Where the Sidewalk Ends

The 8 fest is a unique Toronto-based film festival that presents all forms of small-gauge film: 8mm, Super 8 and 9.5mm, as well as works in installation, loops, and 'proto-cinema devices' like zoetropes.

The 8 fest is a festival for anyone using small-gauge to create rough little gems on film – personal, handmade, experimental, animations, diaries, essays, collage, cut-ups, performance/film, music/film.

We present the general public with films from Toronto, across Canada and from small-gauge creators and communities around the world. The 8 fest showcases the 70+ year history of small-gauge film – from artists' work in the form since the 50's and 60's, to it's wider cultural use in home movies, instructional loops and beyond.

The 8 fest provides a forum for filmmakers who want to show their work on small-gauge and for people who want to see this work in its original formats. The 8 fest is committed to keeping the exhibition of small-gauge film a viable presentation medium. Please join us for the world premiere of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" on Feb. 9th.