August 12, 2021
DGC Ontario at TIFF 2021
Congratulations to all our DGC Ontario Members and Productions selected for TIFF 2021, September 9 - 18.
(This list will continue to update as films are announced)
Gala Presentations / Special Presentations / Contemporary World Cinema / Discovery / PrimeTime / Short Cuts / NBA Films For Fans
Night Raiders (North American Premiere)
Danis Goulet’s singular thriller draws on Canada’s ugly colonial legacy for a propulsive piece of genre cinema set in a dystopian postwar future.
Director Danis Goulet, Production Designer Zazu Myers, Picture Editor Jorge Weisz, Sound Editor Claire Dobson.
Click here for a full list of DGC Members who worked on Night Raiders.
All My Puny Sorrows (World Premiere)
Michael McGowan’s touching adaptation of Miriam Toews’ beloved novel about two sisters boasts a fine cast led by Alison Pill and Sarah Gadon.
Director Michael McGowan, Production Designer Danny Haeberlin, Picture Editors Orlee Buium, Michelle Szemberg, Sound Editors Martin Gwynn Jones, Brennan Mercer, Brent Pickett and Jane Tattersall.
Click here for a full list of DGC Members who worked on All My Puny Sorrows.
Lakewood (World Premiere)
Naomi Watts stars in Phillip Noyce’s nerve-rattling thriller about a mother struggling to rescue her son from a school shooter.
Production Designer Zosia Mackenzie, Sound Editors Dustin Harris, Kelly McGahey, Ayaz Kamani, Robert Bertola and Nelson Ferreira.
Click here for a full list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Lakewood.
The Middle Man (World Premiere)
In a town plagued by disaster, one man holds the job of breaking the worst news to its citizens, in director Bent Hamer’s latest oddball comedy.
Production Designer Diana Magnus, Sound Editor Steve Munro.
Click here for a full list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on The Middle Man.
Kicking Blood (World premiere)
Blaine Thurier’s sultry, perma-stoned, ultra-modern spin on the vampire genre evokes cult-horror figures like George A. Romero and Stuart Gordon.
Click here for a full list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Kicking Blood.
Director Shasha Nakhai - Scarborough (World premiere)
Three kids in a low-income neighbourhood find friendship and community in an unlikely place in this adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s award-winning book.
Wildhood (Post Only) (World premiere)
Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
Sound Editors Bret Killoran, Kelly McGahey and Kristi McIntyre.
Click here for a list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Wildhood.
Learn To Swim (World premiere)
The feature debut from Toronto’s Thyrone Tommy (Mariner, TIFF ’16) charts the stormy romance between two very different contemporary jazz musicians.
Click here for a list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Learn To Swim.
Quickening (World premiere)
The debut feature from writer-director Haya Waseem explores the life of a young woman of colour navigating love, heartbreak, and family turmoil.
Click here for a list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Quickening.
Sort Of (World Premiere)
A refreshing comedy about a young gender-fluid caregiver whose life plans are disrupted when tragedy strikes the family they help maintain.
Directors (and Co-Creator) Fab Filippo, Renuka Jeyapalan, Production Designer Chris Crane, Picture Editors Craig Webster, Sam Thomson, Omar Majeed, Hugh Elchuk, Sound Editors Martin Gwynn Jones, Paul Germann, Rob Ainsley.
Click here for a list of DGC Ontario Members who worked on Sort Of.
Director Terril Calder - Meneath: the Hidden Island of Ethics (World premiere)
Filmmaker, artist, and animator Terril Calder returns to Short Cuts with what may be her most powerful and intricately designed work to date: a stop-motion animation that charts a challenging journey for Baby Girl, a precocious Métis girl contemplating her path to Hell.
Director Albert Shin - Together (World premiere)
Albert Shin demonstrates all his directorial prowess and knack for creating stark yet vivid characters with this remarkable drama about two strangers who convene at a seaside motel in South Korea with very particular intentions in mind.
Director Shawn Gerrard - Inheritance (World premiere)
Inheritance examines how the love of basketball is passed from parents to children, for players and fans alike. Shawn Gerrard weaves the stories of real multi-generational NBA players with that of a father and son who become closer to each other — and their hometown Toronto Raptors — through a passion for the game.
