Opening Event
Events for Mar 21, 2026
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 […]
Of Mud and Blood (In Theatre Only)
StorylineOf Blood and Mud documents the everyday existence of the inhabitants of the coltan mining village of Numbi in the Congo DRC, […]
The Fisherman (In Theatre Only)
StorylineVenice Film Festival-winning feast of magical realist comedy— aging Ghanaian Atta Oko sets his sights on finally having his own boat and […]