A son and grandfather share a parting glass as their bootlegging business goes down the drain.

A morality tale for adults played out as an allegory to the loss of connection between humans and animals, and the global pandemic.

After experiencing a traumatic event in Igloolik (an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut), Uyarak leaves her community and family in Nunavut to live in Montréal. When Covid-19 lockdowns close off the Canadian Arctic from the rest of the world, Uyarak is further separated from her closest friend, eldest sister, Saqpinak. This screening is supported by CBC.

Starbound is a short sci-fi/ family drama that explores the return of eight year old Billy Campbell after being abducted by aliens four years earlier.

Big hair, big fashion, make-up, dance, drag, vogue, catwalk. Whatever way you werk it, you’ll leave grandma screaming, “That’s My Baby!” Films included: Club Kid Alley, BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI, Ancestral Threads, Brolesque, and The Alexander Ball.

Sometimes when injustices happen we have to take things into our own hands. Those moments that give us a heightened sense of awareness of what is going on around us are no accident. Stay proactive, stay vocal, stay vigilant. Films included: Redlights, To Be Silent, and No Māori Allowed.

This series is crafted by Two-Spirit + Indigiqueer filmmakers, revealing the magic, vulnerability, and above all, a celebration of Queer joy. From leaky roofs to deep introspections: this short program explores themes of identity and the immense power it holds on screen and behind the camera. Films included: Headdress, Can I Love You?, pî-kiwîk, I AM HOME, Aikāne, Dear Kin, and The Roof.

Coming of age, uplifting the inherent divine connection to land, and falling back on ancestral knowledge. A Long Line of Ladies captures the strength of women upholding generational power and breaking cycles. Films included: Nisihkason Lex, Mother (EADNI), Whirlflow, Gabriela, Metal Belt, Long Line of Ladies, and Our Grandmother The Inlet.