Deragh Campbell – MRQE

An Evening Song (for Three Voices)

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

1939, in the Midwest: an impeded author, her pulp-writer husband and their pious maid. A spellbinding plunge into their intertwined thoughts, memories and visions.

Matt and Mara

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Mara, a young creative writing professor, is struggling with problems in her marriage to an experimental musician. One day, Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, wanders onto her university campus. Bonded by their shared interests, the two gradually become closer. When Maras husband unexpectedly cancels plans to drive her to an out-of-town conference, Matt accompanies Mara on the trip instead. Along the way, the tension surrounding their undefined relationship slowly grows.

Measures for a Funeral

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Follows a young woman named Audrey Benac on a research odyssey of ghostly possession in which she endeavours to restore the legacy of the forgotten Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow.

I Don’t Know Who You Are

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Benjamin, a working class gay man living in Toronto, struggles to obtain expensive healthcare after being assaulted by a stranger.

You Can Live Forever

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.

So Much Tenderness

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Having fled Colombia after her husband was murdered, an environmental lawyer rebuilds her life in Toronto with her tempestuous daughter, only to risk losing everything when her traumatic past re-surfaces.

A Woman Escapes

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Audrey lives alone in Paris after moving there to tend to the home of her recently deceased friend, Juliane. Moving through the days without motivation or a sense of purpose, she tries to re-establish her footing in the world by beginning video correspondences with two filmmakersBurak, who lives in Istanbul, and Blake, who lives in Toronto. This exchange of words and footage initiates a healing process, but the nature of the interaction is not what it seems.

Anne at 13,000 ft

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Anne hasn’t been the same since the jump. While skydiving for her best friend Sarah’s bachelorette party, the 27-year-old felt focused, free, above it all. Back on the ground, the pressures of her daily life threaten to overwhelm her.

Project Ithaca

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. They begin to understand that these species have been abducting humans for decades and possibly centuries.

Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Emily is a patient at an experimental psychiatric facility where a brain implant prototype allows her to relive her dreams.