Short Films
Thand (2023)
Drama│Available to Watch on CBC Gem
When Anya fulfills her desire to have Western high school experiences, she realizes that her mother’s overbearing lectures may have some truth in them.
Written, Directed, & Produced by Devki Patel
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Festivals:
Official Selection, International Film Festival of South Asia 2023 (IFFSA)
Winner of Best Direction, Cinesiege 2023 (York University)
Nominee for Best Fiction, Cinesiege 2023 (York University)
Sweetgrass Rings (2024)
Drama │Available on all Air Canada Flights│Currently in its Festival Run
On the day of her wedding, a young Ojibwe woman contemplates the consequences of her decision to marry a non-Indigenous man as she prepares for their impending nuptials.
Written & Directed by Hector Jenkins
Produced by Devki Patel
Director of Photography: Devki Patel
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Festivals:
Official Selection, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival 2025
Official Selection, Edmonton International Film Festival 2025
Riya (2024)
Drama │Currently in its Festival Room
A ten-year-old girl navigates the turmoil of her parents' failing marriage, finding solace in her drawings and playful younger brother.
Written, Directed, & Produced by Devki Patel
Homeland Hearts (2026)
Documentary│Currently in its Festival Run
Through intimate conversations with her parents, filmmaker Daraksha Rehman traces the memories they carry from India — a home, a life, and a familiar world left behind.
Directed by Daraksha Rehman
Produced by Daraksha Rehman, Devki Patel, Zaid Baig
Director of Photography: Devki Patel & Jordan Cardenas-Marrett
Sending Light (2024)
Documentary│Currently in Post-Production
A high school program in Moncton, NB helps reduce global light poverty by having their curriculum solve real-world problems.
Directed by Devki Patel
Produced by All Heart Learning & iFoggs Pictures
Associate Producer: Devki Patel
Funded by the National Film Board of Canada (www.nfb.ca)
Love Bites (2022)
Thriller
A bullied teenager finds some respite from his tormentor in a girl who's not quite human.
Directed & Produced by Devki Patel
Original Screenplay by Hunter Weaymouth
Story Edited by Francis Brooks and Devki Patel
Adapted Screenplay by Francis Brooks
Produced at York University Department of Cinema and Media Arts 2022
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Festivals:
Nominee for Best Horror, Couch Film Festival Fall 2022
Nominee for 2nd Year Best Fiction, Cinesiege 2022 (York University)
Official Selection, Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival 2022
felice.c0m (2022)
Documentary
Toronto-based photographer Felice Trinidad talks about her pursuit of photography as a career and the resulting adversities and experiences as an Asian-Canadian.
Directed by Devki Patel & Eva Phillips
Cinematography by Brian Ansara & Devki Patel
Edited by Eva Phillips
Produced at York University Department of Cinema and Media Arts 2022
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Festivals:
Winner of Programmer's Choice Award, Doc Sunback Film Festival 2023
Official Selection, Doc Sunback Film Festival 2023
Official Selection, Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival 2022
Mama (2022)
Experimental
How does loss break reality?
Directed, Written, & Produced by Devki Patel
Cinematography by Danny Pham
Editing & Sound Design by Devki Patel
Produced at York University Department of Cinema and Media Arts 2022
Grow (2021)
Short Film
The journey to adulthood and its many milestones.
Directed, Written, Filmed, and Edited by Devki Patel
Produced at York University Department of Cinema and Media Arts 2021
Feed (2021)
Short Film
A non-verbal short film that follows the selfless work of volunteers at the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.
Directed, Written, Filmed, and Edited by Devki Patel
Produced at York University Department of Cinema and Media Arts 2021