Solitudes is a 2025 Canadian short drama film, written edited and directed by Ryan McKenna. This film starring Erin Margurite Carter and Pirouz Nemati is a hybrid film between documentary and fiction, which explores a budding friendship and interweaves family history and official history.
The film had its world premiere in the Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 12 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Pardino dâÂÂOro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film.
Solitudes had its World Premiere at the Concorso Corti d'Autore portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 12 August 2025, and competed for the Pardino dâÂÂOro Swiss Life for the Best Auteur Short Film.
The film also competed for Grand Prix in the National Competition 1 for Short Films at the 2025 Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2025.