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Tickets start at $12.50. If you’d like to support our student-run festival even more, you can increase the price of your ticket.

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All tickets are general admission. We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before the event to find your seats.. The dress code for both nights is cocktail attire. All Tickets are non-refundable.

Night One Program — Friday, May 16th

  • dir. Ace Chou, prod. Aesop Wen

    ON SEVEN

    Dir. Ace Chou
    Prod. Aesop Wen

    A Taiwanese-Canadian man, disconnected from his heritage, sees his grandmother's traditional funeral as his final chance to unravel their strained bond.

  • SPACEMAN

    Dir. Jaime Andres Martinez
    Prod. Sanaya R Nilgiriwala

    Jeremy, a man unable to remove an astronaut costume he wears everyday, struggles with learning self acceptance after joining a therapy group of fellow weirdos and eccentrics.

  • FOREVERLAND

    Dir. Lucas Del Grande
    Prod. Lance Delos Santos

    Eight-year-old Josh faces the grief of his grandfather while learning the secrets of his mother's dreadful childhood.

  • IN THE CLOSET

    Dir. Jam Louisy
    Prod. Arina Smirnova

    In the carnivalesque chaos of an unexpected queer costume party, a closeted lesbian visiting Montreal must decide whether to stop hiding from her sexuality… or to face the dangers of the closet.

  • GO FOR GOLD

    Dir. Niko Chu
    Prod. Madeleine Yung

    A Filipina housekeeper starts her first day working for an injured Filipino-Canadian Track Star. In her attempt to connect with him culturally, secrets from his past in the Philippines unravel.

  • THROUGH HER EYES

    Dir. Francesca Anselmo
    Prod. William Li

    A chubby teen superfan finally gets the chance to meet her favourite pop star during a tense music video shoot, but she soon discover that her idol's worst nightmare is having a body like hers.

  • BETWEEN THE LINES

    Dir. Stella Guernsey
    Prod. Aidan Pinsler Lieberman

    After discovering she’s pregnant, Olivia must face the wrath of her volatile mother in order to break their cycle of generational trauma.

  • FROM THE CLAY

    Dir. Xavier Wehrli
    Prod. Mia Buono

    A self-obsessed sculptor is forced to confront his own mediocrity, sending him into a tailspin of jealousy, possession, and slithering clay.

  • I'LL TRY TO EXPLAIN IT

    Dir. Lucia Fella Pellegrino
    Prod. Gabriela Ribeiro

    When a lesbian filmmaker is haunted by intimate dreams of her high school ex-boyfriend, she embarks on a documentary reuniting with him and reenacting the dreams, awakening truths about her complicated relationship with men.

  • WE ARE HAPPY FISH

    Dir. Zoe Zhou
    Prod. Jae Zheng & Tom Wolf

    A nihilistic girl and a robot boy escape from their family to revive a dead fish.

Night Two Program — Saturday, May 17th

  • THE QUEEN OF MIDNIGHT

    Dir. MIDAS
    Prod. Ristian Galvez & Chloë Gordon

    Haunted by her losing streak, Zara struggles to stand against rival it girl Blaze. As the sound of the clock ticks down, they will do anything to win the crown, no matter who gets hurt.

  • AND, SCENE

    Dir. Brianna Russell
    Prod. Mehgan Fahmy

    An obsessive co-captain must live up to her older sister’s legacy by leading her team to victory at the Regional Improv Games.

  • FISH SKIN

    Dir. Marie Meltvedt Lyseggen
    Prod. Shika Tokhi

    Elvira discovers that her son Leo believes he is turning into a fish and is forced with her own desire of escaping reality.

  • HAND ME DOWN

    Dir. Dylan Duff
    Prod. Mona Osman

    On the morning after his wedding, a man is forced to confront haunting memories from his past that threaten to unravel his new life.

  • MÙA XUÂN CỦA MẸ (MOTHER'S SPRING)

    Dir. Trâm Anh Nguyễn
    Prod. Khushil Doshi & Andrea Lopez

    As Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) approaches, a young Vietnamese immigrant grapples between the complexities of their culture and transmasculine identity, when pressured by their mother to wear a feminine áo dài dress.

  • COME OUT, LAZARUS

    Dir. Luke Donovan
    Prod. Caleb Rogers

    In the depths of winter, the youngest boy of a rural family initiates himself into hunting season with his father.

  • PRE-MADONNA

    Dir. Zoë Fraser
    Prod. Chloë Gordon & Patrick French

    When Naomi's closeted lover tries to keep their relationship a secret, the town preacher is accidentally led to believe that Naomi is pregnant with the Second Coming of Christ, consuming the town with religious hysteria.

  • OUT OF THE TOIL

    Dir. Elliott Frith
    Prod. Kaiya Malik

    When her family’s farm is seized by the military, a teenage mouse struggles to break free from enslavement and revolt against the tyrannical rule of the cats.

Chrysalis Parking Information

TMU Garage – 300 Victoria St.

TMU Garage – 288 Church St.

Green P – 2 Church St.

Green P – 653 Gerrard St. E

  • 2.3 km away

  • $1.75 per half hour, $6 max at night

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Green P – 1313 Gerrard St. E

  • 3.5 km away

  • $2/hour, $6 max at night

  • On-street EV charging

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Street Parking Info

Limited street parking is available near 43 Gerrard St. East. Rates range from $1.50 to $6.75 per hour, with a 3-hour maximum unless otherwise posted. Always check signs for restrictions and avoid no-stopping zones. For longer stays, nearby Green P lots or TMU garages are recommended.