FILM PROGRAMS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19th
*Premiere Status*
World Premiere (WP), North American Premiere (NAP), Canadian Premiere (CP), Ontario Premiere (OP, Toronto Premiere (TP).
11:30 AM
INT. SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
Sisters of Resistance & Daughters of Dissent
PROGRAM: 2H. Followed by audience Q & A.
Moderated by Donna Green, Program Committee Member.
La Esperanza
Directed by Maria Fernanda Cestero
The U.S. Navy occupied two thirds of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico to use as a bombing range for 60 years and displaced the residents of Vieques. After protesting and removing the Navy from the island in 2003, residents continue to experience displacement, and their third of the island has become the new battleground.
(NAP, 2025, Foreign Short Documentary, 0:27:24, Puerto Rico)
Enough Enough
Directed by Julia Novacek
“Dosta Dosta” shows the courage of three generations of women in the Balkans who claim public space with their bodies, refusing to remain subordinate to the patriarchal system. They step out to mourn, perform and protest.
(TP, 2025, Foreign Short Documentary, 0:30:00, Austria)
MŌDOR
Directed by Natasha Austin-Green
Society often paints a picture of motherhood as the pinnacle of a woman's life, but is this idealized image true? MŌDOR delves into the complexities, contradictions, and unspoken truths of maternal experience, through the interwoven voices of three women - echoing the silent struggles of countless mothers.
(WP, 2025, Foreign Short Documentary, 0:12:12, United Kingdom)
Telles que nous sommes (As We Are)
Directed by Annabelle Abdul
From the 1970s to present day, ancient and modern archives plunge us into the condition of single women in France who are seeking to find True Love. Exchanges between women and marriage counsellors from past and present take centre stage: a mercantile and supportive network that goes beyond the object of their quest.
(WP, 2024, Foreign Short Documentary, 0:23:10, France)
3:15 PM
FOREIGN FEATURE
PROGRAM: 2H. Followed by audience Q & A.
Moderated by Nikita Helewa, Program Committee Member.
SHORT
P for Patriarchy
Directed by Elaf Khan
Experimentally and most poetically, this Pakistani-Canadian director and artist based in Toronto explores her fears and anxieties surrounding marriage, coming-of-age and womanhood.
(TP, 2024, Experimental/Drama, 0:09:20, Canada)
FEATURE PRESENTATION
From Scratch
Directed by Polina Kondratev
Rita is a talented girl who writes poetry. She strives to find her place in this world. Hoping to fulfill her dreams and escape from her strict father after her mother’s death, Rita gets a job as a caretaker for her teacher’s disabled daughter. Her self-belief helps her to break free from circumstances and other people and move on.
(CP, 2024, Foreign Feature, 1:29:56, Russian Federation).
6:15 PM
CLOSING GALA
PROGRAM: 2H 30M. Followed by audience Q & A.
Moderated by Leslie-Ann Coles, FeFF Director and Program Curator.
SHORT
Teen Mary
Directed by Ali Rosenthal
In Ancient Nazareth in the year Zero, a pregnant teenage girl (MARY) and her gay best friend (JOSEPH) must hatch a plan to save their lives when they discover they might get stoned to death for their sexual "sins". Their plan? They'll convince everyone that GOD made Mary pregnant... with the new Messiah.
(CP, 2024, Comedy, 00:20:00, United States)
SHORT
I Hate Babies
Directed by Sidney Leeder
After removing her IUD due to an undiagnosable pain, Mona must confront her fear of babies as every woman around her mutates into a mombie.
(WP, 2024, Psychological Thriller, 0:14:00, Canada).
CLOSING GALA FEATURE
I Really Love My Husband
Directed by GG Hawkins
When a woman grows disillusioned with her golden-boy husband during their tropical honeymoon, she recruits an enigmatic expat to spice things up—for better or worse.
Starring Madison Lanesey, Travis Quentin Young, and Arta Gee.
(CP, 2025, Drama, 1:20:00, USA)
Audience Q & A to follow. Moderated by Leslie-Ann Coles, Founder, Executive/Artistic Director, The Female Eye
CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION TBA
Audience Q & A to follow
