Julian and the Wind

{{short description|2024 Canadian short film directed by Connor Jessup}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Julian and the Wind

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Connor Jessup

| producer = Connor Jessup
Ashley Shields-Muir

| writer = Connor Jessup

| starring = David Webster
Joel Oulette
James Gerald Hicks

| music = Casey Manierka-Quaile

| cinematography = John Ker

| editing = Connor Jessup

| studio = Big & Quiet Pictures

| distributor = La Distributrice de films

| released = {{film date|2024|9|6|TIFF}}

| runtime = 15 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

}}

Julian and the Wind is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Connor Jessup and released in 2024.Éric Lavallée, [https://www.ioncinema.com/news/film-festivals/2024-tiff-torill-kove-andres-ramirez-pulido-runar-runarsson-nebojsa-slijepcevic "2024 TIFF: Torill Kove, Andrés Ramírez Pulido, Rúnar Rúnarsson & Nebojša Slijepčević Shorts in Toronto"]. Ioncinema, August 10, 2024. The film stars David Webster as Arthur, a boarding school student whose unrequited love for his roommate Julian (Joel Oulette) becomes transformed into a deeper connection when Julian begins sleepwalking.[https://eestielu.ca/tiff-2024-films-bring-viewers-to-the-meeting-point-of-desire-and-danger/ "TIFF 2024 films bring viewers to the meeting point of desire and danger"]. Eesti Elu, September 9, 2024.

The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.Carlos Diaz, [https://thatshelf.com/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2024/ "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024"]. That Shelf, January 8, 2025.