Video

About this submission

A chaotic coming-of-age tale of messy friendships, bad roommates, and DIY horror movies, Wildflower follows August, a Montreal starving artist chasing the spotlight wherever they can find it. Over one pivotal day, their delusions of stardom begin to unravel as neglected responsibilities and strained relationships catch up with them — just as they attempt to perform in the final scene of their homemade slasher film. When reality collides with performance, August is forced to confront the mess they’ve made, both on set and at home.

Wildflower was filmed January 2026 and is currently in post-production. This is a rough cut.

Maximum Brauch

Creator

I am Maximum Brauch, a filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, currently living in Montréal. I have been making films since I was 10 years old. I studied filmmaking in high school at Etobicoke School of the Arts, where I wrote scripts, shot, directed, edited, and even scored my own films as I fell in love with the art of cinema. I gained experience working on film and television sets before studying film production at Concordia University in Montréal. Throughout this time I have made small documentary, experimental, narrative films, and music videos, and formed a close-knit, diverse creative team of collaborators. All of my work takes place within Canadian life, which I seek to shine a cinematic spotlight on by creating narratives that reflect our country's diverse cultural and societal nuances. I want to specifically depict the intricacies of young-adult Canadian life in poetic, slice-of-life stories that can represent a New Wave of Canadian cinema made by and for young people. more...