The Jokes(2023)

Mon Chat(fr)

Go For Soliloquy(en)

Photographer and entrepreneur in training, Alonzo, struggles to get his artistic business off the ground. To combat his self-doubt and anxiety, he seeks help from his old college friends who've made names for themselves.

Lightships(en)

Eve awakes in an unstaffed medical facility with no recollection of how, why or when she was admitted. She joins a group of outcast patients, who are attempting to recall what takes place during treatment. As Eve learns more about the patients, she begins to remember the terrible events that led to her sickness. An alien world at the edge of her dreams begins to bleed through, compelling her to write the transmissions down. Soon, these visions will consume her. Is she a prisoner, a patient... or dead?

The Président and the crossing keeper(fr)

A crossing guard has known too many misfortunes in his life to believe he is facing the on-the-run President of the Republic.

Tkaronto(en)

Far from home and struggling to reconcile their Native identities with non-Native culture, Ray and Jolene negotiate a growing attraction as they're drawn together, in this reflective exploration of urban Aboriginal identity.

Romantic Undertaking(en)

A woman takes in a lodger to help with the debts of her funeral business.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere(en)

Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man(en)

A paranoid young man launches a bizarre crime spree against the citizens of Toronto.

Violencia Silenciosa(es)

Sergio maintains a relationship with Marta, who mistreats him. Through an argument in a store, Sergio realizes that people are passing him by and imagines what would happen if he were the abuser.

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide(en)

A comedy about depression, alcoholism, suicide and the other funniest parts of life. Gethard holds nothing back as he dives into his experiences with mental illness and psychiatry, finding hope in the strangest places. An adaption of his one-man off-Broadway show of the same name.

Bill Burr: Paper Tiger(en)

Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.

Balloon(en)

Ashley, a school girl, is struggling with exam stress and bullying.

Letters To Daniel(en)

Best friends set out to conquer Hollywood but are ambushed when one of them is diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Just a Farmer(en)

Alison, left to manage an ailing farm and an alcoholic father-in-law after her husband’s sudden death, navigates the challenges of rural life. The film explores generational trauma, love, loss, and the undeniable resilience of a farming community in the face of tragedy.

The Call(en)

During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.

Only Cloud Knows(zh)

The film revolves around a Chinese man who returns to New Zealand following the death of his wife and begins to discover that she harbored a number of secrets.

The Shade(en)

Twenty-year-old Ryan struggles with a debilitating anxiety disorder following his father's death. Together with his two brothers, he must fight to break the destructive cycle threatening their family as ancient darkness closes in on them.

The Normal Spaces(en)

A lonely day in the life of someone who feels like simply an extension of the spaces they inhabit. They are hit with the dreadful isolation that exists as a result.

The Lens Within Me(en)

An original semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama very loosely inspired by Max Hechtman's adolescence and college experience as a young filmmaker.