EEL
A young electrician risks everything by turning to illegal eel fishing in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Run Time: 11 minutes
Writer, Director: Wayne Burns
Cinematographer: Tim Mombourquette
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Starring: Wayne Burns, Koumbie + Kevin Kincaid
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Festivals: TBA
fastLOVE
On New Year’s Eve, a broke and restless young man is drawn into a risky encounter with a hustler's client at a hotel, only to find himself unravelling a web of deceit, power dynamics, and personal boundaries.
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Run Time: 16 Minutes
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Writer, Director: Wayne Burns
Producers: Malachi Ellis, Wayne Burns
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Starring: Wayne Burns, Darius Zee, Michael Ayres + Andrew Di Rosa
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Festivals
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World Premiere - 2025 Roze Filmdagen: LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Official Selection - 2025 Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
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Official Selection - 2025 Out & Loud: Pune International Queer Film Festival, Pune, India
Grants
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Canada Council for the Arts - 2025 Arts Abroad Travel Grant
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Canada Council for the Arts - 2023 Concept to Realization Grant
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Ontario Arts Council - 2022 Recommender Grant - Tarragon Theatre
"The ending is perfectly-toned devastation." - Chris Chin, Reel Asian Film Festival
"Gripping and unsettling" - James Kleinmann, The Queer Review
LIAR
What starts as an innocent hookup between two young men spirals into an exploration of insecurities, dark pasts, and the cost of vulnerability. ​
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Run Time: 18 minutes
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Writers: Brian Drader, Wayne Burns
Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
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Starring: Wayne Burns + Allister MacDonald
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Festivals & Distribution​​​
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World Premiere - 2020 FilmPride: Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Film Festival, UK
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Official Selection - 2020 Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
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Official Selection - 2020 Image+Nation Film Festival, Montreal, Canada
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Licensed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company
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Awards
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Official Selection - 2019 Inside Out Film Festival - Pitch Please Competition
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Winner - 2021 ACTRA Maritimes Awards - Best Actor - Allister MacDonald
here comes the rain again
A young man arrives at his ex’s door in the middle of a rainstorm, driven by the hope of reconnecting.​
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Run Time: 5 Minutes
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Writer, Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
Cinematographer, Editor: J Stevens
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Starring: Wayne Burns
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Festivals​​​
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World Premiere - 2020 IdiotVision
Curtains
Using sculpture, video, and the lives of six Toronto art-makers, "Curtains" simulates refuge from the banal by creating a cyclical, intimate dance party for the viewer.
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Run Time: 7 Minutes
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Writer, Director, Designer: Wayne Burns
Cinematography: J Stevens
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Featuring: Erica Anderson, Amanda Cordner, Arlen Aguayo-Stewart, Dainty Smith + Anasimone George
Exhibitions
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2020 - The Burdock Music Hall, Toronto, ON
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2018 - cSpace King Edward, Calgary, AB​​​​​
