The films below are the top films submitted to the Breast Fest short film competition. Both filmmakers and those touched by breast cancer - directly or indirectly - were invited to submit short films (maximum 10 minutes) that shed light on the issues surrounding breast cancer and breast health in unique and creative ways.
This year's winner of the Amazing Grace Award for Best Short Film, in honour of Grace Cianciotta, goes to FLAT. The director, Nitsana Bellehsen, will be flown to Toronto to present her film on the big "pink" screen at 8pm on November 21st and presented with a $1500 cash prize.
Thank you to all who voted and submitted films this year!
Margo
Margo is a successful entrepreneur, a single mom to four kids, and a two-time breast cancer survivor. Margo has also committed herself to teaching others how to live well and how to survive one of the most malicious illnesses of our time.
Cancer Wonderland
"When diagnosed, no words, songs, or any form of expression could have prepared me for the journey I was about to embark on. I felt like Alice and this is my Wonderland."
Paddling For A Cure
This video is about the dragon boat racing team "A Breast Or Knot." In addition to competing in dragon boat races across Ontario, these women have something else in common; they are all breast cancer survivors.
Chem-Ho-My Journey Through Breast Cancer
This film is an account of Ally's journey through breast cancer through her popular video diary series on You Tube called " The Chem-Ho".
FLAT
The year is 2050. Some fathers bring their sons to a museum to see the way women used to look... What happened to make them change? And why did it happen?
Dear Sister
Freshly diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25, Sylvia journeys down a new and challenging road only to realize it's not a road travelled alone. This is a story of sisterhood.
Pink Just Isn't My Color
A stop motion animation short about reframing and transforming the experience of breast cancer. Realizing that everything in life is about how you frame it, the film's protagonist decides to experience treatment on her own terms.
A Way To Die
A woman's unusual approach to discovering her cancer and preparing for the operation.
A huge thank you to all the people who submitted their films and shared their stories with us.