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The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival in 2026
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6th
Opening night 7pm at Bytowne Cinema
Face-off, Pascal Chaumont, (Terrebonne, QC) [Drama] | French with English subtitles | Runtime: 9:54
A freezing night wraps around a neighbourhood outdoor rink. Théo, 14, skates alone in circles, as if trying to outrun something that’s haunting him.
Then, a presence emerges. His father. Words are exchanged, eyes meet. But beneath the surface, what unfolds goes far beyond appearances: regrets, silences, an unspoken need for answers. Théo carries a buildup of emotions he can no longer contain, and this night may well tip everything over.
Nearby, Gabriel, his friend, watches the scene alongside his grandfather Paul, a silent witness to a moment that feels larger than life.
Face-Off is an intimate drama driven by a restrained, pared-down approach to storytelling, where the ice becomes a mental space, a site of inner confrontation. Through an open-air chamber piece, the film explores grief, isolation, and the visceral need to say what has never been said.
Balancing realism and unease, Face-Off deliberately keeps the viewer in a blurred zone—where emotion takes over from reason, and where absence becomes almost tangible.
Pascal Chaumont is a director, cinematographer, producer, and co-founder of Productions Chaumont, an independent production company based in Québec for over 15 years. Pascal develops fiction projects inspired by personal and human stories. He co-directed with his partner Aline Viens Douleur d’enfant (2014), Un nœud dans le bois (2023), and Face-Off (2025), three short films where vulnerability, visual symbolism, and emotional impact intersect. He also directed the documentary Dans la rue (2011), a moving exploration of homelessness in Montréal. Through these works, he explores the unspoken, family bonds, and resilience, relying on a strong visual language and a precise, restrained tone.
Et maintenant? / What Now? Jocelyn Forgues (Ottawa, ON) [Drama] French with English subtitles | Runtime: 1:40:19
When Vincent, an unfortunate folk artist in his thirties, learns that he has been diagnosed with tongue cancer, he bursts out laughing! Convinced that he’ll be able to put this all behind him in no time, Vincent agrees to undergo vigorous treatments that affect his autonomy to the point where he is forced to accept the services of Renée, a distracted motormouth volunteer driver, and Mike, an amusingly insensitive home care nurse. Vincent’s bonhomie fades and doubt sets in, but true friendship is forged in this unusual trio, and thanks to them, Vincent finds deeper meaning to his life.
Jocelyn Forgues has been taking his work across Canada for nearly twenty years as an award-winning screenwriter and director in fiction, documentary, variety and children’s content for television, the web and the big screen. Trained as an actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles then in screenwriting and directing at INIS, in 2018, Jocelyn signed his first fiction feature film thanks to the support of Telefilm Canada. He was granted the honour of support from Telefilm once again for his second feature film, Et maintenant? Which he describes as inspiring, moving and sometimes troubling, with a touch of optimism and a touch of humour.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Matinee 11:30am at Mayfair Theatre
Burd, Abraam Dawood (Toronto, ON) [Documentary] | Runtime: 26:18
At 110 years old, Burdett “Burd” Sisler is the oldest person in Canada and one of the last surviving WWII veterans. Through interviews, reenactments, and archival material, the film reflects on a life shaped by war, grief, and love.
Abraam Dawod is a Canadian-Egyptian filmmaker working in documentary and narrative film. His work often explores history, anthropology, and culture through the lens of individual lives.
Since 2018, he has directed 18 short films, including the sci-fi short MY GIRL SKELLY (2021), which screened at 11 film festivals, and HOTEL PARAÍSO (2026), produced in Portugal under the mentorship of Werner Herzog. The documentary BURD marks his most ambitious project to date.
Dawod has worked in a wide range of production roles on over 100 independent and studio projects, including BLACKBERRY (2023), HONEY BUNCH (2025), and Amazon Studios’ BEAST GAMES (2024).
Serenity, Frank Tremblay (Montreal, QC) [Drama] | Runtime: 23:00
A funeral home employee must put her own personal struggles aside to help a grieving woman who just lost her daughter.
Frank Tremblay is a writer-director. His directing debut short, MONSTERS (2021), premiered at the San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival. The film starred Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal, Wonderfalls) and was shot by cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski (Hereditary, Midsommar).
Songs For Murdered Sisters, Kyle Megill & John Kealey (Ottawa, ON) [Documentary] | Runtime: 30:03
On September 22, 2015, a single day of violence in Renfrew County, Ontario, shattered countless lives when three women – Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk, and Nathalie Warmerdam, sister of baritone Joshua Hopkins, were murdered by one man. The tragedy became one of Canada’s darkest moments of gender-based violence.
Determined to transform grief into action, Hopkins joined forces with composer Jake Heggie and author Margaret Atwood to create Songs for Murdered Sisters, a song cycle that gives voice to loss and to the thousands of women silenced by femicide. After its album release and Juno nomination, the work reaches its most powerful form yet: an orchestral world premiere with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
This documentary follows the urgent, emotional countdown to that performance. It is both an intimate portrait of a brother fighting to reclaim meaning and a collective call to confront the epidemic of gender-based violence that continues to take lives around the world.
Kyle Megill is a filmmaker and editor based in Ottawa, Canada. For more than a decade, he has worked closely alongside director/photographer John Kealey on documentary shorts for organizations across North America.
Kyle made his directorial debut in 2018 with the short film A Day in the Life of the National Arts Centre, a work that has been selected by the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) and added to the permanent archive of Fundación Arquia in Madrid, Spain. He has since created a diverse body of work, ranging from social-impact pieces to intimate, character-driven stories.
John Kealey is a director and cinematographer whose work merges cinematic storytelling with documentary honesty, originally shaped by years behind the camera as a photographer.
For more than a decade, he has worked closely alongside director/editor Kyle Megill on documentary shorts for organizations across North America. In 2015, they co‑founded no hands, a production company with a mission to tell human‑centred stories that empower people, places, and cultures (especially sub-cultures).
Stories From The Street, Andrea Ramolo (Toronto, ON) [Documentary] | Runtime: 29:40
Filmed over the duration of a year, this documentary gives voice to a handful of currently or previously homeless Torontonians surviving the harsh realities of unaffordable housing. Within a tapestry of shared stories and experiences, the film also closely follows Brent, an older gentleman who is granted transitional shelter in a Tiny Tiny Home and eventually his very own apartment after living on the streets on and off his entire life.
“I would love the audience to know that I shot this entire documentary myself on an Iphone amidst one year and a half of outreach work on the streets and encampments of Toronto. I would like to not only dedicate this film to Brent Blake as it states after the rolling credits but also to another subject Debi O’Kane who became like a mother to me. May she rest peacefully.” – Andrea Ramolo
ANDREA RAMOLO is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, a long-time touring and recording artist, actor, dancer, songwriter, and educator. She was the writer, creator, narrator, composer, and executive producer of the documentary film THE SOUTH which won the 45th Canadian Ethnic Media Award for BEST DOCUMENTARY in 2023. The film had its world premiere at Toronto’s ICFF Lavazza Inclucity Film Festival, screened at Toronto’s famous Hot Docs/Ted Roger’s Cinema, and is currently available on Amazon Prime Italia, VOD platforms, and Fast Channels.
Andrea has also produced and directed a slew of music videos. She recently won her second Canadian Independent Music Video Award as producer/director/editor for Kristin Sweetland’s La Vie (aprés la guerre) and won her first of these awards for her own video Free (ft. Kinnie Starr) which she produced and co-directed. Her two short films BABY and A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS IN A PARKING LOT are currently on the film festival circuit and have garnered her many awards, including BEST DRAMA, BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR, BEST INDIE SHORT, BEST DEBUT SHORT, BEST ACTRESS, BEST WOMEN’S SHORT, and more. BABY is currently up for consideration at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. Andrea has three new films currently in the festival circuit: STORIES FROM THE STREET – a documentary on the homeless crisis, her newest dramatic short film BIRD GIRL starring 13 year old Emilee Ann Pitawanakwat and 13 year old Nathalie Puts, and HAPPY HOUR – a Tarantino-style dark comedy through a female lens.
Andrea is also an award-winning musician, hosted her own Italian music radio show, and is the founder and artist director of OUR MUSIC FESTIVAL in Toronto – a not-for-profit festival that celebrates female and non-binary artists.
Finger Guns, David Feehan (Calgary, AB) [Comedy, Satire] | Runtime: 10:00
A privileged office worker rebels when his freedom to use the “finger gun” gesture is threatened in this comedic satire.
DAVID FEEHAN is a Calgary-based actor and filmmaker originally from St. John’s, NL.
His writer/director/producer credits include “BreakIn(g)”, which won the DC Shorts Screenplay Competition in 2014 and the Nickel Film Festival’s Audience Choice Award in 2015; “Jacob1234” and “Wait-and-See,” both of which were purchased for broadcast and streaming by CBC, and “CAPTCHA” which won the Audience Choice Award at the Saskatoon Fantastic Film Fest in 2023.
His original short form series, “Department of Paranormal Affairs” is streaming on Prime Video in Canada and other platforms internationally. He is currently developing the project into a half-hour comedy with Dept.9 Studios (“Dark Match”) and Anthony Q. Farrell (“The Office.”)
His projects have played at festivals around the world, including the Atlantic International Film Festival, the DC Shorts International Film Festival, the Kerry International Film Festival, the Calgary Underground Film Festival, the Edmonton International Film Festival, and more.
David’s original screenplay, “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, was a finalist in the 2021 Screencraft TV Pilot Script Competition, placing in the top 1% of almost 5,000 submission from around the world.
David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and a Diploma in Performance and Communications Media from Memorial University. He is also a trained actor, with a BFA in Acting (with Distinction) from the University of Alberta. Selected acting credits include “This Too Shall Pass,” “Maudie”, “The Umbrella Academy”, and more.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
9pm at Bytowne Cinema
Emergency, Marcus Rosner (Edmonton AB) [Drama] Runtime: 14:02
On a cold, quiet night in a nearly deserted emergency room, two children form an unexpected connection. As their innocent conversation unfolds, shadows of a troubling secret emerge beneath the boy’s guarded silence.
In the fragile space between childhood curiosity and hidden suffering, a tender act of compassion emerges…one that could change everything.
Director’s Statement
Emergency is a deeply personal film drawn from my own childhood, inspired by witnessing domestic abuse directed at my mother. It is a story I have carried for years, and making this film became a way to confront and transform that experience.
At its core, Emergency is about fear, survival, and resilience, but also about the quiet, human moments that define who we are in crisis. It explores how, even in chaos, a sense of connection and courage can emerge between those who have the least power to change their circumstances.
Led by extraordinary performances from eight-year-olds Huxley Fisher and Anaram Haddadzadeh, the film aims to capture a truth that is both deeply personal and universally recognizable. My hope is that Emergency resonates with anyone who has ever felt powerless, and reminds us of the quiet strength it takes to endure.
– Marcus Rosner
Writer / Director, EMERGENCY
Marcus Rosner is a Canadian actor, producer, writer and director raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Inspired by Broadway during a childhood trip to New York, he studied at Vancouver Film School before building a successful screen career. His credits include Continuum, Arrow, Supernatural, Once Upon a Time, UnREAL, When Calls the Heart and My Fake Boyfriend. He joins Sullivan’s Crossing as Liam for its fourth season. Since 2020, he has produced with Edmonton-based Northern Gateway Films. His directorial debut, Emergency, is a deeply personal short film. Now based in Toronto, Marcus champions authentic storytelling and regional Canadian talent throughout his work.
The Pavilion, Pixie Cram (Ottawa, ON) [ Historical Drama, stop-motion animation] | Runtime: 15:00
Set in Ontario at the end of WWII, The Pavilion tells the story of two sisters sent to live with their aunt and uncle while their father serves overseas and their mother is stricken with tuberculosis. Equipped with a magical storybook, the girls embark on a journey through the countryside where the characters and objects from the book come to life, guiding them towards their mother.
Pixie Cram is a Canadian filmmaker based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. She creates fiction, stop-motion animation, and analogue documentaries (16mm). Her short films have screened at festivals and art galleries across Canada, in the US, Europe, and China, as well as on CBC. She teaches screenwriting at Carleton University.
Dinner for Too Many, Jesse Pickett, (Vancouver, BC) [Drama] | Runtime: 12:04
At a holiday dinner, disability, infidelity, sexual frustration, and unsettling visions of the future erupt, turning the family table into a battleground of buried truths.
Jesse Pickett is a disabled screenwriter, director, and visual storyteller based in Vancouver, BC. Pickett has created a diverse body of work including scripted and documentary film. Pickett often explores themes such as physical disability, aging, toxic masculinity, construction work environments, and speculative fiction.
The Photographer, Riel Barretto-Duval (Emburn, ON) [Horror, Thriller] | Runtime: 5:19
A young photographer jumps a fence into the mysterious woods of Beabrook for a job she wasn’t prepared for.
Riel Barretto-Duval is an award-winning filmmaker from Ontario, Canada, with years of experience in filmmaking, which includes personal work, on-set experience, and a degree from the Honours Bachelor of Film and Television program at Sheridan College.
Flickers, Alexa Jane Jerrett (St. John’s, NL) [Drama] | Runtime: 6:02
An elderly woman battles horrifying circumstances designed by her deteriorating mind – and in her darkest hours, flickers of her true self shine through.
Alexa Jane Jerrett (she/her) is an emerging multidisciplinary filmmaker with a fondness for folk horror and genre-based storytelling. She is an alumna of NIFCO’s Picture Start Program, FAMU’s (Czechia) Writing & Directing Fiction Intensive, the AIFF Filmmaker Lab, and the WIDC Career Advancement Module. In 2024, Alexa wrote, directed, and co-produced a multi-award-winning, ambitious short film entitled “Bedlamer”. The following year, Alexa won the RBC Michelle Jackson Award and premiered her most recent short film, “Flickers,” at the closing-night gala of SJIWFF. Alexa is currently attending the prestigious Canadian Film Centre’s Norman Jewison Film Program: Director’s Lab.
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Fine Black Frame, Leah Doz (Toronto, ON) [Experimental, short] | Runtime: 7:11
One man explores and defies the definitions of Blackness, queerness, and masculinity in a kinetic self-portrait.
Leah Doz is an emerging Canadian filmmaker. Her first auteur short STRANGERS won the Grand Jury Prize and Future of Film is Female Prize at the 2025 Nitehawk Shorts Festival in Brooklyn. Her previous award-winning short TIPS was licensed for broadcast in Canada. Her next short film PARTY OF ONE will be released in 2027.
Leah is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, and has worked internationally as an award-winning stage and screen actor, including in the Sundance and SXSW 2025 Official Selection feature DEAD LOVER, which she co-story developed.
She is a Dora Award, My Entertainment World Award, Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award, and Stratford Festival Tyrone Guthrie Award recipient. She is an alumna of Canada’s Black Screen Office, Reelworld Screen Institute, and Women in the Director’s Chair, and is developing her first feature with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Sol vivant/Living Grounds Emile Lavoie (Montreal, QC) [Drama] French with English subtitles | Runtime: 20:03
A few hours following a rowdy night, body mover Luc Tellier is called to the scene of a fatal incident. When he sees the headless corpse, a dark thought crosses his mind.
Emile Lavoie is a Montreal-based director, screenwriter, and producer. After completing a bachelor’s degree in cinema, he founded his production company, Martine aimait les films, through which he directed over thirty music videos. In 2022, he directed his first short film, Mourir en silence, which garnered over twenty festival selections worldwide and won eight awards, including two at the popular Fantasia Festival.
HAPPY HOUR, Andrea Ramolo (Toronto ON) [Dark Comedy] | Runtime: 6:00
During happy hour at the only bar in town, a newlyweds’ quarrel collides with a belligerent bigot – until a strange girl by the juke-box decides that last call will come early tonight.
ANDREA RAMOLO is an award-winning filmmaker and music video director, a long-time touring and recording artist, actor, dancer, songwriter, and educator. She was the writer, creator, narrator, composer, and producer of the feature documentary THE SOUTH which won the 45th Canadian Ethnic Media Award for BEST DOCUMENTARY in 2023 . She also did some additional directing and editing for the feature. The film had its world premiere at Toronto’s ICFF Lavazza Inclucity Film Festival, screened at Toronto’s famous Hot Docs/Ted Roger’s Cinema, and is currently streaming on PRIME VIDEO in Italy.
Headcase, Spencer Zimmerman (Vancouver, BC) [Dark Comedy, Satire] Runtime: 15:59
In her reach for fame, Karen, a wannabe influencer, finds herself having to lurk in the shadows after a cheeky hit-and-run threatens to derail her coveted brand partnership.
Spencer Zimmerman is a Canadian director and screenwriter from Saskatoon, SK, based in Vancouver BC. He graduated with a Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts from Capilano University in 2021. He has produced both feature and short films, screening to much acclaim at the BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE, the Oscar-qualifying LA SHORTS, & CINEYOUTH, run by the CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, and he has worked on projects such as LONGLEGS & THE MONKEY for NEON, DICKS: THE MUSICAL for A24, and GUNPOWDER & SKY’s DUST. He serves as the JR. PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE for ODDFELLOWS PICTURES.
His short film DARKSIDE qualified for the 2023 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS after garnering awards from across North America, including a LEO AWARD, an AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD from NFFTY and nominations for BEST DIRECTION and BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at the BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE’s BFI FUTURE OF FILM FESTIVAL.
More info: Coming soon
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Matinee 11:30am at Mayfair Theatre
Pearl, Alice IL Shin ( Maitland, ON) [Animation] Korean with English subtitles Runtime: 13:48
After losing his “pearl”, a grieving jeweller is given a final chance to make peace with his mortal desires through a chance encounter with a young lady.
ALICE IL SHIN 신일 is a Korean filmmaker who received her formal film training at Nihon University, Japan. Since then, she has been working as a director, producer, and editor on film projects in Japan, Korea, and Canada.
Alice’s work takes an interest in Asian-Canadian experiences similar to her own. Her debut Canadian short film, Haru’s New Year (2018), was shown at film festivals worldwide with numerous awards, while her elegiac short film Signal Fire (2019) was hosted at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham during its festival run. Her first short documentary, CBC Arts: History in Paper (2020), showcases an artist whose experimental creations demonstrate the human cost of the Japanese internment in Canada, and started an interest in documentary filmmaking that has preoccupied her since.
Continuing to explore the topic of Japanese-Canadian internment, her one-hour length documentary Landscapes of Home (2024) was supported by the National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Canada Council for the Arts with mentorship from the 2020 Hot Docs X Netflix Accelerator Lab and 2022 Breakthrough Development Lab by DOC Institute. Aside from documentary filmmaking, Alice completed her first short animation, Pearl (2025), which adapts a medieval English poem about child bereavement to a Joseon Korean setting.
As a commercial filmmaker, Alice worked as an editor for Banger Films’ 7-parts documentary series on the Youtube Originals series K-Pop Evolution (2021), which gave her hands-on experience with professional and collaborative editing. She also worked as the on-set translator for Apple TV+ series Pachinko (Season 2 – 2024) as an aid for the directors and actors.
Currently, she works with NJcreation to develop Thai drama series into Japanese remakes, expanding her cross-cultural contents expertise. She is also a board member of Arts East-West, a Montréal-based, non-profit, artist-driven organization that has been specializing in thematic festivals since 1995, with no national boundaries across Pan-Asia and its diaspora.
Hockey Mom, Mikaela Lily Davies (Toronto, ON) [Comedy] Runtime: 5:59
Melissa, a perpetually distracted working mom, shows up to her 14 year old daughter Ava’s hockey game having forgotten the one thing that matters most: Ava’s goalie stick. With the game about to start and her daughter already humiliated, Melissa has to find a way to make it right – before she loses more than just the game.
Mikaela Lily Davies is an award-winning actor, creator, and director whose work spans film, television, and some of Canada’s most prestigious stages. A graduate of the CBC Canadian Film Centre’s Acting Conservatory, she has spent four seasons at the Stratford Festival — where the Chicago Tribune called her performance in The Changeling “the best acting work on view at Stratford this year” — and eight shows with Soulpepper Theatre. On screen, she can be seen on Murdoch Mysteries and opposite Jodie Sweetin and Tim Rozon in A Christmas in Switzerland. As a director, Mikaela has helmed productions ranging from Shakespeare to original new work, and co-wrote and performed in the Canadian Film Centre short Cassandra. A two-time nominee for the prestigious Cayle Chernin Media Award and the inaugural recipient of the Jon Kaplan Canadian Stage Performer Award, she has worked with some of Canada’s most celebrated theatre companies, directors, and storytellers.
I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Conor Larsen and Zachary Kornblum (Toronto, ON) [Animation, Drama] Runtime: 2:21
In a dark movie theatre, a young boy’s anxiety swells as he debates making the first move—until a small act of courage speaks louder than words.
Zachary Kornblum is a Toronto-based queer filmmaker whose work focuses on intimate, character-driven stories about connection and vulnerability. His scripts have ranked in the top 25% of the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and the Austin Film Festival, and his project “Prince of Hearts” was selected from over 10,000 submissions to be pitched to Netflix executives. “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” marks his debut as a filmmaker.
Conor Larsen is a 2D Animator and Director based in Toronto, Canada. Growing up, he’d often hijack the family camcorder and create, in his own unbiased opinion, spectacular short films by pushing his lego figures around and making up storylines on the spot. That passion for telling stories led him to pursue a career in film via a Bachelor’s Degree in Cinema & Media Studies at York University and an Advanced Diploma in 2D Animation from Seneca College.
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Something Pointless, Asa Bailey, Director – David Cormican, Writer (Picton, ON) [Drama] Runtime: 14:19
When a bullied young boy discovers an elderly man quietly covering a forgotten brick wall with painted eggshells, an unlikely friendship forms — and a “pointless” act becomes something transformative.
Asa Bailey is a Welsh filmmaker, director, and technology pioneer whose career sits at the intersection of cinematic storytelling and cutting-edge production innovation.
David Cormican, p.g.a., is an International Emmy®-nominated Canadian producer, screenwriter and founder of Fun Republic Pictures. His credits include the Emmy®-nominated Tokyo Trial (NHK), Netflix #1 debut Northern Rescue, and TIFF premiere Tulipani, Love, Honour & A Bicycle. Selected by The Hollywood Reporter as Next Generation Canada and recognised by Playback as New Establishment, he has closed over $200M in production financing worldwide. Current projects include Isolation (S4C Wales), Alien Boy, and Beyond the Veil. He is a member of the PGA, BAFTA, CMPA, and WGC, and founder of the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition.
Tied Up, Dmitry Vysotsky & Konstantin Bronzit (North Bay, ON) [Animation, Feature] Runtime: 1:24:03
In a cruel turn of fate, Mac, a high-end necktie, is thrown in the trash. There he meets others in a similar predicament: a broken vase, an air freshener bottle, a boot with gum stuck on its sole, and a spool of thread down to her last bit of thread. Mac believes that he is better than this riff-raff and dreams of regaining his former life. The others want to reach a place called Paradise, thinking that’s where they can make their wishes come true—and if you’re stuck in a dumpster, you probably have something to wish for!
This very human story is told through the objects we discard. Some items are thrown out as soon as they stop being useful. Others are out of ink, out of charge or out of date. Some are still full of energy but don’t fit anymore, are painfully out of fashion, or just don’t go with the new wallpaper.
Everyone wants to be needed, recognized, and rewarded for their sacrifices in the end. What does one have to do to reach Paradise? Is leading a decent life enough ? Mac is about to find out.
And does this Paradise even exist, anyway? It’s awfully hard to be sure. Well, if there is one, it might not be what we or Mac expect.
Tied Up is a Telefilm certified international treaty co-production. Our team at Lakeside Animation are co-producers of the film, and we had Aron Dunn, a veteran Canadian animation screenwriter, perform the role of Story Editor and Script adaptation. Matt Lyon, our Creative Director at Lakeside provided creative consultation throughout all stages of the film’s production, and we collaborated on the designs, with much of the character and locations designed and painted by our Ontario-based team of artists. The English version of the film was produced in Ontario with local voice talent and post production crew. It is now streaming for Canadian audiences on Google Play, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV.
Dmitry Vysotsky & Konstantin Bronzit are an acclaimed, award-winning animation directing team from St. Petersburg, Russia, with decades of collective filmmaking experience. Dmitry Vysotsky is a director, screenwriter, animator, and creator of the hit international series Kid-e-Cats, as well as the voice actor for Julius the horse in the Three Heroes franchise. Konstantin Bronzit is a world-renowned animator whose films have earned around 200 international awards, including two Academy Award nominations (for Lavatory-Lovestory and We Can’t Live Without Cosmos) and a César nomination. Together, the longtime friends combine high-profile industry recognition and multi-platform animation expertise to bring compelling, character-driven stories to life.
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