Synopsis
Two rival cyclists face off in a grueling and surreal cross-Canada cycling race, Le Tour De Canada!
Festivals
AWARDS
Best International Short Film - in-FCTA, the Terra Alta Film Festival, Spain, 2026
SELECTIONS
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada, 2025 (World Premiere)
Atlantic International Film Festival - FIN, Canada, 2025
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada, 2025
Genre Gems Film Festival, Canada, 2025
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2025
Loony Film Festival, Canada, 2025
Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland, 2026
BAFICI, Argentina, 2026
Vancouver Island Short Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Canada, 2026
Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (HIFF), Canada, 2026
Okotoks Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show, Canada, 2026
Nickel Independent Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA, 2026
in-FCTA, the Terra Alta Film Festival, Spain, 2026
Anim sur le Lac, Canada, 2026
Les Percéides - Festival international de cinéma et d'art de Percé, Canada, 2026
FCVQ - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2026
Bicycle Film Festival, USA, 2026
Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada, 2026
ONLINE
Ciné-Club Plein(s) Écran(s) - Web (Quebec), May 2026
Labocine (Fields of Play) - Web (USA), July 2026
Directed by: John Hollands
Written by: John Hollands
Cast: Ben Cockell, Zander Eke, Matthew Rankin (narrator)
DOP: Valeriya Kahn
Sound design: Spencer Pool
Editing: Elliot Farinaro
Music: Karl Gottschalk
Animation: John Hollands
Set design: Rowan Landaiche
Production: Aidan Kyle, Kenji Yukinaga-Paradis
Version
English
French subtitles
Format
1.33 / Stereo
H264, ProRes, DCP
John Hollands is a filmmaker, writer, and photographer, living and working in Vancouver, on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His films have been screened across Canada.
