Heart Strings

This collection of heartfelt shorts explores the moments that shape our lives and stay closest to our hearts. Arlene: Kansas, 1982. A closeted, young pastor must counsel an older, outspoken woman with cancer. These two outsiders forge a bond that liberates them both. Going Home: After having a shit day, a woman decides to go to her childhood home and visit her parents. Grace: Grace is a poignant coming of age drama centred on a woman in her late 20s with Down Syndrome, navigating the complexities of adulthood, independence and first love from within a residential support house. When Grace pushes the boundaries set for her, the consequences ripple through her carefully managed world. Meeting Your Maker: Meeting Your Maker follows Otis, a beloved puppet on a long-running children’s show, as he faces an existential crisis just before the series’ milestone 300th episode. Obit: An introverted, lonely, obituary writer deals with mortality while navigating her own unfulfilled life.