25 diverse and engaging Canadian short films that are set to premiere at this year’s 2019 Toronto International Film Festival including new works by Short Cuts alumni, award-winning directors, and emerging talents, and directorial efforts by acclaimed Canadian actors Aaron Poole and Sofia Banzhaf.

Among this strong group of storytellers are female filmmakers, making up 56% of the Canadian Short Cuts directors, and two Indigenous filmmakers.

All 20 Canadian films in the Short Cuts program are eligible for the IWC Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film and the IWC Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film.

In addition to the 20 films included in Short Cuts, there are five Canadian works in the Wavelengths program, screening as part of the Wavelengths short-film section or paired with another title.

The 44th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5 to 15, 2019.

SHORT CUTS

Delphine
Chloé Robichaud | Canada
North American Premiere

The Depths
Ariane Louis-Seize | Canada
World Premiere

Flood
Joseph Amenta | Canada
World Premiere

God’s Nightmares
Daniel Cockburn | Canada/United Kingdom
World Premiere

Highway To Heaven
Sandra Ignagni | Canada
World Premiere

Hot Flash
Thea Hollatz | Canada
World Premiere

I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain
Sofia Banzhaf | Canada
World Premiere

I’ll End Up in Jail
Alexandre Dostie | Canada
North American Premiere

It’s Nothing
Anna Maguire | Canada
World Premiere

Jarvik
Emilie Mannering | Canada
World Premiere

Life Support
Renuka Jeyapalan | Canada
World Premiere

Measure
Karen Chapman | Canada
World Premiere

No Crying At The Dinner Table
Carol Nguyen | Canada
World Premiere

Now is the Time
Christopher Auchter | Canada
World Premiere

Oracle
Aaron Poole | Canada
World Premiere

Please Speak Continuously And Describe Your Experiences As They Come To You
Brandon Cronenberg | Canada
North American Premiere

The Physics of Sorrow
Theodore Ushev | Canada
World Premiere

Rebel
Pier-Philippe Chevigny | Canada
World Premiere

This Ink Runs Deep
Asia Youngman | Canada
World Premiere

Volcano
Karen Moore | Canada
World Premiere

WAVELENGTHS

2008
Blake Williams | Canada
World Premiere

Book of Hours
Annie MacDonell | Canada
World Premiere

Hrvoji, Look at You From the Tower
Ryan Ferko | Canada/Serbia/Croatie/La Slovénie
World Premiere

My Skin, Luminous (Mi Piel, Luminosa)
Gabino Rodríguez, Nicolás Pereda | Mexique/Canada
North American Premiere

Second Generation
Miryam Charles | Canada
North American Premiere