HEARSE CHASING + Shorts

HEARSE CHASING follows singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she returns to her hometown of Calgary, seeking answers about her family’s tragic breakdown.

Cassidy Waring is a soulful singer-songwriter whose music carries warmth, wit, and raw honesty. Originally from Calgary and now based in East Vancouver, she has spent years using her art to understand the lasting impact of childhood trauma and, more recently, a diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. When Cassidy was 12, her family life was shattered by alcohol addiction, abuse, and domestic violence, culminating in the sudden death of her mother. As an adult, she has struggled with panic, substance use, and emotional upheaval, experiences that her diagnosis has helped contextualize. In this impactful documentary, Cassidy returns to Calgary with her younger brother, Cooper, to confront their shared past. Through intimate conversations, home videos, and Cassidy’s deeply felt music, the film explores grief, memory, and the difficult, courageous work of healing.

 

Screened with short films

INSTANT ANIMATION

13 minutes Canada 

An intimate look into the career of beloved camera-less animator Richard Reeves.

 

LÉO MAJOR: ONE MAN ARMY

15 minutes Canada 

A Canadian soldier single-handedly liberates an entire occupied city in the Netherlands overnight.

 

LIFELINE

8 minutes Canada 

LIFELINE follows Canadian artist Peter von Tiesenhausen, who garnered international attention in 1990 when he placed copyright on his land to protect it from industry development.