Honey I'm Home
When overworked Janine (Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton) uploads her consciousness into her smart home to escape workplace monotony, a slow Wi-Fi connection unravels a chilling secret, plunging her into a surreal body horror mystery that blurs the line between escape and entrapment.
Creators: LesterTrips (Theatre)
Producers: Lauren Gillis, Alaine Hutton, Laura Philipps + Wayne Burns
fastLOVE
Premiere TBA
On New Year’s Eve, a broke and restless young man (Wayne Burns) is drawn into a risky encounter with a hustler's client (Darius Zee) at a hotel, only to find himself unraveling a web of deceit, power dynamics, and personal boundaries.
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Writer, Director: Wayne Burns
Producers: Malachi Ellis, Wayne Burns​
Greenhorn
Distributed by CMFDC, Premiere TBA
When a young, masculine-presenting woman (Celia Green) returns home to care for her estranged father (Casey Fleming) after a car accident, she’s forced to confront the fragile ties of family and the collision of identity and acceptance.
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Writer, Director: Sabrina Way
Producers: Wayne Burns, Sabrina Way
Soap
World Premiere - 2023 Canadian Film Festival
Two best friends (Lauren Beatty and Karyn Avalon), reeling from breakups, retreat to a hotel where shared laughter and hidden tensions push them to confront heartbreak, identity, and the strength of chosen family.
​Writers: Lauren Beatty, Karyn Avalon
Director: LuLu Wei
Producers: Lauren Beatty, Karyn Avalon, Perrie Voss + Wayne Burns​
Never Gonna Give You Up
World Premiere - 2022 In The Soil Arts Festival
A cyclical drag performance of Lisa Stansfield's 1997 chart-topping cover of Barry White's Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up. ​
Creator, Performer, Designer: Wayne Burns​
RUN
World Premiere - Eastern Front Theatre - 2022 Macro Digitals: Connections
A young man (Wayne Burns) runs from something unseen; a cyclical mediation on inner demons.
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Creator, Performer, Designer: Wayne Burns​
Music: Bryce Hodgeson, Bri Proke
A Queer's Guide to Spiritual Living
Blending zine-inspired animation, spoken word, and poetry with insightful interview footage, this lo-fi documentary collage follows four queer people from different religious backgrounds as they explore the intersections of faith and queerness.
Directors, Producers: Michael Hueston, Ari Conrad Birch
Executive Producer: Wayne Burns​
TESSEL
A national initiative conceptualized by Dora-nominated choreographer and dancemaker Esie Mensah, featuring the stories of 14 pioneering Black artists from across Canada, exploring the complexities of diverse movement and voice as a form of resilience.​
Director: Esie Mensah
Producer: Wayne Burns​
A Revolution of Love
A young Black woman (Esie Mensah) confronts the weight of her ancestors' histories and the pain of present-day violence in her community, using dance to reimagine her future and reclaim her power.
Directors: Weyni Mengesha, Lucius Dechausay
Choreographer: Esie Mensah
Producer: Wayne Burns​
here comes the rain again
World Premiere - 2020 IdiotVision
A young man (Wayne Burns) arrives at his ex's door in the middle of a rain storm, driven by the hope of reconnecting.
Writer, Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
Body So Fluorescent
World Premiere - 2020 Inside Out Film Festival
Desiree (Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah) and Shenice (Amanda Cordner) set out for a night of dancing, but when Shenice crosses a line, Desiree is forced to confront the darker truth about her friend—and the role she may have played in her transformation.
Writers: Amanda Cordner, David Di Giovanni
Director: David Di Giovanni
Producer: Wayne Burns
LIAR
Distributed by CBC via Canadian Reflections
What starts as an innocent hookup between two young men (Wayne Burns and Allister MacDonald) spirals into an exploration of insecurities, dark pasts, and the emotional cost of vulnerability.
Writers: Brian Drader, Wayne Burns
Director, Producer: Wayne Burns
Curtains
World Premiere - Fluid Fest 2018
Using sculpture, video, and the lives of six Toronto art-makers, "Curtains" simulates refuge from the banal by creating a cyclical intimate dance party for the viewer.
Writer, Director, Designer: Wayne Burns
Featuring: Erica Anderson, Amanda Cordner, Arlen Aguayo-Stewart, Dainty Smith + Anasimone George
Prey
World Premiere - 2018 Female Eye Film Festival
A young woman (Erica Anderson) confronts her past and present romantic partners (Stephen Tracey and Andrew Chown), leading to an exploration of identity and the difficult choice to prioritize herself.
Writer: Britney Tangedal
Director: Vivien Endicott-Douglas
Producers: Wayne Burns, Erica Anderson, Stephen Tracey
The Gift Giver
World Premiere - 2017 Inside Out Film Festival
A desperate young man (Wayne Burns) joins an HIV support group with the sole mission of contracting the virus.
Writer, Director: Denis Theriault
Producer: Wayne Burns
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Project: CNY
World Premiere - 2016 REELworld Film Festival
When a scientist is kidnapped and a bio-nuclear weapon stolen, Q (Michael Man), a tech engineer for the nation’s top agent (Brett Donahue), must choose between saving his family or the fate of the world.
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Writer: Celeste Koon
Director: Sean Kung
Producer: Wayne Burns
Wanted
Two socialites (Wayne Burns and AJ Simmons) hatch a daring plan to secure their next stream of income: kidnapping.
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Writer, Producer: Wayne Burns
Director: AJ Simmons
LIONESS
A struggling single mother attends her first parent-teacher meeting at her son’s elite private school, only to face the shocking accusation that she’s the reason for his struggles, forcing her to confront prejudice, privilege, and her own self-doubt.
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Creator, Performer: Wayne Burns
Director: Adam Lazarus, Jodi Essery + Petra O'Toole
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