ABOUT
Kalil Haddad is an experimental filmmaker based in Toronto. He has written, directed, and edited more than a dozen short films, including The Taking of Jordan (2022), His Smell (2023), Victim of Circumstance (2024), and My Secret Boyfriend Died in a Mass Shooting (2025).

His films have screened at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Kasseler Dokfest, Fantasia, London Short Film Festival, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Onion City Experimental Film Festival, where The Taking of Jordan received the Jury Prize for Best of the Festival. His work has been featured in BOMB, Reverse Shot, Tone Glow, and Ultra Dogme.

He Never Dies, a touring showcase of collected works, launched in July 2025 at Spectacle Theater and Los Angeles Filmforum.




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BOMB
Sarah FensomJuly 2026Read

Ultra DogmeAlex MooneyOctober 2025 Read
Bleeding EdgeEthan VestbyOctober 2024 Read
Tone GlowFrank FalisiDecember 2023 Read

ARTICLES
In Review OnlineSarah FensomJune 2026Read
The GrindMichael RancicSeptember 2025Read
Reverse ShotAlex MooneyAugust 2025Read
Toronto StarQuinn HendersonAugust 2024Read
Cinema Year ZeroWilde DavisJuly 2023Read
Counter ArtsReece BeckettOctober 2022Read

Kalil Haddad, 2026