Three language learners at various stages of their stories collide in a montage which celebrates the first steps in the lifelong journey that is learning a second language.

This film was created remotely by 3 teachers living in China, South Korea, and Japan for the Liquid Arts 72-hour Film Festival. They were given a prop (a clock) and one line of dialogue ("the longest stories begin with a single breath") which they were required to include, and then had only 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit the film. This is the final result of their effort! **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

The core business of English teachers in rural Mongolia is to educate school children through daily lessons and extra-curricular activities together with their peers in other subjects. Both of them are the “Skilled English Teachers” project participants. They represent all 22 schools from 15 soums and the provincial center. The Governor’s Office of Umnugovi province funded the project. Development Interlink NGO aims to contribute to teacher development and education for sustainable development.

In this video, the rural teachers and students will take the audience to their homelands and workplaces either preceded or followed by their warm greetings of the Teacher’s Day. It is fascinating to see how they love and respect each other. Their talks in English and references to the SDGs are real and rewarding. Reel to Real Film festival has provided an opportunity for rural teachers to share their Teacher’s Day event beyond Mongolia. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Babel On (2015) The Film and the Making Of It, OR Working Within Your Means To Make the Best Film Possible With What You Have: As a lifelong fan of movies, I would often watch interviews with filmmakers, and would come across a number of them lamenting about how a lack of funding or resources prevented them from fulfilling their visions on their projects. For years, I was sympathetic to these struggling artists, but in the past several years, every time I hear one of these laments, I wonder why they went ahead and made a film when they didn't have the proper resources to do so.

The fact of the matter is film-making is hard. It can be mentally, physically, and financially draining. So, if you're going to push yourself to make something, why not make the best thing possible with what you already have instead of compromising, then complaining about it later? This is what I've done with the three short films I've written, produced, and directed.

For this presentation, I will focus on my second short film, "Babel On", a self-financed science-fiction short that I wrote, cast, filmed, and completed in 2 months with minimal cast and crew, to explain how I was able to stretch my limited resources to make something I wanted to, and most importantly, could afford to make.

A newcomer to the Onion Society brings a mysterious onion to the annual meeting. The president, secretary, and treasurer attempt to figure out what it is and what they should do with it. Four English teachers gathered to make this Korean-language film with English subtitles. MYSTERY EASTER EGG

A surreal fantasy with call backs to iconic Hollywood scenes representing embattled educators' journeys through psychological and emotional challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic. MYSTERY EASTER EGG

The Seoul Trail: 157km of hiking through mountains, rivers and forests all around the entire city of Seoul! Learn more about this not-so-hidden treasure of Korea. One Canadian’s experience and impressions on walking the trail. MYSTERY EASTER EGG