FEATURE FILMS

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

a 12-year-old girl struggles with life on the run as she travels across the country
with her dad who has tourette syndrome. wanting nothing more than a normal
family life, she befriends a community of outcasts in the remote countryside
who want to harness a volatile supernatural power her father is hiding

AWARDS
winner “audience award” | fantasia international film festival
winner “best actor” ryan ward | fantaspoa international fantastic film festival
winner “best actress” nyah perkin | buenos aires rojo sangre film festival
winner “best actor” ryan ward | midwest weird film festival
winner “best sci-fi film” | midwest weird film festival
winner “best actor” ryan ward | etreum horror film festival
winner “best actress" nyah perkin | etreum horror film festival
special mention “best feature film” | panama horror film festival
winner “best feature” | somerville international film festival
winner “best performance award” actra manitoba - courtney sawyer | gimli international film festival
“best canadian feature” nominee | regina international film festival & awards
winner “spirit of independent filmmaking award” | stony brook film festival
winner “best actress” nyah perkin | sydney science fiction film festival
winner “best feature film” | chatham-kent international film festival
winner “best actor” ryan ward | chatham-kent international film festival
winner “most promising individual” nominee - nyah perkin | chatham-kent international film festival
winner “best sound design” - joshua hemming | chatham-kent international film festival
“best midnight feature” nominee | nightmares film festival
“best director” nominee - ryan ward | nightmares film festival
“best lead performance” nominee - nyah perkin | nightmares film festival
“best cinematography” nominee - craig range/mandeep sodhi | nightmares film festival
“best feature” nominee | terror in the bay film festival
winner “best actor” - ryan ward | terror in the bay film festival
“best supporting actress” nominee - courtney sawyer | terror in the bay film festival
“best poster” nominee - jer unrau | terror in the bay film festival
“best feature film” nominee | filmquest
“best screenplay” nominee - ryan ward | filmquest
“best actor” nominee - ryan ward | filmquest
“best supporting actress” nominee - nyah perkin | filmquest
winner “best cinematography” nominee - craig range/mandeep sodhi | filmquest
winner “best score” - david bertok | filmquest
winner “best feature film” | hamilton film festival
winner “best performance in a feature film” - ryan ward | hamilton film festival
winner “best cinematography” - craig range/mandeep sodhi | hamilton film festival

SON OF THE SUNSHINE

a socially disconnected young man with tourette syndrome undergoes
an experimental surgery to correct his disorder, but as his symptoms
start to fade, so does his ability to heal the sick and dying

AWARDS
“best original screenplay” nominee | canadian screen awards
winner “best actor rising star award” ryan ward | edmonton international film festival
“best feature film” honorable mention | anchorage international film festiva
winner “best feature film” | malibu film festival
winner “best canadian feature” | film north
winner “best in the fest” | bay street film festival
winner “best director” | wild rose film festival

SERIES

THE AQUANAUT AND THE SHIPWRECK

a three-part story told backwards through time charting the depths
of a 40 year marriage between two professional novelists
and their lifelong relationship with the husband’s ex-lover

SERIES
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | bill moldt

SHORT FILMS

TIME TRAVELING THROUGH TIME

a wannabe film director becomes embroiled in a battle against the laws of
time and space when his attempts to recreate the iconic black and white,
photograph-only, time travel film, La Jetée, spiral out of control

SHORT FILM | 13 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | bill moldt

AWARDS
first prize “best experimental film” | flickers’ rhode island international film festival
winner “best canadian film” | toronto arthouse film festival
“best comedy” nominee | annual copenhagen film festival
“delta film award” highly commended | festival of fantastic films manchester
“deadline award” nominee | landshut short film festival
“honorable mention” | sci-on film festival

HEALER

a young woman grapples with the untimely death of her sister,
seeking solace in an imagined reality where they grew up together

SHORT FILM | 14 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | mackenzie leigh
PRODUCER | ryan ward
DP | nathaniel regier

AWARDS
winner “youth award for best short film” | kristiansand international children’s film festival
winner “best first time director” | san francisco frozen film festival
“best female directed short eda award” special mention presented by the alliance of women film journalists | whistler film festival
“best short film” nominee | saskatchewan international film festival
winner “best first time director” | indigo moon film festival

FILM SHORTAGE

OUR SECRET

a curious 9-year-old girl embarks on a journey of discovery, imagining that she
and her mother are part of an ancient consciousness that has always existed

SHORT FILM | 8 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | nathaniel regier

IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY

a haunting fairytale blending fantasy and real life events as two native american
children navigate the dark corners of history trying to find their way back to a
home that may be lost forever

SHORT FILM | 13 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | michael leblanc

AWARDS
winner “best short film” | atlanta shortsfest
winner “best director” | atlanta shortsfest
“best cinematography” | tulsa american film festival

AMERIKA

a portrait of two parents and their 8-year-old son struggling against the
harsh realities of inner-city life in an alternate version of modern-day america

SHORT FILM | 14 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | ryan ward
PRODUCER | mackenzie leigh
DP | eduardo ramirez gonzalez ADFC

AWARDS
winner “best director” | atlanta shortsfest
winner “audience choice award” | atlanta underground film festival
winner “audience choice award” | riverside international film festival
winner “best short film” | highland park indepentdent film festival

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MEMORIES OF YOUTH

a nostalgic search for meaning and connection in recollections of the past

SHORT FILM | 3 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | nathan flores
PRODUCERS | mackenzie leigh / ryan ward / nathan flores
DP | nathan flores

AWARDS
winner “best cinematography” | UWPG film festival
winner “best editing” | UWPG film festival

CBC

TO ALL THAT WE ARE

two non-binary young adults embark on a dream-like journey of self-discovery
and acceptance as they navigate the complexities of love and identity

SHORT FILM | 5 mins
WRITER / DIRECTOR | kristian cahatol
PRODUCERS | mackenzie leigh / ryan ward / kristian cahatol
DP | nathan flores

AWARDS
winner “best cinematography" | UWPG film festival
“best supporting actor" nominee | UWPG film festival
winner “best canadian film" | western canadian international film festival
winner “best lgbtq+ film" | western canadian international film festival