THESIS FILMS
OF 2024
IN YOUR WAKE
In Your Wake follows emotionally shut-down Des on her journey through grief after experiencing a great loss.
INTO THE BLUE
A Chinese couple breaks up after one needs to leave Canada, but a night together due to a winter storm changes things up.
A housing scam leads an international student through a challenging journey in an unfamiliar country, finding solace in an unexpected stranger.
NOWHERE, HERE
SLUDGE
A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self-acceptance.
WET NOODLE
The story follows a 13-year-old named Evelyn, determined to get her class crush Justin’s attention. The film follows her attempts to approach him as she struggles with her self-esteem and body image, believing bigger boobs to be the key to his heart.
O HOLY NIGHT
June comes home for Christmas for the first time since her evil stepmother moved in.
LITTLE TIGER’S LANTERN
Twenty-three year old Xiaoyu, hides her shameful pregnancy from her mother until she returns home on the night of the Lantern Festival. Terrified of her mother’s response, she begins to experience visions of a spirit hell bent on exposing the truth, attempting to mend her relationship with her mother.
Jackie, an anxious people-pleaser, attempts to tell her eager date that she’s not interested, but after witnessing him getting hit by a bus, her guilt takes over and now she’s stuck to take care of him.
BUS
MOONBREAK
Rage artist Calvin Moon shocks audiences with his aggressive, alternative approach to rap. But behind the scenes, parental disapproval and industry bias keep him from fully unleashing.
CEREMONY
Ceremony (formerly known as "On Our Way") is a story about fathers and sons, and the overbearing silence which is passed down for generations.
OUTCASTED
A self affirming black actress must face the challenge of auditioning for a breakout role that she is considered too dark for. With her agency on her back and feeling like she isn’t good enough, she must decide whether to challenge the biases of the industry, or lose the spot she has rightfully earned.
PART OF THE BAND
Rebellious and insecure, Charlie has revelations about their gender after their introduction to the Toronto music scene.
GALE
When her village is inadvertently destroyed by an ever-earnest gentle giant, Gran, the lonesome town matriarch, will have to let her guard down if she ever hopes to befriend the hulking construct and rebuild what has been lost.
ARJUNA
A troubled teen, stealing cars, turns his life around after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger.