Christian Picken

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Christian Picken

Born June 22, 2005 · Burlington, Ontario, Canada (age 21)

Christian Picken is a Canadian film student, as well as an aspiring writer and director. As a filmmaker, Picken often works in horror and comedy. His first short film titled "Groovin CD's" was just a high school project for Picken's Media Arts class in grade 12. Whereas his second "After Hours" was for his final assignment in his first semester of film school. He directed "After Hours" alongside …

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BestialBestial · 2025
Bestial
2025
MovieHorror
As a Son becomes a man, his lycanthropic Father seeks to turn him into a werewolf, and his Mother wants the opposite. Following a violent argument over the dinner table, the Son runs away, setting in motion a bloody chain of events.
MACAANMACAAN · 2026
MACAAN
2026
MovieRomanceComedy
When a Somali immigrant joins an adult ESL class, he romantically pursues an uninterested classmate all while navigating the many challenges of the modern immigrant experience.
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Almost Cupid · 2026
Almost Cupid
2026
MovieRomanceComedy
To get his wings, a newly hired cupid must choose between doing the job and honouring free will after being assigned to save a toxic relationship that shouldn't exist.
After HoursAfter Hours · 2023
After Hours
2023
MovieHorror
A college student encounters something strange while studying late as she discovers she may not be alone.
A Song For My FatherA Song For My Father
A Song For My Father
★ 10.0
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A Song For My Father is a six-minute poetic documentary that examines grief and the complicated relationship we develop with the things that once connected us to the people we’ve lost. After the sudden death of their musician father, filmmaker Shona Buschlen and her younger brother Eddie, a jazz trumpet player, return to a performance space where their father once played. In the early stages of grief, music becomes difficult to hear, no longer comforting but a reminder of absence. Over time, these feelings begin to shift. Through archival recordings of their father’s bass and live trumpet improvisations by Eddie, the film creates a call and answer across time, tracing how sound becomes a way to sit with grief rather than escape it. Blending voiceover, childhood footage, and sound-driven editing, A Song For My Father explores grief not as something to be resolved, but as something lived with, where healing comes from allowing yourself to feel.
Merry Christmas MomMerry Christmas Mom · 2025
Merry Christmas Mom
2025
MovieDramaComedy
Three foster siblings are reunited on Christmas following the passing of their foster Mom.
A Lover's StrollA Lover's Stroll · 2025
A Lover's Stroll
2025
Movie
A couples' romantic dinner gets interrupted by a mischievous wizard.
Run As OneRun As One · 2026
Run As One
2026
Movie
Like his song “Run as One,” Errol Ranville’s life is a call for Indigenous strength and solidarity. An anthem passed down through family, music, and memory.

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A Song For My FatherA Song For My Father
A Song For My Father
★ 10.0
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A Song For My Father is a six-minute poetic documentary that examines grief and the complicated relationship we develop with the things that once connected us to the people we’ve lost. After the sudden death of their musician father, filmmaker Shona Buschlen and her younger brother Eddie, a jazz trumpet player, return to a performance space where their father once played. In the early stages of grief, music becomes difficult to hear, no longer comforting but a reminder of absence. Over time, these feelings begin to shift. Through archival recordings of their father’s bass and live trumpet improvisations by Eddie, the film creates a call and answer across time, tracing how sound becomes a way to sit with grief rather than escape it. Blending voiceover, childhood footage, and sound-driven editing, A Song For My Father explores grief not as something to be resolved, but as something lived with, where healing comes from allowing yourself to feel.

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