Ingrid Veninger

Ingrid Veninger Trailers

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Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a ‘nothing is impossible’ manifesto. Since 2008, Ingrid has written/directed 5 features (Only, Modra, i am a good person/i am a bad person, The Animal Project, He Hated Pigeons) all of which have premiered at international festivals including: TIFF, Rotterdam, Slamdance, Whistler, Rome, OUTFest, FEMCine and MoMA, garnering awards and distribution worldwide. In 2014, Ingrid initiated the pUNK Films FEMMES LAB to foster feature films written and directed by Canadian women, sponsored by Academy Award winning actor Melissa Leo. Currently, Ingrid is a part-time member of the Film Studies Faculty at York University, Screenwriter-in- Residence at the University of Toronto, and Film Mentor at the Canadian Film Centre. Recently she completed her 6th feature PORCUPINE LAKE, produced with the financial participation of Telefilm Canada and Bell Media’s Harold Greenberg Fund with distribution in Canada by FILMS WE LIKE and world sales by OUTPLAY FILMS.

Most Popular Ingrid Veninger Trailers

Total trailers found: 47

Urda/Bone Trailer (2003)

25 September 2003

Against the backdrop of a European cityscape, worlds intersect when a woman and a man on separate travels meet, or rather, collide on the screen.

Hotel Vladivostok Trailer (2006)

31 August 2006

In a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another.

Neil Trailer (2005)

02 September 2005

Neil is the story of a man suffering from agoraphobia among other severe mental illnesses stemming from secret government experiments concerning astral projection.

Sing Trailer (1989)

31 March 1989

When a volatile young street tough with a talent for singing and dancing is tapped by the high school music teacher to lead the upcoming senior "Sing," he is forced to come to terms with his defiant self-destructive lifestyle and his growing attraction to his co-star.

H Trailer (1990)

28 September 1990

A junkie couple board themselves in their apartment while they try to kick their heroin habit.

Wish Trailer (2021)

01 December 2021

In this intimate and achingly beautiful portrait of a mother and daughter, we share the milestone of Laska's 1st birthday with crocheted crowns and blueberry muffins.

Nurse.Fighter.Boy Trailer (2009)

22 May 2009

An urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child.

On Their Knees Trailer (2001)

25 October 2001

Willie and Mo are half sisters who have never seen eye to eye. A cross-country road trip in an ice cream truck carrying their dead grandmother may not change that, but it will give them the opportunity to laugh and learn.

Steal This Movie Trailer (2000)

18 August 2000

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI's covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left.

Walter and Henry Trailer (2001)

10 June 2001

Walter and his 12-year-old son Henry are a pair of New York City street musicians living at poverty level in an empty Brooklyn lot.

The Gate Trailer (1987)

21 April 1987

Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard.

Phil the Alien Trailer (2004)

11 September 2004

Phil the Alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada. In the process of going home he goes from drunk to christian rock singer to mass murder.

The Life Before This Trailer (1999)

15 September 1999

Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

The Adjuster Trailer (1991)

27 November 1991

An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.

Harlan County War Trailer (2000)

19 May 2000

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

Mama Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

A young mother tries to reclaim her son by tap dancing in the streets of Vladivostok, Russia.

Godsend Trailer (2004)

30 April 2004

A couple agree to have their deceased son cloned under the supervision of an enigmatic doctor, but bizarre things start to happen years after his rebirth.

Out of the Ashes Trailer (2003)

13 April 2003

The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz death camp of World War II.

Solace in the Dark Trailer (2011)

11 September 2011

A retrospective documentary on 9/11 in connection with the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.

He Hated Pigeons Trailer (2015)

18 October 2015

A young man travels from the Northern Atacama Desert to the southern Patagonian edge of Chile on a cathartic journey of the spirit and to fulfill the wish of his mysteriously deceased lover.

The Animal Project Trailer (2013)

11 September 2013

As a thirty something acting teacher attempts to push a group of eager young performers out of their comfort zones, he struggles with his own ability to live an authentic and fulfilling life with his teenage son.

Hockey Night Trailer (1984)

14 December 1984

When a young girl wants to join her high school's hockey team as goalie, she meets with resistence, but also gets support, especially from the star forward of the team.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Trailer (1998)

01 February 1998

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Only Trailer (2008)

08 September 2008

Tells the story of one day shared between a young boy and girl.

Headshots Trailer (2011)

10 September 2011

Headshots is a film-within-a-film directed in-character by Ingrid Veninger as Ruby White. Taken from Veninger's third feature, i am a good person / i am a bad person.

Everything is Love and Fear Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

A woman and man have an affair in a hotel room in Vladivostok and conceive a child. After many years, they meet again and remember their night together.

ONE NINE Trailer (2021)

14 November 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nine filmmakers isolating in different parts of the world join to make a film.

The Bunny Project Trailer (2004)

17 April 2004

Can an eight-year-old boy dressed as a bunny change the world? He thinks he can.

Forget Me Never Trailer (1999)

03 October 1999

Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice.

Hide and Seek Trailer (1984)

01 July 1984

In this adaptation of the 1977 sci-fi novel, "The Adolescence of P-1," a high school whiz kid's computer program accidentally hooks into the mainframe computer of a nuclear power plant.

We the Jury Trailer (1996)

16 October 1996

Jury has to decide on a murder case but some of the jurors have their own agendas or are biased. Sounds like '12 Angry Men' but this is not a remake.

Queen Tut Trailer (2024)

23 February 2024

Upon the loss of his mother, an Egyptian teenager leaves his home of Cairo to live with his father in Toronto.

Destiny To Order Trailer (1990)

09 February 1990

A writer starts running into the characters he's created in real life. Alberta is his fantasy woman, who starts out as a sexy rock singer.

Porcupine Lake Trailer (2017)

21 May 2017

During a hot and hazy summertime in northern Ontario, 13-year-old Bea wants a best friend more than anything else, but when she meets boisterous Kate, she gets more than she imagined.

I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person Trailer (2012)

14 June 2012

When a mother and daughter tour film festivals in Europe and decide to part ways, they must confront life-changing choices alone, before returning home.

Head Space Trailer (2016)

19 September 2016

Head Space is a hilarious and heartwarming film about Floyd (Struan Sutherland), an agoraphobic with no intention of ever leaving his basement.

The Limb Salesman Trailer (2004)

12 September 2004

Gabriel Goode is the Limb Salesman, a disgraced doctor who regenerates limbs on the black market. When Goode travels to the water mining regions of the north to heal the cherished daughter of a wealthy water miner, dark family secrets are revealed, and Goode is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Wild Iris Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.

The War Boy Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

The 12-year-old son of a freedom fighter grows up fast in World War II Yugoslavia.

Gambling, Gods and LSD Trailer (2002)

08 September 2002

Filmmaker Peter Mettler embarks on a mission that takes him around the world. He is determined to record the diverse modes of transcendence that people in different cultures adopt in order to live life to the fullest.

Islands Trailer (1984)

26 November 1984

A troubled teenager is sent to a summer cabin to help a woman, who turns out being her actual birth mother.

The Other Side of Porcupine Lake Trailer (2017)

02 December 2017

The Other Side of Porcupine Lake follows Ingrid Veninger as she makes her sixth feature film, Porcupine Lake.

The End of Time Trailer (2012)

12 December 2012

Working at the limits of what can easily be expressed, filmmaker Peter Mettler takes on the elusive subject of time, and once again turns his camera to filming the unfilmable.

BRUTALISM Trailer (2020)

15 April 2020

In an alternative universe, before the final improv performance, an awkward college student must convince his partner to follow his script, or else he would fail the year.

Modra Trailer (2010)

18 September 2010

The film follows two teenagers from Toronto, Canada (Lena and Leco) who travel to Slovakia. The film shows the interactions between the two and the locals including Lena's relatives.

Crocodile Eyes Trailer (2025)

28 March 2025

In "Crocodile Eyes," Canada’s "DIY queen of indie filmmaking" presents a collection of raw, unfiltered vignettes that delve into the heart of human intimacy.

The World or Nothing Trailer (2019)

27 April 2019

Two Cuban brothers hope to make it big with their music videos - and make their family at home proud of them.