Foxpress Design

03/09/2026

We built a fully custom WordPress theme for award-winning Canadian filmmaker and writer Maya Bastian.

The brief was simple: the site needed to feel like her work. Cinematic, intentional, unhurried. So we started with the homepage.

When you land on mayabastian.com, her latest film starts playing full-screen, muted. A "Now Playing" title fades in briefly, then disappears. When it ends, the next film in her catalogue begins automatically. When the last film finishes, the site navigates you to her About page.

There's no interface to learn. You just watch.

Pause the video and a film switcher grid appears over the footage. Each card shows the film's thumbnail, title, and her role. Click one and it starts playing. The system handles both YouTube and Vimeo clips, switching between their respective player APIs seamlessly, with polling fallbacks to handle the cases where those APIs miss the "ended" event.

The Press page works the same way: read-first, navigate second. Every article link tries to open the piece inline, in a custom reading pane on top of the page. If the publication blocks iframing (Variety, Deadline, CBC and others do), the viewer detects this and instead shows a clean confirmation dialog: "This article will open in a new tab. Close that tab to return to MayaBastian.com."

On the Films page, each entry shows the embedded video or thumbnail, her role, collapsible synopsis, production tags, credits, and an optional external link. On the About page, her bio sits beside a mosaic of 32 photos from her career, each opening a full keyboard-navigable lightbox.

All of it runs on a single 587-line vanilla JavaScript file. No jQuery. No React. No bundler. Just code.

Built for a filmmaker whose work has screened at Cannes, appeared in Variety and Deadline, and been supported by CBC, Netflix, and the Canadian Film Centre.

mayabastian.com

03/04/2026

We just wrapped up a new website for Cabinet Craft & Design in Campbellford, ON, a custom cabinetry and home improvement company with over 30 years of experience serving Eastern and Central Ontario.

Daniel Giddings and his team do beautiful work, and they deserved an online presence that matched. So we built them something clean, fast, and designed to actually bring in customers:

• A full project gallery with swipe-friendly browsing so potential clients can see the craftsmanship up close.
• A structured contact card & map with one-tap directions to their shop.
• A contact form that just works, no page reloads, no CAPTCHAs, just a quick way to say "I want a quote."

And the whole thing is built with structured data so Google knows exactly who they are and where to find them.

No bloated page builders. No templates. Just a fast, purpose-built site for a local business that takes pride in what they do.

Check it out at glhiholdings.ca

Looking for a website that works as hard as you do? Let's talk. You can reach me, Philip Fox Jones at +1.416.262.1770

01/23/2026

✨ THE NEST, by Julietta Singh & Chase Joynt, follows decolonial writer Julietta Singh, who, at the end of her mother’s life returns to say goodbye to her haunted childhood home. As she digs into the history of the house, she uncovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and political rebels she never knew. The film questions who gets lost in the archives of history, and what we stand to gain by resurrecting them.

🎫🎟️ This film is part of both the In-Person and Virtual Programs.
📅 Screening in person on Friday, January 30, at 4:45 PM at Market Hall.
💻 Available as part of our Virtual Program from February 3 to February 8, 2026 (Virtual / Hybrid (Ontario only)).

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/?film-id=69371c93f3a44e741fc0388d

⭐ Production: Chase Joynt
❤️ Thank you to our film sponsor Artspace Peterborough and Peterborough — Kawartha NDP
💗 ReFrame's Sharp Angles collection is generously supported by: Engage Engineering Ltd. and Foxpress Design

01/23/2026

✨ WIND'S HERITAGE, by Nasim Soheili, is a portrait of Mohammad Wali Gandami, the last traditional Iranian miller who knows the techniques of building and repairing historic Iranian windmills. At the age of 68, he is the last living craftsman with firsthand knowledge of building and restoring Iran’s ancient windmills, known as Asbads. These extraordinary structures, dating back thousands of years, harness clean, renewable wind energy to grind grain into flour.

🎫🎟️ This film is part of both the In-Person and Virtual Programs.
📅 Screening in person on Sunday, February 1, at 2:45 PM at Showplace Performance Centre.
💻 Available as part of our Virtual Program from February 3 to February 8, 2026.

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/?film-id=69371c93f3a44e741fc03897

❤️ Thank you to our film sponsor: OPSEU Local 352 - Fleming Faculty Union
💗 ReFrame's Sharp Angles collection is generously supported by: Engage Engineering Ltd. and Foxpress Design

01/23/2026

Foxpress is proud to sponsor ReFrame Film Festival’s incredible line up of social, cultural, ethical and environmental films, year after year.

✨ SHIFTING BASELINES, by Julien Elie, takes us to the southern tip of Texas to Boca Chica, where Elon Musk chose to build SpaceX’s new headquarters in 2018. The village is now dominated by towering 50-storey Starships. Most residents have moved out; access to the beach is becoming harder as SpaceX gains control of the area.

🎫🎟️ This film is part of both the In-Person and Virtual Programs.
📅 Screening in person on Sunday, February 1, at 10:00 AM at Market Hall.
💻 Available as part of our Virtual Program from February 3 to February 8, 2026.

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/?film-id=69371c93f3a44e741fc03881

⭐ Production: Shifting Baselines
❤️ Thank you to our film sponsor Take Cover Books
💗 ReFrame's Sharp Angles collection is generously supported by: Engage Engineering Ltd. and Foxpress Design

11/07/2023

Work/lifehack! I just discovered the tea cup warmer sitting next to my desk. How did I miss that before? 🔥☕️

10/18/2023

I just stumbled upon a diamond of a new takeaway resto in downtown Campbellford. This joint is so fresh, they don’t yet have a name. But their doors are open and Sonal is slinging free samosa samples to whet your whistle. The sneak preview selection is limited to some fried snacks and wraps right now, with favours from India to Jamaica, China and Sri Lanka, just for starters. The gurlies were a first and fast favourite for me. Don’t forget the mango chutney (and a napkin)! I can’t wait to see what this place cooks up next.

They’ve just closed for today, but open until 5 for the rest of the week (see pic for hours). Right next to Ace Barbershop at 49 Front Street N.

Welcome to the neighbourhood!

10/16/2023

"If it wasn't for small business... I wouldn't have any at all!" 😝

Celebrate Small Business Week (Oct 15 to 21), with Foxpress Design by finishing this sentence, "If it wasn't for small business..." and tagging your business/favourite business.

08/25/2023

Thanks to Ian and Lori-Ann LeBlanc for hosting a very memorable Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce meet up last night at Upper Canada Axe Throwing. Events like these are why I’m here, to make new friends and connect with local business in the most interesting ways. Can’t wait for the next one.

08/16/2023

foxpress.design is pleased to announce the launch of a new single-page, bi-lingual website for the environmental law firm Sheahan Environmental LLC, based in Montreal and Toronto. The site features a captivating hero splash image and introduction, services, and staff bios. The WordPress-based site is entirely user manageable in French and English, and looks great on all devices.

Check it out at https://sheahan-envlaw.ca