In this programme :

CRUISE NIGHT

ISAAC WURMANN | CANADA | 2019 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH

While car enthusiasts line the sidewalks on Sunday night to watch jacked up rides cruise down Portage Avenue, a different kind of cruising takes place in the parks, parking lots, and side streets. Cruise Night is an experimental short film and sound art project that’s part of an ongoing exploration of public sex, queer geographies, and car culture in Winnipeg.

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MONA

XAVIER GOULD | CANADA | 2021 | 23 MIN | FRENCH + ENGLISH S.-T.EN.

In a small Acadian city in New Brunswick in 2005, young drag queen Mona is auditioning for America’s Next Top Model. Through the gaze of her camera operator best friend we get to know her environment, dreams and fantasies. These visual landscapes – in juxtaposition with the regional Chiac dialect spoken – offer a witty queer exploration of contemporary Acadian cinema.

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A SEPARATE PEACE

KEGAN MCFADDEN | CANADA | 2021 | 10 MIN | ENGLISH

Comprising five hundred images McFadden assembled to investigate the nature of homosocial and queer male relationships, A Separate Peace includes the reading of an eponymous essay the artist wrote in response to this collection and the end of his longterm relationship.

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TOE THE LINE

CAROLYN WU | CANADA | 2021 | 23 MIN | ENGLISH

Gloria is a closeted teenage hockey player. When she’s not on the ice, she’s got a guitar in her hands. Her mother Nancy, a stylish Hong Kong woman, spends sleepless nights worrying about her failing grades. Gloria is torn between two worlds: hockey, where she’s loud and proud in her queerness, and home. Finally, she harnesses the power of her ancestors and redefines success for herself.

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PARVIS

LAURENCE GAGNÉ-FRÉGEAU | CANADA | 2021 | 12 MIN | ENGLISH

A look within Laurie’s journey, throughout a night out with friends, to embrace her identity.

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