We are pleased to announce the image+nation37 Focus!
VOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER
The term Indigiqueer (coined by filmmaker, TJ Cuthand) acknowledges two intersectional and often overlapping identities: Indigenous and Queer. 2Spirit and queer Indigenous creators across Turtle Island share their stories, their spaces and their realities.
QUEERMENT QUÉBEC
Showcasing Quebec talent for over two decades; A hotbed of queer creativity, year after year these content creators offer up dazzling stories that speak to and of uniquely Québécois queer cultural perspectives and identities.
MADE AU CANADA
For decades Canadian LGBTQ+ filmmakers have created some of the most intelligent and inspired films within the queer cinema canon. Made au Canada highlights their talents and visions. Available virtually across the country.
FOCUS FRANCE
Creating space for francophone queer voices to be seen, heard and shared. Focus France underscores the mandate through an ongoing collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec.
UNE QUESTION DE GENRE / A QUESTION OF GENDER
Non-binary, trans and intersex figures have much to say about the bodies and cultures they inhabit and the changing world we live in; evolving, expanding these representations within popular culture. Widening the parameters by which queerness is articulated both on and off the screen.
FOCUS ACADIE
Acadie arrives in Montreal at image+nation37 with Julien Cadieux's latest innovative documentary, Y'a une étoile (winner of the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards 2024) with the filmmaker present to share the ways in which his Acadian identity informs his dedication to representing the human experience of a culture that is rarely seen on our screens. And to make Acadie shine!
FOCUS BEIJING : FRIENDS FROM AFAR 有朋自远方来
Partnership with Beijing Queer Film Festival. Building connection and discourse between queer filmmakers from different cultural backgrounds; raising awareness of LGBTQ+ issues on a global scale. BJQFF is a symbol of the undying spirit of independent/ LGBTQ+ film in China, providing visibility to celebrate freedom of expression within a strict culture.
ZEITGEIST
zeit·geist
/ˈzītˌɡīst/
noun
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
New this year, this selection of films reflect global representations, contemporary queer voices; current cultural preoccupations.