Toronto Teen Film Festival
Introducing the
2023 selected filmmakers
Tilley Thom
A Collection of Whispers
Tilley is a student filmmaker and multi- medium artist based in Toronto, Canada. At the moment, she focuses on realism and narrative film bordering on documentary. Her recent work orients around themes of family dynamics and narratives, thresholds, and embracement of the journey as opposed to the destination.
Arianna Grace Goarley
The Tea Party
Arianna is 16 year-old student and filmmaker from Ontario. She is the founder and owner of With Grace Productions. As a passionate storyteller, Arianna's film productions are told from a young female perspective, addressing issues of self- identity, bullying, social media and female empowerment.
Kyle Yu
STYX
Kyle is a Toronto-based filmmaker who directs and writes his own short films! He is currently a Film Production student at York University. In the future, he wishes for his films to move people the way films have affected him.
William Manning
Love at 1st Sighting
William is 17-years old and currently attends Etobicoke School of the Arts. His films have played in Croatia, the USA, and England, and he is extremely excited for the Toronto Teen Film Festival as he can attend and celebrate his accomplishments.
Sebastian Lennox
Pas de Deux
Sebastian is a first year film production student at York University. He has made over 15 short films since he was 10 years old. Sebastian competed in ballroom dancing for 13 years and retired from competing to now focus on filmmaking. In the summer of 2022, he shot a no-budget independent feature film over 25 days.
Katie Soloman
Baggage
Katie is 17 years old, and currently a grade 12 student at Northern Secondary school. Katie enjoys doing things that involve a sense of creative thinking like jewelry making, creative writing, and most importantly, filmmaking. Her goal is to convey a deeper meaning through films and to spread awareness through storytelling.
Elijah Marche
Impasse
Elijah is a young, Toronto-based filmmaker whose love for the craft of film has informed his life's pursuits. Elijah is currently a filmmaking student at Etobicoke School of the Arts, actively working to refine his skills and knowledge of the art form.
Johnny and Harry White
Kaine
Johnny and Harry are two brothers and young filmmakers living in the small mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado. They’ve been combining their passions of filmmaking and LEGO for eight years, and dabble in live action and clay stop motion.
Max Presement
Isolated
Max is a 19-year-old aspiring filmmaker from Toronto who is currently enrolled in the Film and Television Production program at Humber College. Max was born with a passion for filmmaking and has continued to pursue it by working with Film Camp In A Box to produce hundreds of short films each summer with children.
Chloë Clun
The Adventures of Marg- New Wheels
Chloë is a professional photographer and amateur filmmaker. The Adventures of Marg - New Wheels is her second project and is the sequel to her first short film, The Adventures of Marg, which placed first at the Ontario Youth Film Festival and second at the Vaughan Film Festival.
Fin Janleigh
In Which a Lonely Kid Accidentally Accesses Another Dimension
Fin is a trans Canadian filmmaker who creates both live action and stop motion films. Their work often follows themes of environmentalism, friendship, and self- concept. You can find them @fin_janleigh on instagram and at Janleigh Studios on Youtube.
Nick Milczarczyk
Those Who Run
Nick is a 19-year old filmmaker based in Toronto, who has written, directed, and produced a number of award-winning short films, including “In The Weeds,” "The Mechanic," and “A Bootless Grief." Nick loves making movies, music, playing the piano, reading, and being in nature.