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- Artist Brion Gysin developed the Dream Machine. The device has in its core a 100-watt light bulb, which is surrounded by a spinning open column with windows to allow the light to shine through. To be experienced with ones eyes closed, the Dream Machine has a flickering effect of light and dark, much like a strobe light. The experience has been described as hypnotic or hallucinogenic. Some have called the Dream Machine a drug-less high. Gysin, through archival interviews, many of the Dream Machine's users, some of whom are friends of Gysin, and scientists tell of their experiences with the machine and speculate on its physiological effects.
- Family Secrets is a raw, compelling and honest account of the impact of secrets on families and their lives. The series takes viewers on an intensely personal, humourously nervous and emotionally moving journey into the private world of family relationships.
- A lighthearted look at the weird and wonderful world of doll collectors. The film features individuals whose lives are ultimately shaped by their obsession. It taps into why the subjects would risk everything just to spend their best time all dolled up. Some are loveable, others you may love to hate, but we delight in watching all the collectors and their passions come to life in this off-the-doll-centric universe.
- My Millennial Life is an intimate and entertaining observational documentary, featuring five dynamic 20-somethings. Set against the backdrop of underemployment, high unemployment, and uncertainty, the film presents the subjects' longings, challenges and dreams to make a mark in the world.
- In My Parents' Basement is an intense and revealing one-hour documentary that explores with depth and compassion the stories of three adult children who have returned to their parents' home to live. As we watch each of the subjects and their families grapple with living together, future dreams, past failures and the present struggles of daily life are captured in close-up over a nine-month period of time. BOB: Intense, articulate, angry and depressed, 34 year old Bob first lost his job and then three months later was evicted from his apartment. With nowhere else to go, he moved back with his parents. When the documentary begins, Bob has been living at home for two years. The atmosphere around the house is tense. Bob spends most of his time in his room in the basement away from the rest of his family. NANCY: An attractive, emotionally vulnerable 42 year old, Nancy desperately wants to get her life back on track. We first meet her after she has been kicked out of her boyfriend's apartment and has been living at her parents' home for three months. Nancy has a small pet grooming business, but with very little money coming in, she can't afford a place of her own. In return for free room and board, Nancy makes herself useful by helping to look after her 94 year old grandmother, with whom she shares the basement apartment. DENISE and DAVID: Denise, a beautiful and pampered 26 year old, and her husband, David, also 26, are living with Denise's parents, luxuriating in a basement suite with a Jacuzzi and many other amenities. Even though they both have jobs, they moved back to save for a house. While the young couple has been enjoying the comforts of the family home for the past year, their recent marriage appears to be suffering. David spends his "quality" time with his guy friends while Denise looks to her mother for guidance and friendship. Through conversations, anecdotes, arguments and unpredictable emotional highs and lows, In My Parents' Basement sheds light on the parent/adult child bond and offers insight into the myriad of issues triggered by an adult family living together, once again.
- London, Ontario resident Donald D'Haene shares his secret about a father who sexually abused him, his brothers and sister for many years. After a long journey from the horror and pain, he learns to live with the past and embrace the future. Donald D'Haene is author of the 2002 memoir, Father's Touch.