\u00c0ma Gloria, directed by Marie Amachoukell (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis may be the most precious love story you will see all year: On the one hand, Gloria, a middle-age caregiver from Cape Verde with a couple of kids back home. And then, Cl\u00e9o, a chirpy Parisienne, all of six years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banel & Adama, directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy (France, Senegal, Mali, Qatar)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBanel can scarcely stand to be separated from her lover, Adama, even for a few hours. But her passion and defiance alarm the elders, and the drought that consumes their village feels like a curse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call me dancer, directed By Leslie Shampaine, Pip Gilmour (USA) ** Opening Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"Call](\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Call-me-Dancer-au-BMFM.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBilly Elliot meets Slumdog Millionaire\u2026 for real. This \u201creal life Billy Elliot\u201d is the remarkable tale of a Mumbai taxi driver\u2019s son who is determined to follow his dreams and become a dancer \u2013 even more so when his demanding teacher introduces him to ballet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chuck Chuck Baby, directed by Janis Pugh (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis feelgood Welsh musical comedy turns the stuff of dreary social realism into a fabulous ode to love. Helen\u2019s depressing life is transformed by the return of Joanne, an old flame from their far-distant school days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Close your eyes, directed by V\u00edctor Erice (Spain, Argentina)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTwenty years after his star disappeared without a trace mid-shoot, retired filmmaker Miguel agrees to reopen the mystery for a TV show… He needs the money, and he’s ready for a reckoning. A late masterpiece from Spirit of the Beehive director Victor Erice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COPA 71, directed by James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay (UK, Mexico)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nInterspersing contemporary interviews with copious archives of on-field soccer action and breathless news reports, this is the revelatory story of the tournament the world forgot, the first, unsanctioned, Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls will be girls, Shuchi Talati (India, France, Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA prize-winner at Sundance, this sensitive debut feature is an unusual coming-of-age drama for its nuanced and sympathetic portrait of mother-daughter dynamics in a sexually repressive culture; it doesn\u2019t go where you expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belarus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nPolish master Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving across the land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulsp\u00e5ng Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson (Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nMay and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"La](\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/La-passion-de-Dodin-Bouffant-Un-film-qui-a-du-gout.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"retour-a-hairy-hill](\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/retour-a-hairy-hill-Odyssee-emotionnelle.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"ThreeTrees](\"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ThreeTrees-Une.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banel can scarcely stand to be separated from her lover, Adama, even for a few hours. But her passion and defiance alarm the elders, and the drought that consumes their village feels like a curse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call me dancer, directed By Leslie Shampaine, Pip Gilmour (USA) ** Opening Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBilly Elliot meets Slumdog Millionaire\u2026 for real. This \u201creal life Billy Elliot\u201d is the remarkable tale of a Mumbai taxi driver\u2019s son who is determined to follow his dreams and become a dancer \u2013 even more so when his demanding teacher introduces him to ballet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chuck Chuck Baby, directed by Janis Pugh (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis feelgood Welsh musical comedy turns the stuff of dreary social realism into a fabulous ode to love. Helen\u2019s depressing life is transformed by the return of Joanne, an old flame from their far-distant school days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Close your eyes, directed by V\u00edctor Erice (Spain, Argentina)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTwenty years after his star disappeared without a trace mid-shoot, retired filmmaker Miguel agrees to reopen the mystery for a TV show… He needs the money, and he’s ready for a reckoning. A late masterpiece from Spirit of the Beehive director Victor Erice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COPA 71, directed by James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay (UK, Mexico)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nInterspersing contemporary interviews with copious archives of on-field soccer action and breathless news reports, this is the revelatory story of the tournament the world forgot, the first, unsanctioned, Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls will be girls, Shuchi Talati (India, France, Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA prize-winner at Sundance, this sensitive debut feature is an unusual coming-of-age drama for its nuanced and sympathetic portrait of mother-daughter dynamics in a sexually repressive culture; it doesn\u2019t go where you expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belarus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nPolish master Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving across the land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulsp\u00e5ng Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson (Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nMay and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBilly Elliot meets Slumdog Millionaire\u2026 for real. This \u201creal life Billy Elliot\u201d is the remarkable tale of a Mumbai taxi driver\u2019s son who is determined to follow his dreams and become a dancer \u2013 even more so when his demanding teacher introduces him to ballet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chuck Chuck Baby, directed by Janis Pugh (UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis feelgood Welsh musical comedy turns the stuff of dreary social realism into a fabulous ode to love. Helen\u2019s depressing life is transformed by the return of Joanne, an old flame from their far-distant school days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Close your eyes, directed by V\u00edctor Erice (Spain, Argentina)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nTwenty years after his star disappeared without a trace mid-shoot, retired filmmaker Miguel agrees to reopen the mystery for a TV show… He needs the money, and he’s ready for a reckoning. A late masterpiece from Spirit of the Beehive director Victor Erice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COPA 71, directed by James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay (UK, Mexico)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nInterspersing contemporary interviews with copious archives of on-field soccer action and breathless news reports, this is the revelatory story of the tournament the world forgot, the first, unsanctioned, Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls will be girls, Shuchi Talati (India, France, Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA prize-winner at Sundance, this sensitive debut feature is an unusual coming-of-age drama for its nuanced and sympathetic portrait of mother-daughter dynamics in a sexually repressive culture; it doesn\u2019t go where you expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belarus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nPolish master Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving across the land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulsp\u00e5ng Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson (Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nMay and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty years after his star disappeared without a trace mid-shoot, retired filmmaker Miguel agrees to reopen the mystery for a TV show… He needs the money, and he’s ready for a reckoning. A late masterpiece from Spirit of the Beehive director Victor Erice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COPA 71, directed by James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay (UK, Mexico)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nInterspersing contemporary interviews with copious archives of on-field soccer action and breathless news reports, this is the revelatory story of the tournament the world forgot, the first, unsanctioned, Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girls will be girls, Shuchi Talati (India, France, Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA prize-winner at Sundance, this sensitive debut feature is an unusual coming-of-age drama for its nuanced and sympathetic portrait of mother-daughter dynamics in a sexually repressive culture; it doesn\u2019t go where you expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belarus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nPolish master Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving across the land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulsp\u00e5ng Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson (Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nMay and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A prize-winner at Sundance, this sensitive debut feature is an unusual coming-of-age drama for its nuanced and sympathetic portrait of mother-daughter dynamics in a sexually repressive culture; it doesn\u2019t go where you expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Green Border, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belarus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nPolish master Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving across the land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gulsp\u00e5ng Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson (Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nMay and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy clothes: a film about Patricia Field, directed by Michael Selditch (USA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA candid fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the creative process and the extraordinary life and career of Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field (Sex and the City; The Devil Wears Prada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If only I could hibernate, directed by Zoljargal Purevdash (France, Mongolia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In freezing temperatures in an impoverished suburb of Mongolia\u2019s capital, 15-year-old Ulzii provides for two younger siblings while studying for a science scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the land of the brothers, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (Iran, France, Netherlands)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis smartly-plotted film \u2013 a prize winner at Sundance \u2013 charts the history of an extended Afghani refugee family in Iran across three chapters, each set ten years apart, from 2001-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, directed by Catherine Breillat (France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThe fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nLapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nOnce on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nThis stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nGrand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSet in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nBased on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nJohn and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFollowing the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nIn a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nFall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nA raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nWhile visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTrailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fearless Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl<\/em>; The Last Mistress<\/em>) returns with another highly-charged drama of lust and transgression. Anne, a lawyer with two young daughters, begins a reckless affair with her 17-year-old stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this gripping thriller set in a refugee detention centre in Calabria, Italy, Almaz (a riveting Meninet Abraha Teferi), an Ethiopian refugee, hopes to put her former role as an underworld operator behind her. No such luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lapland, 1984. Single mom Niina (Oona Airola) volunteers at the local paper to pay off a debt \u2013 but when she stumbles across a story with profound political implications she\u2019s treated like a nuisance by everyone, even her editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fawzia Mirza\u2019s extravagant feast of a movie explores a fraught mother-daughter relationship across two different continents and three decades, filtered through the characters\u2019 shared love for the 1969 Hindi musical, Aradhana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once on the verge of extinction, the buffalo is currently reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of the North American plains. Tasha Hubbard\u2019s rhapsodic doc is the story of a remarkable ecological revival led by Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grand Jury Prize-winner in the World Cinema competition at Sundance, the latest from Identifying features<\/em> filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez plots a fragile redemptive path for the son of a Mexican sicario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set in France in 1885, and photographed like an Impressionist painting come to life, this sublime foodie film surveys the intuitive, intimate partnership between famed gourmand Dodin (Benoit Magimel) and his beloved cook Eug\u00e9nie (Juliette Binoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on a true story, Patricia Font\u2019s drama excavates a dark period in Spanish history. Antoni Benaiges takes up a village teaching position in 1935. But his new-fangled ideas about learning outrage the local priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John and Kate have moved from London to a farm in Ireland, to the bemusement of the locals. This lyrical Irish reverie taps deep wells of feeling in the stuff of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A professional wrestler from a country in turmoil must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding her mother’s remarkable legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an isolated prairie home, a young girl shoulders the burden of caring for her three siblings when her mother mysteriously transforms into a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the death of an estranged childhood friend, Riley returns home to face those she\u2019s left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a walk down memory lane, witness Collingwood\u2019s once busting tourist industry, history in shipbuilding and the passion of its beloved workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A mother\u2019s uncomfortable reunion with her daughter exposes how their deep bond broke and why it may remain forever \u2013 in pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fall brings Ontario to life with a myriad of colours on display through stunning sunsets along Georgian Bay, and breathtaking views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A playful tribute to one of Canada’s most beloved skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the seasons change, three little trees learn about themselves, friendship and their place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A hard-boiled ace detective sets out to investigate the grisly murder of a millionaire tech magnate, but a slew of interjections by an unexpected visitor threaten to disrupt the case—and the detective’s sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A raw, unblinking look at the aftermath of losing a pregnancy. In this short film, Nolke explores the emotions and heartache that envelop a woman after loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While visiting the moon, Chase, a seasoned traveller and foodie, debates over a lengthy and costly delivery versus how to grow his own food. Why not try both? Could Chase recreate his favorite burger? And how could this kill him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n *more films to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information visit BMFM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trailer <\/i> <\/p>\n\n\n\nMadame Luna, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Italy, Sweden)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Missile, directed by Miia Tervo (Finland, Estonia)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The queen of my dreams, directed by Fawzian Mirza (Canada, Pakistan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Singing back the buffalo, directed by Tasha Hubbard (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Songs of earth, directed by Margreth Olin (Norway)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Sujo, directed by Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Mexico, USA, France)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The taste of things, directed by Tran Anh Hung (France, Belgium) *** Closing Night Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe teacher who promised the sea, directed by Patricia Font (Spain)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
That they may face the rising sun, directed by Pat Collins (Ireland, UK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Canadian shorts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A good day will come, directed by Amir Zargara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Nix\u2019s symphony, directed by Karina Xiao Loerchner <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Return to Hairy Hill, directed by Daniel Gies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSam\u2019s town, directed by Tessa Oxtoby<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Side Launch, directed by Finn McLean<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Smoke break, directed by Lisa Robertson<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The colours of Ontario, directed by Terissa Hosein<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The fabulous life of Nancy Green Raine, directed by Andrea Wing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Three trees<\/a>, directed by Mathias Richard Horhager, Aaron Hong<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBuffer Festival Screening<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The delivery, directed by Tope Babalola (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Miscarry, directed by Julie Nolke (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How to build a restaurant on the moon, directed by Underknown (Canada)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n