Sarah Polley Movies

An armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is the turbulent and moving story of four British...

A mouse from the streets and a church mouse try to help a priest and an organist save Christmas by composing a Christmas carol.

This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved with the production of the film. Gilliam never shies...

A young woman's summer in New York includes working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, her return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all...

A collection of 7 animation short films inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Each NFB award-winning film, in their...

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.

Bobby is about to abandon Tessa, but in a suicidal panic she persuades him to stay one last night and reenact the good old times in front of a video...

A festival is a concentration of hope. Audiences hungering for something startingly new, famously familiar or just plain "good". Actors hoping their...

Cliff receives an unusual 18th birthday gift from his younger sister — marijuana, alcohol, a subway token and the mission to lose his...

How can a smart middle class girl suddenly turn into a devoted right wing debater? That's what happens with Catherine when she meets the charismatic...

A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come...

Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental...

The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie's album and Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. Working with Downie's poetry and music, Lemire...

A black comedy, Don't Think Twice is a disturbing and profound examination of the morals of a man forced to choose between lover and family.

Can a work of art remain relevant 200 years after its creation? Ludwig van Beethoven’s last completed symphony proves it’s possible.

The year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woman who was accused of the axe murder of her father...

Short drama by Sarah Polley. The film was made for the "On the Fly 4" film festival. The film was shot and edited in one day.

Shane Bradley, who is fixated on ideas of luck and destiny, tries to win the girl of his dreams. After their relationship falters, Shane begins to...