TIFF 2015: Discovery
1.
The Ardennes
(2015)
A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie. (96 mins.)
Director: Robin Pront
2.
Beast
(2015)
Deep in the slums of Manila, a young boxer's life is changed forever when his father pressures him to cheat in a fight. (94 mins.)
Director: Sam McKeith, Tom McKeith
3.
Black
(2015)
A 15-year-old girl in a black gang in Brussels must choose between loyalty and love when she falls for a Moroccan boy from a rival gang... (95 mins.)
Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
4.
Born to Dance
(2015)
Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer. (96 mins.)
Director: Tammy Davis
5.
Closet Monster
(2015)
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood. (90 mins.)
Director: Stephen Dunn
6.
From Afar
(2015)
Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever. (93 mins.)
Director: Lorenzo Vigas
7.
Downriver
(2015)
James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river... (99 mins.)
Director: Grant Scicluna
8.
Dégradé
(2015)
In Gaza, two hairdressers and ten customers of various ages and backgrounds spend the day trapped in a beauty salon while Hamas police fight a gang in the street. (85 mins.)
Director: Mohammed Abou Nasser, Ahmad Abou Nasser
9.
Eva Nová
(2015)
Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most - her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a famous actress. (106 mins.)
Director: Marko Skop
10.
Fire Song
(2015)
Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager in Northern Ontario, is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister's suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family's home and his own future. (96 mins.)
Director: Adam Garnet Jones
11.
Five Nights in Maine
(2015)
A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death. (82 mins.)
Director: Maris Curran
12.
The Here After
(2015)
When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven. (102 mins.)
Director: Magnus von Horn
13.
Ixcanul
(2015)
On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-year-old Maria by her Kaqchikel parents. (93 mins.)
Director: Jayro Bustamante
14.
James White
(2015)
James, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges. (85 mins.)
Director: Josh Mond
15.
Keeper
(2015)
The story of two teenagers that are about to have a baby. After deciding they will keep the baby, they have to deal with their parents and also with their everyday life. (95 mins.)
Director: Guillaume Senez
16.
Cowboys
(2015)
A father sets out to find his missing daughter with the help of his son. (104 mins.)
Director: Thomas Bidegain
18.
Mountain
(2015)
A young Orthodox Jewish woman becomes ensconced in a nocturnal community of prostitutes and drug dealers that congregates in the ancient cemetery atop Jerusalem's Mount of Olives. (83 mins.)
Director: Yaelle Kayam
Stars: Shani Klein, Avshalom Polak
19.
My Name Is Emily
(2015)
A teenage girl runs away from a foster home with the boy who loves her. She searches for her visionary writer father who is locked up in a psychiatric institution. It is a story of redemption. (100 mins.)
Director: Simon Fitzmaurice
20.
The Paradise Suite
(2015)
The Paradise Suite is a story about six people finding each other and, sometimes with just one glance... (123 mins.)
Director: Joost van Ginkel
21.
A Patch of Fog
(2015)
A security guard catches a famous writer/television host shoplifting and blackmails him into becoming friends. (90 mins.)
Director: Michael Lennox
22.
The Rainbow Kid
(2015)
Eugene, a young man with Down Syndrome, embarks on the journey of a lifetime: he's going to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and save the day. (93 mins.)
Director: Kire Paputts
24.
Semana Santa
(2015)
Dali and her 8 year old son Pepe take a vacation with Dali's boyfriend, Chavez. Instead of bringing them closer... (85 mins.)
Director: Alejandra Márquez
25.
Sleeping Giant
(2015)
While spending the summer in cottage country on the shores of Lake Superior, three teens cope with boredom by testing the limits of their experience. (89 mins.)
Director: Andrew Cividino
26.
Spear
(2015)
Djali,a young Aboriginal man journeys through his community to understand what it means to be a man with ancient traditions in a modern world. (84 mins.)
Director: Stephen Page
27.
Very Big Shot
(2015)
Intending to smuggle drugs across the borders, a small-time Lebanese drug-dealer slyly manipulates public opinion with the help of an underrated filmmaker. (107 mins.)
Director: Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya
28.
The Wait
(2015)
A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive. (100 mins.)
Director: Piero Messina
29.
We Monsters
(2015)
Paul and Christine know: Their teenager daughter Sarah, thrown by their separation, is capable of about anything... (95 mins.)
Director: Sebastian Ko
30.
Wedding Doll
(2015)
Hagit, a young woman with mild mental deficiency, works in a toilet-paper factory. She lives with her mother Sarah... (82 mins.)
Director: Nitzan Giladi