Zachary Koski

In this short, director Mary Chen uses hair as a symbol to depict the feeling of yearning and longing through the length of one’s hair.

Hilda Walsh has a small city in her basement. Her husband, Ivor, left behind a model replica of the 1950s Boston transit system in their Toronto home, after spending 20 years building it from scratch. Now what is she to do with his miniature masterpiece? A document of marriage, friendship and a nearly extinct hobby, this short film celebrates one man’s unseen legacy, taking us down the tiny tracks he left behind.