On Sunday 22nd June, OFFA (Oakville Festivals of Film and Art) presents a full day of screenings highlighting filmmakers, and stories, from Mississauga, as well as a selection of Canadian films from across Canada.
This day is part of the Oakville Film Festival, which runs from 18th to 25th June. On Sunday 22 June, From 11 am to 11 pm, at Cineplex Mississauga Square One, you can screen stories from talented Mississauga filmmakers and enjoy award-winning films from across Canada!
Screenings include:
Sunday, June 22nd, 11:00 AM - SHORTS FOR ALL SORTS (Mississauga Creators + Stories) This year, as The Oakville Film Festival expands into Mississauga, we are pleased to feature a selection of shorts that highlight Mississauga talent, and stories, as well as other Canadian environs.
Kanakiyost: Art, Identity and Belonging - Cathleen MacDonald (and Lynn Taylor subject of film) Terry’s Little Village - Dir: Jack Kukolic With Love, Alice - Alice Brisbi A Ticket Home - Magil Moyes Shadow Boxing - Arwen Mercado Watch What You Have - Hassain Dawas Scratch- Dir. Taye Alvis You Left Me Today - Michael Lam Dolly - Maya Rikhi Obscura - Arnold Lim Two Humans and a Duck- Dir. Cameron Woo Ewa’s Letter - Dir. Keaton James Browning Host: Cynthia Crofoot
Sunday, June 22nd, 2:00 PM - CAT’S CRY Canada/Serbia/Croatia | Drama | 1hr 35m | Trailer Eastern Canadian Premiere Sponsor: PSW to the Rescue SYNOPSIS: In a small Serbian town, Milena dreams of fame and independence amidst the allure of a Serbian music channel. Her aspirations and plans for the future are challenged when she gives birth to a baby with a rare genetic condition called “Cat’s Cry”. While her partner Igor and his family refuse to take responsibility for the baby, her father, Stamen, a retired factory worker, urges Milena to leave Igor and return home, offering to raise the child together. Overwhelmed and fearful of her future, Milena disappears. Now Stamen and his new wife, Vera, must fight a flawed Serbian social system for custody of their granddaughter, while Milena struggles to find her own way forward. DIRECTOR: Sanja Zivkovic STARRING: Jasmin Geljo, Andrijana Đorđević, Sanja Mikitišin Q&A: will include Actor Jasmin Geljo, plays Stamin (Grandfather). SHORT FILM: Baby (dir. Andrea Ramolo), Music in the Pocket (Dir. Dir. Veronika Kostyuk)
Sunday, June 22nd, 5:00 PM - SAINTS AND WARRIORS Canada | Documentary | 1hr 37m | Trailer SYNOPSIS: Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, Saints And Warriors, tells an intimate and sweeping story of how basketball has become the heartbeat of contemporary culture on the remote Indigenous nation of Haida Gwaii. DIRECTOR: Patrick Shannon STARRING: Desi Collinson, Nika Collinson, Jesse Barnes FILM FACT: For Delta Dawn, Producer Mike Johnston is originally from Oakville and brought last year’s award winning Curl Power documentary to the festival. Delta Dawn just won the 2025 Hot Docs Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary. Q&A: Q&A with Director/Writer Patrick Shannon and Dir. Delta Dawn, Asia Youngman SHORT FILM: Delta Dawn (dir. Asia Youngman), Imam (Ant Horasanli) Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00 PM - UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE Canada | Satire/Comedy/Drama | 1hr 29m | Trailer SYNOPSIS: Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to get it out. Massoud leads a group of increasingly-confused tourists through monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his mother. Time, geography and personal identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of disorientation. DIRECTOR: Matthew Rankin STARRING: Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri FILM FACT: Canada's entry for Academy Awards. Canadian Screen award winner screened at Cannes. Q&A: Virtual Q&A with Director Matthew Rankin
SHORT FILMS: A Pleasure (dir. Sonia Estevez) Orbit (dir. Conrad Ciupak)
You can get your tickets here. For a comprehensive guide to the festival, including film screenings, exclusive Q&As, and more, please visit Oakville Festivals of Film and Art OFFA 2025 - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art We look forward to welcoming you to the 2025 Oakville Film Festival! To schedule an interview with Festival Co-Founder Wendy Donnan or request an interview with one of the film directors, actors, or producers, please contact: Suzy Godefroy @ [email protected] 905-599-1907
ABOUT OFFA Oakville Festivals of Film and Art (OFFA) is a registered, not-for-profit organization headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Oakville Festivals of Film and Art is a community organization whose mandate is to provide award-winning world and Canadian festival premieres that will appeal to dedicated cinephiles and those interested in arts and culture. At the same time, its distinctive approach includes photography and art exhibits that will appeal to the burgeoning artistic community. The OFFA 2025 Team Festival Host Tyler Collins, Journalist. Tyler began hosting events with OFFA in 2024, both live and digitally for the OFFA & Sheridan Alumni screening series. He is also the host of Film.Ca Cinemas Presents with Zuzu Video on Demand. For the last five years, Tyler has also been the film critic and arts reports for Oakville News, also writing about theatre, TV, music, entertainment and live events. Originally from Campbellton, NB, he’s lived in Oakville nearly 25 years. Tyler is a proud Sheridan grad of Journalism and Performing Arts. Collins is delighted to be a part of the festival OFFA Executive and Programming Director, Wendy Donnan is thrilled to be curating the programming for OFFA 2025: “Programming for OFFA 2025 is chosen because it has an impact on people’s lives, it represents meaningful themes that are not easy to ignore, or forget. And the inherent compatibility of film and photography means this event offers more to those interested in the arts — our intent is to build relationships in the film and arts communities that will continue to strengthen year after year, making OFFA a premiere festival recognized for its contribution to both community, and artistic life in Oakville.” Oakville Festivals of Film and Art (OFFA) is very grateful for all of the support, partnerships, sponsorships and grants that make this festival a reality for Oakville and its surrounding cities. Sponsors: See link here for all of our 2025 Sponsors - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art Sponsors - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art
OFFA is expanding to Mississauga!
On Sunday 22nd June, OFFA (Oakville Festivals of Film and Art) presents a full day of screenings highlighting filmmakers, and stories, from Mississauga, as well as a selection of Canadian films from across Canada.
This day is part of the Oakville Film Festival, which runs from 18th to 25th June. On Sunday 22 June, From 11 am to 11 pm, at Cineplex Mississauga Square One, you can screen stories from talented Mississauga filmmakers and enjoy award-winning films from across Canada!
Screenings include:
Sunday, June 22nd, 11:00 AM - SHORTS FOR ALL SORTS (Mississauga Creators + Stories)
This year, as The Oakville Film Festival expands into Mississauga, we are pleased to feature a selection of shorts that highlight Mississauga talent, and stories, as well as other Canadian environs.
Kanakiyost: Art, Identity and Belonging - Cathleen MacDonald (and Lynn Taylor subject of film)
Terry’s Little Village - Dir: Jack Kukolic
With Love, Alice - Alice Brisbi
A Ticket Home - Magil Moyes
Shadow Boxing - Arwen Mercado
Watch What You Have - Hassain Dawas
Scratch- Dir. Taye Alvis
You Left Me Today - Michael Lam
Dolly - Maya Rikhi
Obscura - Arnold Lim
Two Humans and a Duck- Dir. Cameron Woo
Ewa’s Letter - Dir. Keaton James Browning
Host: Cynthia Crofoot
Sunday, June 22nd, 2:00 PM - CAT’S CRY
Canada/Serbia/Croatia | Drama | 1hr 35m | Trailer
Eastern Canadian Premiere
Sponsor: PSW to the Rescue
SYNOPSIS: In a small Serbian town, Milena dreams of fame and independence amidst the allure of a Serbian music channel. Her aspirations and plans for the future are challenged when she gives birth to a baby with a rare genetic condition called “Cat’s Cry”. While her partner Igor and his family refuse to take responsibility for the baby, her father, Stamen, a retired factory worker, urges Milena to leave Igor and return home, offering to raise the child together. Overwhelmed and fearful of her future, Milena disappears. Now Stamen and his new wife, Vera, must fight a flawed Serbian social system for custody of their granddaughter, while Milena struggles to find her own way forward.
DIRECTOR: Sanja Zivkovic
STARRING: Jasmin Geljo, Andrijana Đorđević, Sanja Mikitišin
Q&A: will include Actor Jasmin Geljo, plays Stamin (Grandfather).
SHORT FILM: Baby (dir. Andrea Ramolo), Music in the Pocket (Dir. Dir. Veronika Kostyuk)
Sunday, June 22nd, 5:00 PM - SAINTS AND WARRIORS
Canada | Documentary | 1hr 37m | Trailer
SYNOPSIS: Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, Saints And Warriors, tells an intimate and sweeping story of how basketball has become the heartbeat of contemporary culture on the remote Indigenous nation of Haida Gwaii.
DIRECTOR: Patrick Shannon
STARRING: Desi Collinson, Nika Collinson, Jesse Barnes
FILM FACT: For Delta Dawn, Producer Mike Johnston is originally from Oakville and brought last year’s award winning Curl Power documentary to the festival. Delta Dawn just won the 2025 Hot Docs Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.
Q&A: Q&A with Director/Writer Patrick Shannon and Dir. Delta Dawn, Asia Youngman
SHORT FILM: Delta Dawn (dir. Asia Youngman), Imam (Ant Horasanli)
Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00 PM - UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Canada | Satire/Comedy/Drama | 1hr 29m | Trailer
SYNOPSIS: Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to get it out. Massoud leads a group of increasingly-confused tourists through monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his mother. Time, geography and personal identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of disorientation.
DIRECTOR: Matthew Rankin
STARRING: Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri
FILM FACT: Canada's entry for Academy Awards. Canadian Screen award winner screened at Cannes.
Q&A: Virtual Q&A with Director Matthew Rankin
SHORT FILMS: A Pleasure (dir. Sonia Estevez) Orbit (dir. Conrad Ciupak)
You can get your tickets here.
For a comprehensive guide to the festival, including film screenings, exclusive Q&As, and more, please visit Oakville Festivals of Film and Art OFFA 2025 - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2025 Oakville Film Festival!
To schedule an interview with Festival Co-Founder Wendy Donnan or request an interview with one of the film directors, actors, or producers, please contact:
Suzy Godefroy @ [email protected] 905-599-1907
ABOUT OFFA
Oakville Festivals of Film and Art (OFFA) is a registered, not-for-profit organization headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Oakville Festivals of Film and Art is a community organization whose mandate is to provide award-winning world and Canadian festival premieres that will appeal to dedicated cinephiles and those interested in arts and culture. At the same time, its distinctive approach includes photography and art exhibits that will appeal to the burgeoning artistic community.
The OFFA 2025 Team
Festival Host Tyler Collins, Journalist. Tyler began hosting events with OFFA in 2024, both live and digitally for the OFFA & Sheridan Alumni screening series. He is also the host of Film.Ca Cinemas Presents with Zuzu Video on Demand. For the last five years, Tyler has also been the film critic and arts reports for Oakville News, also writing about theatre, TV, music, entertainment and live events. Originally from Campbellton, NB, he’s lived in Oakville nearly 25 years. Tyler is a proud Sheridan grad of Journalism and Performing Arts. Collins is delighted to be a part of the festival
OFFA Executive and Programming Director, Wendy Donnan is thrilled to be curating the programming for OFFA 2025: “Programming for OFFA 2025 is chosen because it has an impact on people’s lives, it represents meaningful themes that are not easy to ignore, or forget. And the inherent compatibility of film and photography means this event offers more to those interested in the arts — our intent is to build relationships in the film and arts communities that will continue to strengthen year after year, making OFFA a premiere festival recognized for its contribution to both community, and artistic life in Oakville.”
Oakville Festivals of Film and Art (OFFA) is very grateful for all of the support, partnerships, sponsorships and grants that make this festival a reality for Oakville and its surrounding cities.
Sponsors: See link here for all of our 2025 Sponsors - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art Sponsors - Oakville Festivals of Film and Art