Josephine Massarella is an independent filmmaker based in Hamilton, Ontario. Her award-winning films have screened at festivals worldwide. She graduated from Athabasca University’s Master of Arts in Integrated Studies program with a specialization in Cultural Studies in May 2015. She has an undergraduate degree in film from the University of British Columbia, and a graduate certificate in Advanced Film and Television from Sheridan College. Josephine also teaches cinema studies and introductory screenwriting. Her 2015 film No End was inspired by the poem below, which she wrote over the course of six months. During this process, abstract images surfaced, subsided, and settled, eventually forming the foundation of the film. What developed from this is a lyrical journey that explores the intersection of interconnectivity and lived experience. An original soundtrack composed by Graham Stewart of Viosac accompanies and complements the work.

No End

Here,

the sounds of sunshine

prevail.

Unspeakable acts

no longer haunting

(as) long silenced rights

emerge.

Broken (nearly)

flames unfed

wither away

Truth

threatens the weak (minded).

Standing

still (intact)

burying the burden

of grief

Releasing

all remembrances

of you.

Here,

the sounds of sunshine

prevail.