Festival News
Roll call! Torrance Shipman is on top of the world–until she isn’t. She’s perky, she’s fun…she used to be number one. When Torrance finds out the truth about the Toros’ routines, she realizes she’s in big trouble. Join us on May 4 for our special pre-Festival screening of Bring It On!💥
And ahead of the screening, our Festival programming team will be sharing a thorough rundown of what we’ve got planned for this year’s festival. Get ready!
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Monday, May 4, 2026
Paradise Theatre
8:00PM | Bring It On
We’re excited to be a co-presenter of Jaripeo, screening at @hotdocs_, returning April 23-May 3! To celebrate, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the 2:00PM screening on April 25 🐎
🎞️Jaripeo, Dir. Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig:
Against the immersive backdrop of the annual Christmas jaripeo—a Mexican rodeostyle festival—the notion of cowboys and hypermasculinity is put under a lens, revealing intimate memories and desires in a celebration of queer self-expression and belonging.
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Giveaway closes April 20 and the winner will be DM’ed on Instagram.
@hotdocs_ returns April 23 to May 3 and Inside Out is thrilled to be a co-presenter for the film Barbara Forever! Enter below to win a pair of tickets to the 9:15PM screening on April 25 🎥
🎞️Barbara Forever, Dir. Brydie O’Connor:
With unprecedented access to pioneering feminist experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer and her extraordinary archive, this powerfully crafted portrait lets Hammer claim authorship of her own legacy, honouring and celebrating her as a trailblazer who transformed lesbian cinema.
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Giveaway closes April 20 and the winner will be DM’ed on Instagram.
Only one more week until #CanFilmDay! We’re so excited to welcome you to our screening of Backspot next Wednesday and we’re extra excited to be welcoming director @dw_waterson and producer and lead @deveryjacobs for a Q&A after the screening! Come prepared with any questions you may have about Backspot!
Screening starts at 6:30PM at the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Tickets are free and available in the link in our bio. See you there 🐞
POV: You edit a week in the office like a reality TV show… and there seems to be some tension leading up to the Festival launch 👀
