Toronto Youth Shorts
  • About
    • Festival Staff
    • Press and Marketing
    • Blog
    • Contact
  • 2021 Festival
    • SPARKS
    • THROUGH A YOUTH LENS
    • PERSONAL GROWTH
    • LIVED PERSPECTIVES
    • SINS OF OUR PAST
    • WOMEN'S VOICES
    • DRAWN TO LIFE
    • FAMILIAL STRAINS
    • INNER DEMONS
    • ECCENTRIC SITUATIONS
    • ART AND HEALING
  • Festival Info
    • Filmmakers
  • Submit Your Film
  • Archives
    • Past Award Winners
    • 2019 Films
    • 2018 Films
    • 2017 Films
    • 2016 Films
    • 2015 Films
    • 2014 Films
    • 2013 Films
    • 2012 Films
    • 2011 Films
    • 2010 Films
    • 2009 Films
Picture
ART AND HEALING
With all that's happened and shifted in the past year, what does it mean or take to create? This lineup of films is a witness to the myriad of difficulties that artists face, whether it's searching for permission to belong in a creative community or knowing where to begin unpacking inter-generational trauma. Amidst these stories of confrontation, contemplation, and resilience, the five films highlight the capacity for art to hold hope, heal, and extend possibilities. -Kelly Lui
​
Picture
Six Stops West - Drama
Directed by Noah Gehman
​

A young woman wants to connect with the world. She just doesn't know how.
Picture
All It Gives - Documentary
Directed by Talia Woodland

Kosi Eze is a Nigerian immigrant who uses the power of Hiphop to inspire and uplift her community.
Picture
Lemon Tree - Comedy
Directed by Scout Stolpmann, Produced by Rob Andino and Sean Cullen

Jason accidentally gets himself into hot water when he gives the wrong person finger guns after a high school tragedy.
Picture
The Onyx Butterfly - Documentary
Directed by Yasmin Evering-Kerr, Produced by Fonna Seidu
​
A black male ballet dancer grapples with societal pressures of being a black male in a traditionally white feminine landscape.
Picture
No Crying at the Dinner Table - Documentary
Directed by Carol Nguyen
​
A collection of family secrets, and confessions, confrontation.
Email: torontoyouthshorts [at] gmail [dot] com