Shelby Manton

Partner, Executive Producer at BOLDLY

One day this kid will feel something stir in his heart and throat and mouth. One day this kid will reach a point where he senses a division that isn’t mathematical. One day this kid will talk.

One Day This Kid

Abandoned by her partner, Laurel (Jodi Balfour) stumbles through heartbreak and grows a strange connection to a house plant. This provocative rumination explores the interconnected mess of humans and nature. Shot on 35mm-4 Perf Kodak Film.

Bloom

Alternating between myth and reality, Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos unravels the intricate tapestry of grief and the liminal space that exists between not belonging to the lands one was born on nor the lands one's ancestors once came from.

Ask the Plantain

A hybrid documentary film that examines the lives of Kayah George, a young Indigenous woman, and her grandmother Ta7a, the daughter of the renowned Chief Dan George. Delving into their ancestral lineage, the film takes you on a poignant journey as it highlights the significance of Kayah’s deep connection to water, revered in the Tsleil-Waututh Nation as their oldest grandmother and the birthplace of creation. Amidst the backdrop of industry dominance, the film sheds light on the mental health challenges faced by Indigenous youth and their enduring spirit of gentle reclamation as they strive to reconnect with their culture, water, and land as kin and relatives. With its powerful imagery, infused with cultural nuances and the echoes of past and present Indigenous-led struggles, this timely production carries a profound and relevant message.

Our Grandmother The Inlet

A young woman primed to explode finally lets herself loose.

Let This Feeling Go

Virtuous Circle

As teens ransack a suburban home for food and clothing, one recounts how he got there and how desperation has changed him.

Rules for Werewolves

As an Asian family celebrates their daughter's engagement by singing karaoke on stage, a group of racists shout at them. The head of the family sings next, and transforms into "Baba". He finds courage to be the force needed for good.

Different Than Before

A short film about Bel Davis, a young black woman who grapples with the realities and unforeseen circumstances of losing her hair and being completely bald due to Alopecia.

Hair or No Hair

An impoverished young couple attempts to steal a boat to prove their love and worthiness to their son. Written and directed by Erik Horn, starring Adam DiMarco and Christie Burke.

Father Neptune

A Philippine immigrant to Canada struggles to make ends meet while supporting a family back home and trying to get into university to re-certify his degree

Paco

Send The Rain is a drama about artist and homesteader, Alice (54) who struggles with the choices she must make in the wake of the BC wildfires that destroyed her family home.

Send the Rain

Through the phenomena of quantum entanglement, Limbic begs the viewer to consider how we are all linked together. Changes occurring in one will be simultaneously experienced in another, even when separated by great distances.

Limbic

A poetic visualization of the restless mind by director David Findlay. Inspired by his own tendency to make the occasional idiosyncratic gesture, You Know Where You Belong is an exploration of human behaviour in all its mysterious beauty.

You Know Where You Belong

Lyle Reimer is about to put the finishing touch on his latest art piece, taking recycled trash and glueing it all to his face, revealing Lyle XOX. While in Vancouver, he's preparing for a big shoot in Tokyo, that will set in motion the launch of his book and window display at Bergdorf-Goodman in New York City.

Random Is My Favourite Colour

Literally a story about a book shop owner, the quirky customers who visit his shop, and his inability to let go of the past.