The 11th annual Toronto Youth Shorts will feature 40 films played over 4 programs. Check out each program for more information on each film. If you are interested in covering the festival for media, visit our Press & Marketing page.

SPARKS

An Ode to My Mother - Directed by George Turnbull, Produced by Deborah Turnbull
Hearth - Directed by Max Shoham 
Life Via Rail - Directed by Jonny Micay, Produced by Ethan Godel
Lois and Don Harper: A Love Melody - Directed by Laura Salisbury, Produced by Reel Youth in Partnership with Revera
My Son - Directed by Richard Dang
One Out of Millions - Directed by Majd Al Sheblaq
Save the Purple House - Directed by Kate Allsebrook
Survival - Directed by Max Freeman
The Way You Look at Me - Directed by Marley Abdull, Produced by Kristoffer Bradley Cruz
What I See In You - Directed by Megan Lawless
Witches and Snitches in Britches, Oh My! - Directed by Raine Bracken

SELF-REFLECTIONS

Cranberry Flirt - Directed by Marianna Phung, Produced by Marianna Phung and Tomasz Kurek
Crushed - Directed by Rowan O'Brien, Produced by Averie Severs
Do Turtles Swim in Maple Syrup? - Directed by Paul Daniel Torres, Produced by Logan Wagner and Cameron Thorpe
Jollie Laide - Directed by Hanna Peters
My Fair Robot - Directed by Cole London
Private-Parts - Directed by Ava D Harness, Produced by Sarah Rahimi
She Wove Golden Rays of Sunshine - Directed by Anna Le Hoang and Larina Aribi 
Worst Student Ever - Directed by Dizzy Dinero, Produced by Loveleen Kang and Veronika Latkina

KITH AND KIN

Beautiful Bird - Directed by Camden Abdull
Carrots - Directed by Molly Shears, Produced by Sanchita Mitra and Molly Shears
Devil's Advokid - Valeria Marchioni (Production Manager), Isabelle Caron (Storyboard Supervisor)
Karen Comes Home - Directed by Jake Lee
King of the Kitchen: George Chiavegato - Directed by Farizah Naeem, Produced by Reel Youth in partnership with Revera
Landed Citizen - Directed by Lara Cordiano, Produced by Robert Ryan Reyes
Lost Dogs - Directed by Joshua Maikawa, Produced by Diego Rose and Joshua Maikawa
Taken Home - Directed by Jonathan Elliott, Produced by Erica Orofino and Jonathan Elliott
Tundra - Directed by Carol Nguyen

MOVING ON

​A Noise That Carries - Directed by Guillermo de la Rosa, Produced by Steven Czikk
AMO - Directed by Yi Huang
Clean Ice - Directed by March Mercanti, Produced by Adam King and Salar Pashtoonyar
In His Dream - Directed by Joshua Chislett, Produced by Benjamin Wong
Interphase - Directed by Kenny Tran
Life in Bathrooms - Directed by Nicholas Facchini, Produced by Nicholas Facchini and Nicole Russell
My Country is Missing - Directed by Liza Korotka, Produced by Ivanka Haney
Porkstrips - Cameron D Johnson (Production Manager)
Ratinenhayén:thos - Directed by Shelby Lisk
Turning Tables - Directed by Chrisann Hessing, Produced by Tanya Hoshi
Your Mileage May Vary - Directed by Hollie Olenik, Produced by Stephanie de Bem