A Quiet Storm

  • Person crouching at the edge of an ocean
  • Two people stand on an apartment balcony
  • Close up of a person in the backseat of a car

Showing In

On My Own Terms
TIFF Lightbox 4 Sun, Apr 26 7:45 PM
In an orphanage, two half-siblings dream of living on their own after one achieves success as a boxer and the other inherits her own apartment. But the road to adulthood grows thorny as the teenagers quickly learn the price of independence.
On My Own Terms
TIFF Lightbox 3 Mon, Apr 27 2:15 PM
In an orphanage, two half-siblings dream of living on their own after one achieves success as a boxer and the other inherits her own apartment. But the road to adulthood grows thorny as the teenagers quickly learn the price of independence.
Film Info
Copyright:2025
Country Listing:Japan
Canada
Premiere Status:Ontario Premiere
Runtime:29
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:Japanese
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program:Shorts
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Benjamin Nicolas
Producer(s):Benjamin Nicolas
Janie Chartier
Xavier Terra
Executive Producer(s):Benjamin Nicolas
Writer(s):Benjamin Nicolas
Editor(s):Marie-Pier Grignon
Cinematography:Alexandre Nour Desjardins
Composer:Wilhelm Brandl
Music:Wilhelm Brandl
Sound:François Belanger
Theo Porcet
Tanguy Meunier
Film Website:aquietstormfilm.ca

Description

Through show-stopping, hard-hitting choreography, a 14-year-old Krump dance prodigy channels his complex and unspoken emotions as he observes the care his single mother provides for him and his older sister, who has Down syndrome. A Quiet Storm offers a glimpse into coming-of-age within a unique family unit. Mariam Zaidi

 

This film is screening with On My Own Terms

 

Additional Information


Community Partner: The Japan Foundation, Toronto


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