His shorts WOMAN WAITING (2010) and William in White Shirt (2014), along with his mid-length film East Hastings Pharmacy (2012), have screened in festivals across North America and Europe, including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Viennale and TIFF. Bourges has a diploma in Film Production from the University of British Columbia. FAIL TO APPEAR (2017) is his first narrative feature and premieres at the VIFF on September 29.