Documentary Shorts

Documentary Shorts
Wednesday October 22nd, 95m, $12
Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, 357 Wilson St E

Summer Snow - From Covid to Main Stage
‍10m, Canada, Dir. Sheldon Edward Norton
A Canadian teenage rock band from Hamilton Ontario decided to reunite after 38 years.

‍The Call of Combat
‍8m, Canada, Dir. Edgar Ruiz Hernández (Humber)
Journey into the realm of combat sports through four distinct disciplines: Historical European Martial Arts, Modern Fencing, Karate, and Historical Reenactment.

‍Reclamation
‍6m, Canada, Dir. Anushay Sheikh, Lee Nisar
Following a young trans man who embarks on a journey to tattoo over his top surgery scars, this short documentary explores the power of community, queer resilience, and body adornment as gender-affirming care.

‍Viva La Revue
‍9m, Canada, Christian Bunea
Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, a rabid cinephile fights to stop a greedy landlord from taking over the oldest cinema in Toronto.

‍Scrap Works
‍12m, Canada, Dir. Maksym Putintsev
Get scrappy with our hero, a traditional master blacksmith busy navigating the challenges of modern life, having forsaken power tools for a higher calling.

‍From Shame To Shine
‍11m, Canada, Dir. Braden Dragomir
From Shame to Shine tells the story of Cher, a Mohawk and Ojibwe woman, who navigates the cycle of domestic violence and intergenerational trauma, to rediscover herself through creativity and spirituality. By channeling her journey into poetry, she not only rebuilds herself but also restores her family home in Six Nations of the Grand River, which ultimately becomes a symbol of her healing. Cher’s journey to empowerment becomes a rallying cry call for others to break free from shame and darkness, illuminating a path toward strength, resilience, and community.

‍Nothing Special
‍15m, France, Dir. Efrat Berger
Two women are trying to escape the limbo of waiting. Walls are cracked, domestic objects come to life, as they discover that magic can be found even in the tiniest grains from which ‘nothing’ is made of.

‍Lobster Queen
‍24m, Canada, Dir. Alix Buck (Hamilton)
They say women are bad luck on a boat. Captain Gail Atkinson never gave a damn. She's spent the last 30 years proving everyone wrong—and taking chances on people nobody else would hire.