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Lionhood

A portrait of two teenaged hockey players which explores the intensity of adolescence – a time of unrestrained physicality and surging hormones, resulting in unchecked impulses and unseen emotions.

At the oldest-running queer theatre in the world, Toronto’s most cerebral drag queen and “tragicomedienne” Pearle Harbour prepares to take the stage for her new show “Battle Cry: Songs Of Warfare & Gaiety”.

Stripped

Forget everything you heard and enter the world that many know of but know very little about. STRIPPED is the personal, untold story of Phylicia Carty, also known as Mz Lady Ice, whose life took her in the direction of becoming one of the most revolutionary urban exotic dancers in the Toronto adult entertainment industry. The enticing documentary showcases the struggles and triumphs that come with being a female stripper in a contemporary world that is now gaining mainstream acceptance. A multi-award winning short film, STRIPPED has received a total of 4 awards, 8 nominations and 3 official selections in…

我的女儿 DAUGHTER

DAUGHTER explores an immigrant mother’s pain and worry about her transgender daughter and examines the perspective of a mother who may not understand her daughter, but cares for her deeply. The film celebrates transgender resistance, gender non-normativity, and the strength of the immigrant family across language and cultural boundaries.

Cold Hands

In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.

At Midnight Plays a Dance Tune

During his mother’s illness and after her death, Roy went through an intense period in his life, in which he felt attracted to the fringes of society. He raced in his car, roamed the streets at night and indulged in sex and drugs. He always had music playing in his appartment, no matter what time it was. During this period of extremities, the memory of his former neighbour Antoine suddenly came back. As a child Roy had been fascinated by the man and looking back now it seemed like Roy’s current life mirrored that of his former neighbour. Even though…

On the Line

“On the Line” is inspired by Isa Shimoda, a butch gender nonconforming immigrant who served meals to Japanese American tuna cannery workers in her restaurant on the docks of San Diego in the 1930s. She was known for her masculine attire as well as her skills at naginata, a sword-based martial art practiced by Japanese women. Her restaurant was a refuge for the women who endured gruesome hours cleaning fish and lived in meager housing shelters known as “fish camp.” Shimoda has two sets of wartime records from the incarceration camps—one identifying her as female, the other as male. “On the Line” uses…

Sworded Love

Fleeting cinematic impressions of star-crossed swordsmen are captured in the oblique wanderings of emulsion lifted from a stray reel of a 35mm kung fu action film.

Breathing Through a Straw

When a hookup ends in homicide, Parker decides to confront the man who abused him as a child. Inspired by a true story, “Breathing Through a Straw” explores the consequences of secrets. It is Canadian theatre director Leigh Rivenbark’s debut film, starring Christian Lloyd (Emmy Award-winning The Handmaid’s Tale, Maps to the Stars, American Gods).

Amateur Dramatics

Two competing actors find truth in pretending.

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