Year-Round Events
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imagineNATIVE presents Indigenous-made screen content all year round through the imagineNATIVE Tour, curated programming, co-presentations with partners and collaborators, and other special events. Check out our upcoming events and screenings below!
Upcoming Events
September 21, 2025 | Tour Stop Screening of the Family Shorts Program at The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Event Description
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has partnered with imagineNATIVE to present a series of curated Indigenous films. This screening of the Family Shorts program from the imagineNATIVE Tour will be presented as part of their Come Toward the Fire festival.
Date + Time
September 21, 2025
3:00 PM
Location
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC
Ticket Information
FREE admission; no tickets are required. Screening is open to the public. Learn more about this screening!
Partners
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present this screening with The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
Accessibility Information
Learn more about accessibility on Come Toward the Fire’s FAQ page. Should you have any inquiries about accessibility, please feel free to contact chan.tickets@ubc.ca or call 1 604 822 2697.
September 30, 2025 | Tour Stop Screening of #skoden at the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library
Event Description
#skoden by Damien Eagle Bear is screening as a stop on the imagineNATIVE Tour.
Date + Time
September 30, 2025
6:00 PM
Location
Innisfil ideaLAB & Library, Lakeshore Branch
967 Innisfil Beach Rd, Innisfil, ON
Ticket Information
FREE admission; registration is required. Register now!
Partners
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present this screening with the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library.
Accessibility Information
Learn more about accessibility at the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library, Lakeshore Branch. The Lakeshore Branch features five accessible parking spots, curbs which merge into the parking lot near the accessible parking spots, and an automatic assist main entrance. All public washrooms are accessible.
Content Warning: Triggering Historical Trauma (Residential Schools, Indian Act, Sixties Scoop), Flashing/Strobing Lights
October 10, 2025 | Drag Bingo
Event Description
We’re bringing you Drag Bingo for two fabulous evenings this October, hosted by the one and only Chelazon Leroux! Join us for a night of bingo, great food, fun prizes, a deadly drag performance, and a 50/50 draw!
Date + Time
October 10, 2025
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location
The Well, Wellington Event Venue
486 Front St W, Toronto, ON
Ticket Information
$50 admission; admission is charged separately for each night. Purchase tickets now!
October 17, 2025 | aluCine + imagineNATIVE Co-Presentation of The Girl and the Pot
Event Description
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present the short film The Girl and the Pot directed by Valentina Homem and Tati Bond at the aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival on October 17, 2025. This international short film is a part of aluCine’s Resist. Restore. Reimagine. program which features four different short films in total: The Girl and the Pot directed by Valentina Homem and Tati Bond, Reliefs directed by Juan Manuel Gonzalez, Broken Eyes directed by Gabriela Golder, and Interval directed by Roberto Fiesco.
Date + Time
October 17, 2025
6:30 PM
Location
Spadina Theatre
24 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON
Ticket Information
Tickets are available on a pay-what-you-can basis and can be purchased online. Purchase tickets now!
Partners
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present this screening with the aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival and the Diaspora Film Festival.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request; please inform the Alliance Française team at the Spadina Theatre upon arriving to the event. Washrooms are accessible.
Contact Information
For questions or more information, please contact festival@alucinefestival.com.
October 23, 2025 | Rendezvous with Madness Festival, Shkaabe Makwa, + imagineNATIVE Co-Presentation of #skoden
Event Description
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present Damien Eagle Bear’s documentary feature #skoden, which is the opening night film of this year’s Rendezvous with Madness Festival. #skoden tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm, the Blackfoot man who was behind the infamous “Skoden” meme. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with director Damien Eagle Bear moderated by imagineNATIVE’s Artistic Director, Lindsay Monture. The screening also includes the narrative short film The Fourth World Problems Collective by Kira Doxtator. Both films were previously screened at the 2025 imagineNATIVE’s Film + Media Arts Festival.
Date + Time
October 23, 2025
5:00 PM | Reception at WA OFFSITE | 32 Lisgar St, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON
6:00 PM | Box Office Opens
7:00 PM | Film Screening at CAMH Auditorium | 1025 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
Location
Reception | WA OFFSITE | 32 Lisgar St, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON
Screening | CAMH Auditorium | 1025 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
Ticket Information
Tickets can be purchased online or at the Rendezvous with Madness Festival Box Office. Purchase tickets now!
Partners
This screening is a co-presentation with Rendezvous with Madness Festival and in partnership with Shkaabe Makwa at CAMH, the first Indigenous-led hospital-based centre in Canada.
Accessibility Information
The CAMH Auditorium, located inside 1025 Queen St W, Toronto, ON is fully wheelchair accessible. Any questions regarding accessibility and/or access needs can be directed to Jenna Reid at jenna_reid@workmanarts.com or the Festival Box Office at 416 583 4339.
Contact Information
For questions or more information, please contact the Rendezvous with Madness Festival Box Office at 416 583 4339.
October 24, 2025 | Drag Bingo
Event Description
We’re bringing you Drag Bingo for two fabulous evenings this October, hosted by the one and only Chelazon Leroux! Join us for a fun night of bingo, snacks, prizes, and a 50/50 draw!
Date + Time
October 24, 2025
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location
The Well, Wellington Event Venue
486 Front St W, Toronto, ON
Ticket Information
$50 admission; admission is charged separately for each night. Purchase tickets now!
October 26, 2025 | Eagle Lake imagineNATIVE Tour Screening
Event Description
You are invited to come out and watch the short films created by youth from Eagle Lake First Nation, followed by the imagineNATIVE Short Film Program: Next Gen.
Date + Time
October 26, 2025
Doors open at 5:00 PM, screening starts at 5:30 PM
Location
Bingo Palace | Community Hall
Eagle Lake, ON
Ticket Information
This non-ticketed event is FREE and open to the public.
November 8, 2025 | Diaspora Film Festival + imagineNATIVE Co-Presentation of Blood Lines
Event Description
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present the screening of Blood Lines at the Diaspora Film Festival! Gail Maurice’s feature premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is a powerful drama that explores identity, reconciliation, and family bonds.
Date + Time
November 8, 2025
4:00 PM
Location
Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Ave, Toronto, ON
Ticket Information
Purchase your ticket now!
Partners
This screening is a co-presentation between imagineNATIVE and the Diaspora Film Festival.
Accessibility Information
Innis College is accessible from the main floor which includes access to Innis Town Hall. The hall has four designated spaces for assistive mobility devices and there are power-assisted doors. Accessible restrooms are located on the third floor in the east wing. Any questions regarding accessibility can be directed to rentals.innis@utoronto.ca.
Contact Information
For questions or more information, please contact the Diaspora Film Festival at info@diasporafilmfest.com.
November 29, 2025 | Hamilton Public Library + imagineNATIVE Present: Singing Back the Buffalo
Event Description
Watch Dr. Tasha Hubbard’s Singing Back the Buffalo, followed by a discussion with Jordan Carrier and imagineNATIVE staff.
This documentary highlights current efforts by allies and activists to replenish the buffalo population of the Great Plains. In addition to providing the historical background behind how and why buffalo populations were decimated, the film also follows the present-day quest to right the relationship between humans, buffalo, and the land.
Jordan Carrier is a proud nêhiyaw-iskwêw — Plains Cree woman — born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and a member of Piapot First Nation in Treaty 4 territory.
Dr. Tasha Hubbard is a filmmaker and an associate professor in the Faculty of Native Studies/Department of English and Film at the University of Alberta.
Date + Time
November 29, 2025
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location
Hamilton Public Library – Central Library
55 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON
Ticket Information
Register now to attend this FREE event!
Partners
Presented by imagineNATIVE in partnership with the City of Hamilton’s Indigenous Relations Division.
July 6, 2025 | Co-Presentation of Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople with the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show
Event Description
The pain of growing up (or failing to) is a recurring theme for Taika Waititi, from his early independent features (Boy, Eagle vs Shark) to his recent forays into big-budget franchises (Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian). Hunt for the Wilderpeople stands out among the Māori pop auteur’s oeuvre thanks to the irresistible dynamic of its odd-couple protagonists. When an overzealous Child Services agent tries to send foster kid Ricky (the irrepressible Julian Dennison) back to the orphanage, he takes off into the wild New Zealand bush, pursued by his gruff, reluctant foster uncle Hector (the legendary Sam Neill). As the two forge an alliance, a national manhunt is declared and things start to get out of hand. Striking a delicate balance between outrageously funny and earnestly heartfelt, Ricky and Hector’s mutual coming-of-age story is a surefire crowd-pleaser.
The screening includes short film Weekends, directed by Trevor Jimenez.
Filipino-Canadian director-writer-animator Trevor Jimenez’s indie short film Weekends is a lyrical hand-animated short about a boy in 1980s Toronto caught between two homes in the wake of his parents’ divorce. Jimenez (whose animation credits also include Pixar’s Soul and Turning Red) exhibits lush artwork that imbues the story with warm humour and gentle melancholy as the young protagonist makes sense of his changing family relationships.
Date + Time
July 6, 2025
6:00 PM | Eats + Treats for Sale
Sunset (approximately 9:00 PM) | Showtime
Location
Christie Pits Park
750 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G 3B1
Ticket Information
FREE or pay what you can. No tickets are required; screening is open to the public. Bring your own blanket and/or chairs. Learn more about this screening!
Partners
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present this screening with the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show.
Accessibility Information
Films are screened with captioning. Learn more about accessibility at the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show!
Content warning: This programme contains moderate violence, moderate profanity, mild sex and nudity, mild alcohol/drugs use, and scenes that may be frightening to some viewers.
July 24, 2025 | Co-Presentation of Tito Catacora + Óscar Catacora’s Yana-Wara with the Peruvian Film Festival
Event Description
Yana-Wara tells the story of a 13-year-old girl marked by fate from birth. It presents themes such as gender violence, machismo, discrimination, the condition of women in the high Andean areas, and intercultural justice in force in many places in the country, through an unusual story tinged with fantasy, mysticism, and horror.
Date + Time
July 24, 2025
9:15 PM
Location
Imagine Cinemas Carlton Cinema
20 Carlton St, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H5
Ticket Information
Learn more about the film and purchase tickets.
Partners
imagineNATIVE is proud to co-present this screening at the Peruvian Film Festival.
Be sure to keep an eye out for more exciting updates to come!