A Sunrise Run

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.

When Amber asks Trask to wrap a Christmas present for her sister, Trask has to call in backup. Then the backup has to call in backup.

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.