The Gift

When Shawn Hartley accidentally kills his great uncle with a drum solo, he doubles down on his lifelong dream to start a band. He meets two other guys with the same name as him (but with different spellings) and together the three of them create a band: The S[ha(w/u)/ea]ns. Through wacky shenanigans and family drama, Shawn, Sean, and Shaun take on the world- one song at a time.

In Bench Productions' first short film, a young man struggles with his mental health while struggling with opening a can- too afraid to ask for help.

Recalling a past relationship- but something is wrong.

When three coworkers can't decide who has to throw out the garbage, things escalate unnecessarily quickly.

Silas journals every single morning before his daily jog. What first started as a simple form of expression has transformed into a lifeline that keeps Silas moving. This morning however, something is different. His thoughts and writings fight to occupy reality. So Silas does what he always does, he runs.

In this award-winning short film (Award of Commendation from Canada Shorts 2024), a young man gets a pep talk from someone who knows him very well.