From raves to resistance, this collection of shorts highlights the work of local queer storytellers making films that explore the multitudes this city has to offer.
Nicole Bazuin
Isak Vaillancourt
Beth Warrian
Angelina Nayyar
Tasneem Nanji
Raghed Charabaty
Tziara Reyes-Herrera
Simon Paluck
From raves to resistance, this collection of shorts highlights the work of local queer storytellers making films that explore the multitudes this city has to offer.
Rating and Content Advisory
14A
Thu Jun 01, 6:45 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Screening Sponsors
Ralph Pascht and Mark Le Messurier
Co-Presented by
Nicole Bazuin
A surrealist exploration of dissociative identity disorder (DID) based on the lived experience of a Black, nonbinary, disabled artist and former sex worker.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
10 mins
Interests
Beth Warrian
Luci, a queer Peruvian Canadian woman, gives her beloved nephew the Christmas gift of his dreams: a beautiful sequined dress.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Angelina Nayyar
Set against the backdrop of a city undergoing rapid gentrification, a Toronto teenager struggles to save a youth rave scene plagued by substance use and over-policing.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Isak Vaillancourt
Told from the perspectives of 2SLGBTQ+ Afro-Indigenous leaders and activists, this short documentary reimagines new possibilities in the relationship between Blackness and Indigeneity, which is rooted in solidarity and joy.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
17 mins
Interests
Tasneem Nanji
Two queer Muslim Women, one in Toronto and one in New York, navigate love, family, and connection the night before 9/11.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
15 mins
Interests
Raghed Charabaty
A rough and raw letter on what it means to lose love at the expense of finding freedom. An essay on family, anger and fraud.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
10 mins
Interests
Tziara Reyes
This short documentary follows an individual’s journey of shaving their head for the first time; exploring the complex relationship between hair and identity.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Simon Paluck
A millennial Torontonian is left reeling after breaking-up with a popular gay influencer.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
12 mins
Interests
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