new folk song (2026)

In Luke Donovan's nine-minute poetic adventure, a shifting cast of Toronto residents — dancers, cyclists, players, wanderers — move through the city's parks, transit systems, and sidewalks, each claiming public space for their own quiet acts of freedom. There is no central narrative, only a succession of vignettes that accumulate into a portrait of urban life as improvisation.

The film follows no single protagonist, instead weaving between strangers whose paths cross momentarily, suggesting that the city itself is the main character: a stage where everyone is both audience and performer, and where adventure means simply showing up.