In what looks like being one of our strongest months of 2017, our ‘Best of the Month’ playlist sees us to fail to cut down the last 30-days of content to just three films. So instead we’re rebelling against the format and suggesting a quartet of ‘must watch’ films from our June coverage.

From the devastation of heartbreak to the destruction of a heart-stopping plague, these 4 films may not feature a common narrative theme, but they all showcase inventive storytelling and an abundance of directorial flair.

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Horror Tim Egan

Curve

Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a girl tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

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Horror Rob Savage
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Dawn of the Deaf

When a strange sound wipes out the hearing population, a small group of Deaf people must band together to survive.

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Dark Comedy Tamar Glezerman

FILL YOUR HEART WITH FRENCH FRIES

When a woman gets dumped by her girlfriend at a fast food joint, she finds herself too sad to go home and just stays there for a week

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Documentary Charlie Lyne

Fish Story

A search for the truth behind a fishy tale.

This month was so strong for shorts, not included on this list are; Daniel Mulloy’s BAFTA winning short Home, Jennifer Zheng’s festival favourite Tough, Lori Malépart-Traversy’s unforgettable animated doc Le Clitoris (now with over 4-million views on Vimeo), Kangmin Kim’s stunning stop-motion Deer Flower, Thyrone Tommy’s impressive portrayal of the “black Canadian experience” Mariner and new films from Short of the Week alum Kibwe Tavares and Hollywood’s leading Sci-fi director Neill Blomkamp.

Watch past Best of the Month Selections