Media Arts Award Selected Screenings: Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2010; Antimatter Underground Film Festival (Victoria, BC), 2009

  • Lot 22, Concession 5

    Hand-processed 16mm film imagery, tinted, toned, and transformed, is combined with memory fragments of a rural past to create a visual poem about family, place, and time. Filmed at Philip Hoffman’s Independent Imaging Retreat in Mount Forest, Ontario in 2008, with sound design by Edmund Eagan. The title refers to the lot and concession number of my great-grandfather’s farm in Westport, Ontario, as recorded in the 1911 census. The voice is a fragment of the past, taken from an old recording of my father, Leonard McCann, who passed away in 1992. Selected screenings: 8th International Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris,…

  • Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley, The

    Beautifully shot and edited, this tender drama ambitiously tells its story with openly emotional acting and music. Joan is a 40-ish woman in North London, a devout Catholic who looks after her mum with the help of a nurse, Pat. As Joan and Pat become friends, Pat discovers Joan’s love of singing and invites her to join her choir, “The Friends of Dusty.” But it takes Joan awhile to realize that this is a lesbian choir, and as a performance at the Various Voices festival on the Southbank approaches, Joan gets cold feet in more ways than one. – Rich…

  • L.U.G.S.

    Revolving around a group of twentysomething lesbians attending university in a big city, “L.U.G.S.” is a short film that deals with themes of discovery, romance, sexuality, and friendship.

  • Buttery Top

    First dates are hell, especially when one woman brings a loaf of processed bread to dinner. A loaf of processed bread! Is this romance doomed before the first slice is eaten? “A charming and sweet short.” – Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2009) Selected Screenings: Newfest LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (New York, NY); Frameline LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (San Francisco, CA); Q Fest LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (Philadelphia, PA)

  • All That Sheltering Emptiness

    “All That Sheltering Emptiness” is a meditation on elevators, hotel lobbies, hundred dollar bills, the bathroom, a cab, chandeliers, cocktails, the receptionist, arousal, and other routines in the life of a New York City callboy. Gorgeously hand-processed in full 16mm glory, this film is a collaboration between Gina Carducci (Stone Welcome Mat) and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (author of So Many Ways to Sleep Badly; editor of That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation). “All That Sheltering Emptiness” explodes the typical narratives of desire, escape and intimacy to evoke something more honest.

  • Communication

    Jacob, a young Orthodox Jewish student, never expected to hear from his old university tutor Andrew ever again. Shocked to learn of Andrew’s sudden death, and surprised to discover that he has inherited his entire estate, Jacob returns to Andrew’s house looking for answers. As Jacob wanders from room to empty room, a flood of memories from their final days together return to haunt him, leading to a final confrontation which forces Jacob to accept a painful truth about their relationship – and himself. Awards & Nominations: Outstanding Short Film, QBliss Creating Change Community Awards; Best Dramatic Short, Fort Worth…

  • Golden Years

    Eve, an unhappy but successful sex worker who is saving money for surgery, discovers an abandoned baby. With the good but poorly formulated intentions of Joe – a strange client with a Christmas fetish – the couple decide to raise the baby.

  • Latecomers

    Margaret was a married father of five until she had gender reassignment surgery at the age of 58; Peter, 53, just told his family he is gay, but he’s determined to stay with his wife. “Latecomers” looks at why Margaret and Peter waited so long to come out of the closet, how their families reacted and how their lives are changing.