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Ring in our 7th Festival!

Opening the festival this year is “What We Have Left” directed by Sergio Navaretta who directed “Looking For Angelina” 20 years earlier in the Sault.

The film follows Melanie (Barbara Williams), a woman in her 70s who invites her once young and idealistic hippie friends for a long-overdue reunion where everyone is told they have inherited the cabin where they once lived together in a commune 50 years earlier. They are joined by Lyla, played by Ginny & Georgia actor Tommie-Amber Pirie, who is the daughter of their late friend Flora. A clash of generations follows, leading the group to reconcile their past with the present to find new meaning in their lives.

The film also stars Peter MacNeill (Frankenstein), RH Thomson (Anne With an E), Barry Flatman (Private Eyes), Terri Hawkes (Sailor Moon) and Joshua Bainbridge and is produced by S.N.A.P. Films and Rusty Halo Productions.

Watch films from emerging talent, dive into a mix of comedy, drama, and experimental works that prove you don't need a massive budget to make a massive impact.

Camp Galore by the SFF Summer Camp Week 1

Apple Pie by Sean Thrawn O'Neil

I'm Fine by Erin Blewett

iFaith by Harry Manzi Asingwire

The One Who I Adore by Adam G. Levine

How To Bury A Dog by Magdalena Barys

Camp UnBEARable by the SFF Summer Camp Week 2

Rodeo Women directed by Celia Haig-Brown

Before, during, and after the spectacle of the rodeo performance, women are working. Raising bucking horses, trucking bulls, managing professional organizations, timing and secretarying, caring for the animals, and so much more, they make rodeo happen. Although the public image of the sport is decidedly masculine and "white", for over a century, women, including Indigenous women, have been at the centre of this universe of labour, commitment, and love. Meet Trish, Lexi, Elda, Julie and so many more of these women as they share their stories.

Features short-form works created by local and regional talent.

Rumspringa by Miia Piironen

Kids by Jade Yurich and David Schmitt

Hilary’s Cover is Blown by MJ Dionne

Off Script by Daren Sullivan

Forward by Michael Naphan

Scuttle by Liam Leblanc

Got A Light? by Matt Lishman

From Nine to Ten by Gus Belford and Steve Belford

Ferry Tale by Adam Francis Proulx and Byron Laviolette

A Bridge Across by Tash Baycroft

Features works created by Indigenous filmmakers.

Raised by the Canoe by Cathrine Paul

Red Girl Rising by Kim Stadfeld and Faith Howe

Medicine Ball by Leya Hale

Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific by Tanner Zurkoski

The Coalition directed by Sisters Strain.

Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, gender based violence, femicide and human trafficking are all crimes that continue to rise. Communties are coming together to form Coalitions to combat these crimes and wrap around services for the victims. Family members and survivors all over Ontario, from Windsor to Sault Ste. Marie share first hand lived experience of human trafficking and femicide- what is it, what are the signs and how we can keep our loved ones safe.

When communities unite, change begins!

The second chapter of the Guardian's trilogy roots deeper into the unforgiving working life of the bush — where endurance is tested internally and externally.

For over 90 days, 12 Tree Planters live and camp in remote wilderness, moving contract to contract across a relentless season stretching from Northern Ontario to Grand Cache, Alberta.

In isolation and exhaustion, identity is stripped back to its core. Merit is earned the hard way. Mental warfare meets physical brutality. And through it all, camaraderie takes root — binding a crew together in ways few outside this world will ever understand.

Guardians II is an immersive descent into the season that defines them — not just as workers, but as individuals choosing discomfort in pursuit of something greater.

Watch short films from filmmakers across the globe!

Clouds by Andy Lewis

Old Tomorrow by Kane Stewart

You're not a Fool, Grandpa by Adrien Lhoste

The Holdout by Javier Augusto Nunez

Going Under by Badminton Plus

Glass Child by Anna-Katharina Schubert

I want to be Okay by Scott Sikma

The Bookstore That Never Sleeps by Justin Zoras

World's Best Dad...Sometimes by Julia Benczak

Go out with a bang: a seat at our awards and closing gala featuring a screening of Love In All The Small Places. The film follows Sasha, a people-pleaser navigating life, friendship, and online dating after her marriage ends