Event Schedule

Celebrate the annual Festival launch with some of the top Indigenous DJ’s! Arrive early to enjoy a variety of free culinary delectables and create lasting memories with our glam 360 photo booth.

Come enjoy traditional singing, dance performances, spoken word, an opening prayer, plus a delicious community feast prepared by NCCT. Shop for artwork made by local artists and celebrate the diversity of Indigenous cultures.

Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax has cared for her niece Roki by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation in Oklahoma. At the risk of losing custody to Jax’s father, the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. 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. This screening is supported by CBC

Anchored in celebrating all art forms, the annual Art Crawl event is a guided tour held within the Festival where we bring Indigenous artistic voices to the forefront. To create a space where Indigenous Identity is acknowledged and commemorated through multiple themes of discourse. Our Mission is to amplify Indigenous artists and present their valuable and unique perspectives through their creative works.

Join us for an enlightening discussion on the paramount significance of Indigiqueer and Two-Spirit storytelling within the realm of media and the arts. This event aims to create a powerful platform that amplifies the voices of Two-Spirit folks, providing them with a vital space to share their narratives and perspectives. Moderated by Kikki Guerard.

The short films that make up the Witness series are produced by Indigenous filmmakers in their own home communities. They focus on climate change and how it is affecting their everyday lives and traditional livelihoods in the Arctic.

The Features Lab Panel will be a guided conversation with lab participants on each filmmaker's experience and process of developing an original feature film from concept/treatment to the final draft and plans for the projects after completing the imagineNATIVE Institute’s Screenwriting Features Lab.This is a free NON-TICKETED event! Spots are first come first serve so arrive early!

I'm Just Here for the Riot is a feature-length documentary that dives into the mob chaos and dramatic aftermath of Vancouver’s shocking 2011 Stanley Cup riot.

Industry Days starts off with good morning message presented by imagineNATIVE Institute coordinator Bliss to welcome Industry Days Delegates to day 1 of Industry Days. The good morning message will highlight the various offerings presented throughout the day.This is a free NON-TICKETED event! Spots are first come first serve so arrive early!

Join us to celebrate the closing party for the annual Art Crawl at the Art Gallery of Ontario, featuring a performance by TechnoTihuacan, video artist Roberto Fatal and DJ Bianca Oblivion, and a cash bar in Walker Court.

A whimsical trek through the woods, connecting with and standing up for the earth, reconnecting with the past and present. Films included: Starlight Sojourn, Ni Wapiten (I see), NANGULVI, Follow, Nemi, The Bull of Cold, Rieban - The Fox, and Whistling Woods.

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.

A Mother’s Love is resilient, strong and determined. It transcends physical boundaries. It finds a village shared among sisters and aunties, and it does it on its own. This program honours the ways motherhood can exist. Films included: istén:′a, The Sky is Very Pretty, Entre Nous Locataires (Between Us Tenants), Camping, AYKUO, Nigiqtuq (The South Wind), and He Karu He Taringa.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.