NEWS RELEASES

Oct 19 '23 10:00 AM – 11:06 AM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Industry
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!
Oct 19 '23 1:15 PM – 2:50 PM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Industry
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.
Oct 21 '23 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Special Event
Join us for the 24th annual imagineNATIVE Awards Presentation, hosted by the one and only, Michaella Montana. Featuring special performances from Sebastian Gaskin and more!
Oct 22 '23 7:00 PM – 9:12 PM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Feature
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.
Oct 22 '23 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM (TBLB 1 - TIFF Bell Lightbox)
Oct 23 -29 (Virtual)
Feature
WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) explores how children of Indian Residential School survivors — including three generations of director Dr. Jules Koostachin’s own family — are moving beyond the burden of intergenerational trauma and into healing.