Toronto Metropolitan University Movies

A case study of the Canadian cod fisheries collapse of 1992. How does the way we talk about natural resources reflect how we perceive and treat them?...

A passionate chef decides to move to Paris in attempt to change his mundane, ordinary life.

A filmmaker revisits her childhood, interweaving 16mm vignettes and her old child services documents, uncovering the truth she couldn't voice as a...

After being told by her assignment partner, Ben, to “think more like a man”, a flustered investigative journalism student, Maggie...

When 16 year old Faye’s complicated relationship with her mother manifests as feelings for her middle aged ballet teacher, she is forced to...

Taraji, overcome with grief after a significant loss, attempts to recreate a recipe in an effort to heal and reconnect with her culture.

Faced with the threat of blackmail, sixteen-year-old David is forced by Owen the incel to get him a date with his crush Sierra. But when the...

Foxy tells the story of Penny Todd, a 20 year old aspiring filmmaker who is desperately trying to keep a "secret" in order to feel "normal" in a...

Authenticity, friendship and safety come into question during a sketchy sneaker selling transaction.

Insecure thirteen year-old Esther Weary is on the brink of puberty and must come to terms with the realities of becoming a woman with her...

When he arrives at the unremarkable Ontario town of Paris, a French tourist will have to test his ability and willingness to cross the language...

University student John returns home to his cookie cutter suburban home and begins to notice strange occurrences. After beginning to investigate a...

When Iggy, a traumatized teenager, runs away from her abusive boyfriend and takes the dog, Rosco, with her, she’s forced to choose between...

During a tense family Christmas party, Luci, a queer Peruvian-Canadian woman with a massive chip on her shoulder, slips away to give her beloved...

A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self- acceptance.

A young Korean boy comes of age following the tumultuous time of his mother's death. Years later, after stumbling across an old roll of film that...

Feeling enormous guilt after a car accident, a young woman must confront her parents who want her to attend a family birthday party. But this...

A man returns to his family home on the East Coast of Canada to say goodbye to his terminally ill mother.

Displaying the faces and voices of transgender youth, the documentary short shows the authenticity of queer and trans people living in Toronto, while...

After receiving a gift from a mysterious stranger, a 7-year-old boy begins collecting small, delicate objects, retreating into the quiet sanctuary of...