NEWS RELEASES

Jun 3 '25 (Virtual)
Katsi’noniowá:nen - The Flying Head is the first in a series of games that will focus on the Kahnawá:ke dialect of Kanien’kéha (Mohawk). Each game will be a modern adaptation of a Haudenosaunee legend.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Washed-up bowler Adam Cardinal Jr. fights to buy his late father’s bowling alley but faces sabotage from Sarah, his father’s rival’s daughter. With his best friend Benny, he schemes, hustles, and trains for a high-stakes tournament — his last shot at redemption, legacy, and proving he still has what it takes.
Jun 3 '25 (Virtual)
gokò ; home is an immersive audiovisual experience that guides viewers through surreal and imagined landscapes of Denendeh (the Northwest Territories) and Saskatchewan.
Jun 3 '25 (Virtual)
Carmilla the Lonely is a Lesbian vampire with ethics. She's got complicated needs for blood, love, and avoiding the sun. In this small urban community she meets the late night crowds on the street, in a diner, and at a local BDSM club. Through interactions you will learn to ethically behave as a vampire. Honestly, you could drain people of their blood, but is that a good idea?
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Arctic Indigenous filmmakers share powerful first-person stories on climate change’s impact, highlighting their struggles to protect their lands, cultures, and futures in a rapidly changing world.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
From the opening shot of a buffalo hide illustrating the texture and movement of the hair, the beauty of the buffalo’s exterior welcomes us into this stunning documentary about personal connection fueling a desire to return the animal back to their ancestral homelands. In addition to providing the historical background on the hows and whys buffalo populations were decimated, the film also follows the present-day quest to right the relationship between humans, buffalo, and the land. Filmed on many tribal lands across Turtle Island, filmmaker Tasha Hubbard, founding director of the International Buffalo Relations Institute, tracks the efforts of buffalo activists to return free-ranging buffalo back to their lands.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Haunting, unsettling, and supernatural, WITCHING HOUR reveals to us what grows in places devoid of light. Come prepared to hold your breath in terror of who, or what, you might meet in the dark.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Through experimenting with the form of film we see the line between living in two worlds, the changing world, the dreams of the world as it was, and trying to find a way to connect to the land again, reminding us that we are always tied to the land.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Stories of climate change, Indigenous solidarity, post-apocalyptic survival, and ancestral messages to empower generations of colonial resistance. RISE UP is your call to action.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Stories of queer joy and beauty, self-love and healing, curiosity, exploration, discovery, transitioning into strange times, and… post-apocalyptic love and intergalactic break-ups? A celebration of the many colourful facets of our resilient 2SLGBTQIA+ kin who have always been and will continue to be.