David Boutin

A beguiling story of a ragtag fishing community on a tiny, impoverished island who must persuade a young Montreal-based doctor (Boutin) to live in their town in order to get a much-needed new factory. (Wellspring Media)

A struggling actor grows a beard for a role and finds himself gaining success in his career while his love life falters.

Montreal film-maker Rex Prince travels to Louisiana to search for his first love Paula Paul, the Countess of the title: the loveliest bearded lady ever to grace a circus sideshow. To win her love he takes on the job of Human Cannonball; wins her and loses her tragically, then tries to commit their love story to film. An exploration of self-image and memory, and the glamour (used in the sense of a magic spell or illusory reality) which the movie camera can weave. (imdb)

Tim, a shy sixteen-year-old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes from his family and his coaches pushes him close to the edge, both physically and mentally. (tribute.ca)