''Julian and the Wind'' is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by

Connor Jessup Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as List of Falling Skies characters#Ben Mason, Ben Mason on the TNT (American TV network), TNT science fiction Television program, television series ''Fall ...

and released in 2024.Éric Lavallée
"2024 TIFF: Torill Kove, Andrés Ramírez Pulido, Rúnar Rúnarsson & Nebojša Slijepčević Shorts in Toronto"
''Ioncinema'', August 10, 2024. The film stars David Webster as Arthur, a boarding school student whose unrequited love for his roommate Julian (

Joel Oulette Joel Oulette (born 2001/2002) is a Canadian actor, most noted for his lead role as Jared in the television drama series ''Trickster''. He was cast in the series as his first starring role after supporting performances in the television series ''T ...

) becomes transformed into a deeper connection when Julian begins

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."TIFF 2024 films bring viewers to the meeting point of desire and danger"
''Eesti Elu'', September 9, 2024. The film premiered at the

2024 Toronto International Film Festival The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (fil ...

. The film was named to TIFF's annual

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list for 2024.Carlos Diaz
"Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024"
''That Shelf'', January 8, 2025. The film also had its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival 2025, where it was nominated for a Teddy Award. It was also nominated for a Silver Bear Award. The film was also chosen to premiere at the Pink Apple Film Festival at Zurich, Switzerland, which is the biggest LGBTQ themed film festival. Other film festivals it was selected to premiere at: Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada, 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada, 2024 Charlottetown Film Festival, Canada, 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival Kids School Tour, Canada, 2025

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* 2024 films 2024 short films 2024 LGBTQ-related films Canadian drama short films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Canadian LGBTQ-related short films English-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub