2024 Eric's Backyard Film Festival

The fourth Eric's Backyard Film Festival was held on September 21, 2024.

The festival was expanded and relocated to Trafalgar Memorial, 120 Oak Park in Oakville.

In addition to more than 90-minutes of original films, two musical acts performed live, and a live art installation. The vintage pop-up shop was back - plus several additional vendors!

The event was attended by countless members of the community of all ages!

The Films

Immunity

Sebastian Eguiarte

Felix and Mark are close to being invited to a party after school ― the problem is they need to bring their own alcohol.

Face It

Tammy Jones

An observation of buried anger and embitterment.

The Sweater

Maz Khatam

Pressured into giving away his clothes, an emasculated young man obsessively attempts to reclaim his cherished sweater before it vanishes into the donation abyss.

Light Sleeper

Luke Donovan

Two dreamers collide on a quiet night in an experimental haze

Run Stack Overflow

Patrick Carroll

A film about memory, technology and loss. Shot on location inside a box of broken and obsolete electronic gear.

The Mean Girls Collab - Meet the Plastics

Dial-Up Studios

A re-creation of the "Meeting the Plastics" scene in Mean Girls (2004).

Why Do Ants Go Back To Their Nest?

Alex Lo

An auto-fictional experimental film about the filmmaker trying to go from Toronto to Hong Kong the long way round.

Porkstrips

Emily Sadler & Hat on Wolf Productions

A poor, desolate pig named Tonka gets recruited by a wolf to work at his strip-club, a job that fulfills her every desire. However, when mysterious patrons enter the club and her coworkers start to disappear, Tonka soon realizes that her dream job is not all that it seems.

Teeth

Elijah Massiah & Jet Bailey

A group of six girlfriends are outside a club after a long night of tricking and drinking. They're all comfortable around each other... too comfortable as they speak over each other constantly.

Slice of Life

Brandon Wickson

A man locked in a room goes to extreme lengths to please his captor.

Phonication

Tammy Jones

A young woman expresses her loneliness through an obsession with her phone.

Ma Boy Love Me

Ivie Vancent

A poignant love story that follows the journey of two black gay men, Male 1 and Male 2, as they navigate the complexities of their relationship against the backdrop of a beautiful beach setting.

Full House

Sarah Matheson

A packed open mic on a Wednesday night inspires a little bit of harmless curiosity...

BABA

Funny Bone Pictures

A middle-aged Iranian man makes a desperate bid to keep his apartment, as his relationship with his son unravels.