Mark juggles his dual roles as a semi-pro musician & caregiver for his father Charles battling late-stage Alzheimer’s. Each gig he plays, Mark awakens Charles’ memories with his old songs, reconnecting them through their love for music & each other.
 | Rated General - No Advisory by Consumer Protection BC |
Trigger Warnings: Themes of loss, grief, caregiver burnout, and depictions of death and advanced dementia.
 | Dave Beamish |
| Dave Beamish is a writer, director, location scout & performer from New Zealand. His directorial debut film Dark Corners received multiple festival selections across North America & Oceania including Best Director at Toronto’s Alternative FF & Best Support Actor at MIFF. He now scouts for major studio productions in Canada between his latest writing projects & various acting roles. |
 | Erin Morgan |
| Erin Morgan is a Canadian filmmaker and actor originally from Toronto. She is currently enrolled in the Sundance Collab Directing course and has been dipping her toe in the directing chair. She finished production in the spring on her short film 'SUBTEXT' which she also wrote and produced, and is continually collaborating and making quirky shorts with her film collective 'HEY! It's Wednesday!' Before making her transition into film and television, Erin was handpicked to become a member of Toronto's Devised Theatre Lab under Common Boots Theatre; the collaboration of multi-disciplined artists to collectively create new Canadian plays. Having returned from the Sundance Film Festival 2023 Erin has been inspired to produce. |
 | Christina McInulty |
| Christina (she/her) is a Vancouver-based queer actor and filmmaker who endeavours to tell socially valuable stories with a touch of magic. The short film Spark which she wrote, produced, and starred in was fully funded by Canada Council for the Arts, nominated for a Leo for Sound Production, and screened at festivals across North America. Her team created a Telus Storyhive funded mentorship program alongside Spark, and they remain committed to driving a positive change in the industry that prioritizes access, inclusion, diversity, safety, and sustainability. This mandate drives Christina’s work on-set and through her non-profit Forward In Film. Christina’s directorial debut, the very personal short film Clipped Wings, is currently in its festival run. She plans to shoot her next short, a body horror coming out story, this Spring and is developing several exciting features. |
 | Sarah Alma Angelle |
| Sarah is an award-winning actor, producer, and founder of Lilix Media. She has produced theatre across Canada, securing funding from the Canada Arts Council (CCA), Ontario Arts Council (OAC), and Toronto Arts Council (TAC). She is the co-founder of Plainstage, a ticketing platform designed to support independent artists. Additionally, Sarah organizes the popular 'Little Gems' Cabaret series featuring local artists. Sarah's mandate is to elevate works that explore mental health, and has made several appearances on CBC (with Gill Deacon and Stephen Quinn) for her producing work. |
Crazy8s is an 8-day filmmaking challenge that provides support and funding to emerging filmmakers to produce a short film.
Crazy8s Film Society is grateful to live and work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
