“A superb performance, beautifully shot and coiled with eel-like suspense” - Blake Mawson, Creator, I Hate People, People Hate Me
“A haunting reflection on man’s exploitation of nature” - Jason Buxton, Director, Sharp Corner
EEL
A young electrician risks everything by turning to illegal elver fishing in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Run Time: 11 minutes
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Wayne Burns
Cinematographer: Tim Mombourquette
Starring: Wayne Burns, Koumbie, + Kevin Kincaid
Screenings
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World Premiere - 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Official Selection - 2025 CineEco Environmental Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
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Official Selection - 2025 SilverWave Film Festival, Fredricton, New Brunswick
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Official Selection - 2026 Oceanside International Film Festival, Oceanside, California (Best Actor in a Lead Role Nominee)
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Official Selection - 2026 Canadian Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario
Grants
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Colchester Arts Council - 2025 Recipient
"Genuinely frightening" - Joshua Morgan, Founder of The Artist’s Strategy
"A raw, no-nonsense look at how people shape their own fate. Grounded and rebellious” - Haui Davis, Director of MixedUp
“A perfect example of the frustration, beauty and complexity of young gay experiences”- Ro Bright, Program Director, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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.
Run Time: 16 Minutes
Writer, Director: Wayne Burns
Producers: Malachi Ellis, Wayne Burns
Starring: Wayne Burns, Darius Zee, Michael Ayres + Andrew Di Rosa
Screenings
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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
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Official Selection - 2025 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia
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Official Selection - 2025 Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
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Official Selection - 2025 Image+Nation LGBTQ2+ Film Festival, Montreal, Canada
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Official Selection - 2026 Muskoka Queer Film Festival, Muskoka, Ontario
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.
Run Time: 18 minutes
Writers: Brian Drader, Wayne Burns
Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
Starring: Wayne Burns + Allister MacDonald
Screenings & Distribution
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2025 Queer Cinema Club Screening - Paradise Theatre, Toronto, ON
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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
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.
Run Time: 5 Minutes
Writer, Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
Cinematographer, Editor: J Stevens
Starring: Wayne Burns
Screenings
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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.
Run Time: 7 Minutes
Writer, Director, Designer: Wayne Burns
Cinematography: J Stevens
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
