Saturday, October 26th

Biltmore Theatre | 39 King St E | Oshawa

Homegrown Shorts at 3:00pm

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This programme will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Zav Jenabian, Jack Copland, and Teyama Alkamli

On a Sunday at Eleven

2024 | Canada | 9 Minutes | No Dialogue

Director: Alicia K. Harris

A young Black girl navigates exclusion in her all-white ballet class, reclaiming her beauty and power in an ethereal and unapologetic celebration of Blackness.

Butterflies

2025 | Canada | 9 Minutes | English

Director: Zav Jenabian

The inspiring story of Quinn, born with cerebral palsy, and Josh, who has autism, as they relive their magical prom night, proving love transcends all boundaries.

Going Dutch

2024 | Canada, Netherlands | 7 Minutes | English, Dutch

Director: Jack Copland

Heartbroken, Theo heads to Holland to stay with his grandparents, where a chance encounter with a Dutch woman leads him on an unexpected adventure.

I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden

2024 | Canada | 20 Minutes | Arabic, English

Director: Teyama Alkamli

Tara, a queer Palestinian woman in her late 20s, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call with her best friend Sarab.

Little Goodbyes

2025 | Canada | 15 Minutes | French

Director: Justine Martin

After a series of peculiar encounters on a cold December night, two young sisters cling to the last remaining glimpses of Christmas magic.

Buddy Check for Jesse

2025 | Canada | 17 Minutes | English

Director: Michael Anthony

After losing his incredible son, Jesse, at 22 to suicide, Stu Gershman opens up about mental health in an unlikely place – the locker room.

Content advisories: suicide

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