Opening Event
Events for Mar 20, 2026
L’Été de Jahia (Jahia’s Summer) (Opening Film In Theatre Only)
StorylineJahia lives in an asylum center in Belgium, where her dim prospects for the future cast a shadow over her life. Then […]
Crowned (Online Only)
Storyline“Crowned” shines a light on Black women rewriting narratives formed in their earlier years. Through raw, intimate reflections, they reveal how shame […]
Hyphenated (Online Only)
Storyline“Hyphenated” examines identity among Canadians with hyphenated cultural identities. It explores tensions between heritage and home, language and belonging, pride and pressure. […]
Parallax Bodies (Online Only)
StorylineTwo African immigrants in Canada trace the roots that shape them as artists. By exploring memory and present-day practice, they reveal their […]
Taking up Space (Online Only)
StorylineUp-and-coming improvisers Alex, Frankie and Felix form a BPOC (Black and People of Colour) comedy group called the "Diversity Hires.” Part of […]
The Modern Tale of Vancouver Animators (Online Only)
StorylineThe art of animation is beloved by all but do we know who is behind the moving drawings that makes us dream? […]
Japa (Online Only)
StorylineWhen two young Nigerians leave home to settle in Toronto, Canada, hoping to build a better life, they face challenges far harsher […]
Kings To Strangers: The Climb Back (Online Only)
Storyline“Kings to Strangers: The Climb Back” follows immigrants in Canada as they navigate loss of status, identity, and certainty. Through quiet moments […]
My True Love’s Skin (Online Only)
StorylineA documentary connecting diverse experiences of Canadian Black women, bringing intimate conversations about identity, social issues, and the complexities of living as […]
Rhino: Diary of a Krumper (Online Only)
Storyline“Rhino” traces a Black man’s journey through Krump as he moves between vulnerability and strength in his Toronto hometown. The film explores […]
Straight Out of Africa (Online Only)
Storyline“Rhino” traces a Black man’s journey through Krump as he moves between vulnerability and strength in his Toronto hometown. The film explores […]
StreetNames (Online Only)
Storyline“Streetnames” explores how naming shapes memory and power in Toronto. Centered on the transformation of Yonge-Dundas Square into Sankofa Square, the film […]
Cette Maison (Online Only)
StorylineBridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals […]
Dope is Death (Online Only)
StorylineIn 1973, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create […]
Il n’ya Pas de Faux Métier / There are No False Undertakings (Online Only)
StorylineSi cette histoire est une histoire vraie, elle n’en demeure pas moins tout à fait une fiction. Et parce qu’elle le demeure […]
Kite Zo A: Leave The Bones (Online Only)
Storyline"Kite Zo A" est un film sensoriel sur les rituels en Haïti, de l'ancien au moderne Online film available from March 20 […]
Rhumba Rules, New Genealogies (Online Only)
StorylineGlimpse into the contemporary music scene of Kinshasa featuring Brigade Sarbati Orchestra. Online film available from March 20 to 24thCo-presented by GET […]
Someone Like Me / Une Personne comme Moi (Online Only)
StorylineWhen a queer group of strangers unite to support a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in Canada, unexpected challenges lead them down […]
Stateless (Online Only)
StorylineThrough the grassroots campaign of electoral hopeful Rosa Iris, director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary reveals the depths of racial hatred and institutionalized […]
Subject of Desire (Online Only)
StorylineProvocative and celebratory, Subjects of Desire challenges what we understand about race and the power behind beauty. Online film available from March […]