A love letter to queer nightlife, let Bom Bae bring you into Toronto’s Club Kid Manor as they prepare for a glittery night out.

Filmed in a startlingly fresh and hilarious mockumentary style, Cody Lightning’s directorial debut, Hey Viktor!, marks an exciting new chapter in his prolific filmography. Equal parts gut-busting comedy and existential self-inquiry, Lightning’s film takes no prisoners and, in a hyper-meta approach, looks at the absurdity that goes into making a film. This screening is supported by DGC.

A working homeless mother struggles to make ends meet, but does her best to provide her daughter with a safe and loving environment despite living out of their car.

Based on the play of the same name by Kenneth T. Williams, and inspired by true events, Café Daughter is a coming-of-age story about Yvette Wong, a young Chinese Cree girl in 1960s Saskatchewan, who explores and embraces her Cree identity after the passing of her mother. This screening is supported by Telefilm.

Flashing LightsRaya loves make up but her family does not. Torn between her dreams and her Papua New Guinean family’s strict religious beliefs, she finds comfort in her ancestors.

Eve is a line cook who is at the end of her rope. Burnt out and longing, for change she finds unexpected advice from a new hire named Isaac.

How far would you go to make your grandmother happy? A young Māori man ventures far outside his comfort zone to create an experience for his grandmother that she will never forget.