We are pleased to announce the IMAGE+NATION38 Focus!

VOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER VOICES

FOCUS VOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER VOICES honours the intersection of Indigenous and queer identities. Across Turtle Island, 2Spirit and Indigiqueer creators share stories that reclaim space, visibility, and voice. Opening the festival is Blood Lines by Gail Maurice, a woman-centric tale that braves nuances of intergenerational trauma with both courage and humour, followed by At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te'kmujue'katik, an eerie and illuminating ghost story by Brett Hannam; the electrifying drag musical,Starwalker (Corey Payette); and Rising Through the Fray by Courtney Montour, a portrait of an Indigenous roller derby team uniting across continents to bring representation to the sport they love. An exceptional short film programme completes this focus—all celebrating the power, resilience, and sacredness of 2Spirit and Indigiqueer life.

QUEERMENT QUÉBEC

A celebration of image-makers and a cornerstone initiative, in 2025 QUEERMENT QUÉBEC celebrates 25 years of showcasing emerging and established local talent. Proving our city is a hotbed of queer creativity, year after year these local creators do not disappoint, offering up dazzling stories speaking of and to uniquely Québécois queer cultural perspectives. Including our signature event: an evening of conversations with creators at PHI and a special programming treat looking back on 25 years of QQ.

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 this mandate through an ongoing collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec. 

VOIX ÉMERGENTES / FIRST VOICES

Launched in 2019, Focus VOIX ÉMERGENTES / FIRST VOICES returns with bold films that defy conventional LGBTQ+ narratives. Offering perspectives that have—until now—seen little representation within the queer cinema canon. A lens through which to experience different realities and perspectives; the future and the power to move us there.

UNE QUESTION DE GENRE / A QUESTION OF GENDER

Non-binary and trans figures have much to say about the bodies and cultures they inhabit and the changing world we live in; evolving and expanding these representations within popular culture. Widening the parameters by which queerness is articulated both on and off the screen. 

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. 

A selection of films reflecting global representations, contemporary queer voices and current cultural preoccupations.