ABOUT
KALIL HADDAD is an experimental filmmaker based in Toronto. He has written, directed, and edited over a dozen short films including: The Taking of Jordan (22), His Smell (23), and Victim of Circumstance (24). His films have screened at Kasseler Dokfest, Indie Memphis, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Onion City Experimental, London Short Film Festival, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Films - Screenings
FILMS AVAILABLE AT
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative - CFMDC - Vtape
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VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE
2024 | 20:32 | Canada | English
Scott and Brandon meet in the 1980s at an orphanage. When Brandon sets off for California, Scott follows closely behind. A story told through the pages of an adult magazine.
[now screening]
THE BOY WAS FOUND UNHARMED
2024 | 2:32 | Canada | English
Jody remembers being eleven.
[now screening]
MUSCLE MONSTERS
2023 | 4:39 | Canada | English
Advice, man to man.
Part 1 of The Glue Trilogy.
PAUL AND EILEEN HAD FOUR CHILDREN
2023 | 11:51 | Canada | English
A remembrance of things past.
Winner: Best in Show, Ithaca Experimental Film Festival
[now screening]
HIS SMELL
2023 | 13:54 | Canada | English
Sebastian’s roommate is away for the weekend...
[now screening]
THE TAKING OF JORDAN (ALL AMERICAN BOY)
2022 | 7:39 | Canada | English
Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.
Winner: Jury Prize - Best of the Festival, Onion City Experimental Film Festival
VAMPIRES DRINK BLOOD... I DRINK SORROW
2021 | 5:43 | Canada | English
A love story at the end of time.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER
2021 | 5:22 | Canada | English
Some fun in the sun.
Part 3 of The Glue Trilogy.
HONEYPOT
2021 | 3:42 | Canada | English
Boys will be boys.
Part 2 of The Glue Trilogy.
THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY
2020 | 19:45 | Canada | English
Marie, a retired elementary school principle, must confront spaces both concrete and virtual, as she attempts to navigate the ghosts of her childhood.
TIGER EATS A BABY
2020 | 23:01 | Canada | English
Accompanied by his young cub, an orphaned stray roams industrial landscapes, longing for the return of his one true companion.
FARM BOY
2019 | 17:17 | Canada | English
Across distant landscapes of the past, Farm Boy wanders through a phantasmagoria of yearning and regret— memories displaced in time.
AS I SAT IN HIS CAR...
2018 | 9:58 | Canada | English
Through a collage of found footage, reenactments, and digital manipulation, the intersection between queerness and age is explored through a reflection of youthful regrets.
LIAM & KIKI
2017 | 7:58 | Canada | English
Fifteen-year-old twins Liam and Kiki discuss the correlation between sexuality and self-confidence
LATE NIGHT DELIGHT
2017 | 6:11 | Canada | English
In the dead of night, somewhere between a dream and reality, television programs explore the neglected realities of the past and present.