HIKO

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Stéphane’s sister attempts once more to convince him that he suffers from HIV/AIDS. This time, however, she has no intention of forcing him to go to a hospital. She has something different in mind...

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Through the game Final Fantasy XIV, we follow trans folks using the game to find a strong sense of community. They will discuss different topics related to gender, virtual life, identity and existing as a trans person.

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Camille, at the bar, is in the process of reflecting on its identity. It feels cornered by its work, social norms and external expectations. But a dance performance combining drag artists, circassian.ne. s and other performeur.se. will shake its thinking: it is taken. By this new world that will allow it to drop its mask and discover itself personally.

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A literature teacher comes back to his apartment after having interrupted his class with seemingly no reason. He discovers his husband, with a bloody hammer in his hands, crying, next to a barely breathing girl, who seemed to have been hit in the head with the hammer.

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The filmmaker, starting a documentary research, interviews clients from the Champs bar to understand the importance of lesbo-queer bars for the community.

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In this short horror-comedy film, two grieving drag queens are mourning the sudden loss of their beloved Drag Mother. While going over her things they stumble upon a mysterious VHS tape. As they press play; a chilling silhouette emerges, sparking an unexpected chain of events for the duo.

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Un film original is a very short comedy, a parody of American features from the 90's or 2000's, in the shape of a storyboard. Jane leaves her family to live her life. She meets someone who turns her life upside down. Her life will change forever. Or not. Or maybe a little.

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An exploration of Canadian photographer John Phillips’ erotic archive, chronicling the impact of AIDS on his life and work for American gay magazines in the 1990s, at the dawn of the digital revolution. An intimate portrait of an artist and an industry on the verge of transformation.

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A remix of sounds and images from the Prelinger Archives that feature fashion trends.

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Un film original is a very short comedy, a parody of American features from the 90's or 2000's, in the shape of a storyboard. Jane leaves her family to live her life. She meets someone who turns her life upside down. Her life will change forever. Or not. Or maybe a little.

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Uniting from across continents to bring representation to the sport they love, Indigenous Rising laces up their skates to claim their space on the roller derby track. Indigenous Rising is the first team in roller derby history to break the barriers of representing a single country at the Roller Derby World Cup—igniting a movement that pulsates throughout the sport and within each other. Rising Through the Fray follows the team as it welcomes a new generation of players determined to change the face of roller derby—an inclusive, female-empowering sport still lacking diversity. With a compassionate, candid lens, Courtney Montour weaves energetic on-track game play with tender moments in teammates’ daily lives as skaters from over 30 Indigenous Nations navigate and learn each other’s play styles at tournaments and find strength within each other to compete and skate onto the track with pride. Intimate portraits of teammates Sour Cherry, Krispy and Hawaiian Blaze reveal stories of displacement and disconnection from their culture and identities and the journey of finding belonging within team Indigenous Rising. Rising Through the Fray offers a poignant exploration of resiliency, healing and reconnection of a roller derby family with a bond that goes beyond sport.

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Interview with Denis B. Lapointe (formerly known as Denis Levesque) about the associative movement of the gay community in Montreal — among others, at the ADGQ — during the years leading to the establishment of what was first called Le Village de l’Est (in contrast to the gay bar sector west of downtown), then Le Village gai, and now simply Le Village. The third of the documentary series L'émergence du Village gai.

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“Stubble” is an experimental documentary, in which Emma asks people when do you wish to be soft, when do you long to be rough, and when are you both at the same time? Each scene is a fantasy the subjects are invited to play inside. While interviewees’ honest answers offer glimpses into their own inner worlds and contrasting experiences. Merging both the real life and staged aspects of the film.

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The dangers of the past come in many forms. Two estranged Mi’kmaw siblings confront old animosities in an ancient forest, both in desperate need of healing. In their quest to rid themselves of the lingering evil that haunts them, they encounter the trail of their ancestors—and of their former selves. Mise’l (Blake Alec Miranda) is working a grueling shift when the jukebox warbles to life and an ominous presence from their childhood reveals itself, still capable of inflicting its wounds. Desperate, they seek out their younger brother, Antle (Forrest Goodluck). A task that requires them to part from their supportive partner and return home after many years away. Begrudgingly, their brother agrees to the journey, worried for his daughter’s safety if he does nothing, and they set out on a time-spanning mission. Elders are consulted. Strange creatures stalk them. Kinship is tested. The two heading deeper and deeper into nature at its most nurturing, and most menacing. From Bretten Hannam, the Two-Spirit L'nu filmmaker behind 2021’s acclaimed Wildhood (Opening Film I+N34, 2021), this is a ghost story of the highest order—equal parts eerie and edifying, and utterly unforgettable.

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In this short horror-comedy film, two grieving drag queens are mourning the sudden loss of their beloved Drag Mother. While going over her things they stumble upon a mysterious VHS tape. As they press play; a chilling silhouette emerges, sparking an unexpected chain of events for the duo.

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Burlesque, a student documentary exploring the world of burlesque as a space for artistic expression and personal liberation, where performers channel their creativity and sensuality. Through their voices, they speak about the power of the stage to reconnect with their bodies and establish a deep connection with the audience. Burlesque is presented as a feminist, inclusive, and supportive environment, celebrating gender and body diversity. The action takes place at the Wiggle Room, located in Montreal. It is the only burlesque cabaret in Canada, known for its warm atmosphere and strong sense of community.

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An artist’s attempt to recreate experimental filmmaker Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil from memory. Working from fragments, the film weaves together into an engrossing narrative. It follows patterns of thought through material such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, WG Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn, Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, and combines it with personal, intimate footage, images of the Welsh landscape, San Francisco, and of course, Chris Marker’s favourite animal.