The imagineNATIVE Institute’s Micro Meetings are back online during the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Micro Meetings are for Indigenous Creatives to meet with industry leaders worldwide.

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. This screening is supported by National Screen Institute.

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.

Vaychiletik explores this fierce yet beautiful reality, forged from the dreams of the Mayan people of Mexico.

FX’s Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of Elora Danan (Devery Jacobs), Bear (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) and Cheese (Lane Factor), four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma. Join us for a binge session of the first three episodes of the third and final season, followed by a Q&A with showrunner Sterlin Harjo. New episodes of FX's Reservation Dogs stream Wednesdays on Disney+ in Canada

This film is preceded by "Sunflower Siege Engine" directed by Sky Hopinka. Observation of an important infrastructure in Amazonia: downstream on a cargo boat that brings passengers and goods to the isolated communities in the Peruvian rain forest. Cargo boats form a non-lieu, a space of transition for the travellers taking journeys that can last days, as well as for the Indigenous communities living on the edges of the Amazon River, fighting for the survival of their cultural traditions and struggling to adapt to modernity.

This hybrid feature documentary is based on the performance of James Luna, who toured a performance piece called ISHI: The Archive Performance reflecting on Ishi's story and the impact of colonization that exists today. This screening is supported by York University.

What does it mean to be Indigenous when you are away from home? You Know Who You Are explores connection to country and identity as diasporic Indigenous peoples across the great ocean of the Pacific. Films included: Babanil, Belonging, Plastic - A love letter to the estranged, Pasifika Drift, and The Mainland.This is a free NON-TICKETED event! Spots are first come first serve so arrive early!

Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax has cared for her niece Roki by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation in Oklahoma. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world and at the mercy of a failed justice system.Industry Screenings are only open to badge holders. Industry screenings are first come, first served and cannot be reserved in advance.

Industry Days Lounge is open during Industry Days from Wednesday, October 18 - Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 AM ET - 4:30 PM ET in The Commons, at 401 Richmond St. The Industry Days Lounge space is open to Festival Pass Holders and will have wifi, light snacks and refreshments.