Our Dance of Revolution

Phillip Pike

Phillip Pike

Director

Country

Canada

Format

Feature film

Year

2019

Duration

1 h 42 mins

Previous Festivals/Awards

Top 20 Audience Favourite, 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival

Interests

Listening to Angela, a Black lesbian feminist who is rousing a crowd, we understand that, no, this particular revolution wasn’t televised. Rather, from out of the shadows, it was hugged, chanted, marched and danced into existence.

Our Dance of Revolution tells the story of how Black queer folks in Toronto faced every adversity, from invisibility to police brutality, and rose up to become a vibrant community. Capturing first-person accounts across a span of four decades, this feature-length documentary is more than a previously untold oral history, more than a reclamation of unsung people and events.

Fri Oct 25, 5:00 pm
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Dr
Ottawa ON
Map

Sponsors

Niall O'Dea and Glenn Nuotio

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