Film Selection 2026
Events for May 24, 2026
Crowned (Online during festival)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Co-presented byStorylineThe very large majority of immigrant children in Quebec are born into a religion. This documentary explores three different paths they […]
A Poutine and a Picture (Online during festival)
Co-presented byStorylineAs her aunt remembers aloud, a young woman assembles fragments of her mother’s life. The film dwells in a fragile in-between, […]
Sena (Online during festival)
Co-presented byStoryline“Sena” follows a young woman who works in a library while developing her artistic practice through dance and drawing. The documentary […]
We tried to change the world (Online during festival)
Co-presented byStorylineFour former Montreal street fundraisers come together to reflect on their experience. Through their conversations, the film explores the racism they […]
Bloqué (Online during festival)
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)
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)
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)
Co-presented byStorylineProvocative and celebratory, Subjects of Desire challenges what we understand about race and the power behind beauty. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN […]
Someone Like Me (Une Personne Comme Moi) – (Online Only)
Co-presented byStorylineWhen a queer group of strangers unite to support a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in Canada, unexpected challenges lead them […]
Il n’y a pas de faux métier (There are no false undertakings) – (Online Only)
Co-presented byStorylineMarie-Cobra, recipient of a grant, advances in the writing of a screenplay which tells the story of a poet whose mission […]
Rumba Rules, Nouvelles Généalogies (Rumba Rules, New Genealogies) – (Online Only)
Co-presented byStorylineGlimpse into the contemporary music scene of Kinshasa featuring Brigade Sarbati Orchestra. GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN US AND ENJOY THE AMAZING […]
Cette Maison (Online Only)
Co-presented byStorylineBridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report […]
Kite Zo A: Leave the Bones (Online Only)
Co-presented byStoryline"Kite Zo A" est un film sensoriel sur les rituels en Haïti, de l'ancien au moderne GET ACCESS NOW! JOIN US […]
Stateless (Online Only)
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)
Co-presented byStorylineThe story of how Tupac Shakur’s stepfather Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, created the […]