Films
Girl Found Dead
Narrative, 16mm, 2026 (in post-production)
After the murder of a young girl on the other side of the city, 10-year-old Angel’s friends & family become obsessed with the details, forcing her to navigate a new reality in an anxious world.
Director: Molly Shears Producer: Candice Napoleone Associate Producer: Paul Aguilera Cinematographer: Nikolay Michaylov Production Designer: Sally Qi Editor: Daniel Haack Composer: Nick Nausbaum Sound Designer: Lucas Prokaziuk Location Sound Recordist: Ian Reynolds Casting Director: Margaret Rose Costume Designer: Jackie Knight Key Hair & Make-Up: Cristina Rubiales Colourist: Clinton Homuth Starring: Iris Mottershead, Charlotte Buist, Gabby Grice, Magdalena Barys, Jassi Mahal Executive Producers: Harland Weiss, Isil Gilderdale, Donovan Boden, Emily Harris
Funded by Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council
Most of the Time We Are Just waiting
Narrative, Digital, 2022
Set to the backdrop of her suburban town’s evacuation, Thirteen-year-old Nora enlists the help of the boy next door to search for her apathetic big sister, who has snuck out to party with an older boy with questionable intentions.
Director: Molly Shears Producer: Michael Mandarano Cinematographer: Nikolay Michaylov Editor: Joey Whitelaw Composer: Nick Nausbaum Production Designer: Lori Atik Costume Designer: Cate Billinton Sound Designer: Devon Bate Colourist: Clinton Homuth Starring: Aubree Field, Fegan DeCordova and Piers Bijvoet
Selected Festivals: 51st Montreal Festival du nouveau Cinéma, LA Shorts, IFFO Ottawa, Ghent International Short FIlm Festival, SilverWave, Boston Short Film Festival, festival les percéides, Beyond The Short
Funded by The Canada Council For the Arts
If You haven’t heard a Rumour, Start One
Documentary, 8mm and Digital, 2026 (In Post-Production)
My father and I sit down for an afternoon and call several family members, collecting various stories about family lore, but no two stories match. I can’t help but interrupt them.
Director: Molly Shears Sound Recordist: Shanan Kinsella
The Skies are Sunlit For him
Narrative, 16mm, 2024
Hot dogs. Country Music. Old friends. On a soft summer day by a creek, the mood shifts when Devon is quietly pushed to share more about her decision to move away - forcing a painful truth to the surface.
Director: Molly Shears Producer: Michael Mandarano Cinematographer: Bryce Zimmerman Production Designer: Stephanie Sakaki Editor: Matt Blakely Composer: Nick Nausbaum Colourist: Jordon Benegbi Sound Designer: Evan Jerred Starring: Tavia Christina, Leah Zack, Tara Field, Matthew Sloane
Selected Festivals: CineFem 2025
THe Morning - Chew Bear
Music Video, Digital, 2025
Director: Molly Shears Cinematographer: Luke McCutcheon Editor: Ted Husband Colourist: Jordan Benegbi Colour Studio: The Vanity Colour Producer: Valentina Garcia Salazar
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