βThe TorontoMet Film Fest (formerly known as The Image Arts Film Festival & RUFF) showcases the thesis films of the graduating film students at the Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Image Arts. TorontoMet Film Fest celebrates emerging filmmakers giving them an opportunity to network and screen their work in a public and professional setting.β
THESIS FILMS
IN YOUR WAKE
Des goes to her recently passed father's house wanting to clear his belongings without acknowledging her pain. However, the task proves difficult. To begin the process of grieving, she will have to face the complicated nature of their relationship and open herself up to vulnerability.
INTO THE BLUE
A Chinese couple breaks up after one needs to leave Canada, but a night together due to a winter storm changes things up.
NOWHERE, HERE
A housing scam leads an international student through a challenging journey in an unfamiliar country, finding solace in an unexpected stranger.
SLUDGE
A young woman must confront her inner demons personified as a swamp monster in a battle for self-acceptance.
WET NOODLE
The story follows a 13-year-old named Evelyn, determined to get her class crush Justinβs attention. The film follows her attempts to approach him as she struggles with her self-esteem and body image, believing bigger boobs to be the key to his heart.
O HOLY NIGHT
June comes home for Christmas for the first time since her evil stepmother moved in.
LITTLE TIGERβS LANTERN
Twenty-three year old Xiaoyu, hides her shameful pregnancy from her mother until she returns home on the night of the Lantern Festival. Terrified of her motherβs response, she begins to experience visions of a spirit hell bent on exposing the truth, attempting to mend her relationship with her mother.
BUS
Jackie, an anxious people-pleaser, attempts to tell her eager date that sheβs not interested, but after witnessing him getting hit by a bus, her guilt takes over and now sheβs stuck to take care of him.
MOONBREAK
Rage artist Calvin Moon shocks audiences with his aggressive, alternative approach to rap. But behind the scenes, parental disapproval and industry bias keep him from fully unleashing.
ON OUR WAY
A father and son are forced to confront their distant relationship while travelling to a cemetery with their late Grandfatherβs ashes.
OUTCASTED
A self affirming black actress must face the challenge of auditioning for a breakout role that she is considered too dark for. With her agency on her back and feeling like she isnβt good enough, she must decide whether to challenge the biases of the industry, or lose the spot she has rightfully earned.
Rebellious and insecure, Charlie has revelations about their gender after their introduction to the Toronto music scene.
PART OF THE BAND
GALE
When her village is inadvertently destroyed by an ever-earnest gentle giant, Gran, the lonesome town matriarch, will have to let her guard down if she ever hopes to befriend the hulking construct and rebuild what has been lost.
ARJUNA
A troubled teen, stealing cars, turns his life around after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger.