Film Selection 2026

Film Selection 2026

Events for May 24, 2026

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Crowned (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStoryline“Crowned” shines a light on Black women rewriting narratives formed in their earlier years. Through raw, intimate reflections, they reveal how […]

Hyphenated (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStoryline“Hyphenated” examines identity among Canadians with hyphenated cultural identities. It explores tensions between heritage and home, language and belonging, pride and […]

Twenty-Nine (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineIn conversation with their mother, emerging filmmaker Ra’anaa Yaminah Ekundayo compares both their lives at 29, in 1996 and 2025 respectively. […]

Three Layers of Intimacy (Online during festival)

Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary

Jega is a painter experiencing his first major career milestone: a public vernissage of his work. Through this moment, he reflects on how loss, identity, and community have shaped his emerging artistic journey.

A Date with Sarah Akinterinwa (Online during festival)

Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary

New York Times and The Guardian's Black British cartoonist, Sarah Akinterinwa discusses her journey as an artist and her political illustrations with aspiring African Canadian filmmaker Ugo Nwachuku.

Heirs of a Faith (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineThe very large majority of immigrant children in Quebec are born into a religion. This documentary explores three different paths they […]

Sena (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStoryline“Sena” follows a young woman who works in a library while developing her artistic practice through dance and drawing. The documentary […]

Bloqué (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineFrom that frozen moment on the page, “Bloqué” explores the tangled roots of writer’s block, the fear behind creating, and the […]

The Talk (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStoryline“The Talk”, directed and hosted by Precious Iziomon, is a set of fun, raw, and honest conversations that shed light on […]

Viewfinder (Online during festival)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineAfter a tragic loss, a young photographer relocates to Ottawa to rebuild their life. In a new environment, photography continues to […]

Subjects of Desire (Online Only)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineProvocative and celebratory, Subjects of Desire challenges what we understand about race and the power behind beauty. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN […]

Cette Maison (Online Only)

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Co-presented byStorylineBridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report […]

Stateless (Online Only)

Online

Co-presented byStorylineThrough the grassroots campaign of electoral hopeful Rosa Iris, director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary reveals the depths of racial hatred and […]

Dope is Death (Online Only)

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Co-presented byStorylineThe story of how Tupac Shakur’s stepfather Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, created the […]