Creating films that are playful and intelligent…with bite.

Our first short film, Brave Little Army, made with an all-female crew, has been an official selection of 50 film festivals in 17 countries, garnering 19 awards and special mentions. Highlights include Fantasia International Film Festival, The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, Canadian Film Fest, and the Oscar-qualifying Bogotá Short Film Festival – Bogoshorts.

The second instalment of our female-driven trilogy, Brave Rebel Army, produced with the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council, had its world premiere in March 2025 at Wench Film Festival in Mumbai, and recently won Best Fantasy Short and Best Director – Fantasy Short at Etreum Horror Film Festival.

In development: feature Brave Army Redux, the third and final film. A dark comedy thriller that examines gender-based violence, it has been described by a fellow screenwriter as, “if Quentin Tarantino directed Bridesmaids”.

“D’Alessandro Hatt directs with firmness and sensitivity, and it’s clear that there’s a powerful message behind the bright, bold aesthetic. With a mostly female crew, she embraces independent production and a desire to reveal the uncomfortable and often hidden aspects of a society that seems to have advanced but still has a long way to go. Brave Rebel Army confirms that revenge can be political and that fantasy can be a vehicle for speaking urgent truths. And it does so without losing its tenderness, without letting go of the hands of these girls who, despite their fear, choose to remain silent no longer.”

– Pamela Navarro, Peliplat

“BRAVE LITTLE ARMY is rife with gorgeous visuals and mystical symbolism, while also dealing with very real issues faced by young girls and women such as conformity, misogyny, and abuse. Made by an all-female crew and starring an all-female principal cast, BRAVE LITTLE ARMY breaks through the glass ceiling that limited films centred on preteen and teen girls that came before it like THE CRAFT (1995). It handles the stories and experiences of young girls and women with a compassionate and feminist perspective. Indeed, while watching the film, I thought to myself “I wish this film existed when I was a preteen.” However, I am thoroughly happy that it exists now. Indeed, it is just as relevant and essential now as it would have been had it been released when I was a preteen, or in the decade in which it is set.”

– Toronto Film Files