Lesbian

  • Wild Nights with Emily

    Madeleine Olnek

    So you think you know Emily Dickinson? Well, Wild Nights with Emily is here to tell you that you don't. Not even a little bit.

    Genre: Comedy History
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  • Softcore

    Varun Saranga

    Lila and Ashleigh are two bridesmaids who meet and are irrevocably changed through a humorous discussion about love, sexuality and lost relationships.

    Genre: Comedy Shorts
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  • Ann-Marie MacDonald

    Ann-Marie MacDonald, is a Governor General’s Award-winning playwright, novelist and broadcast journalist, is known for her literary works, Fall on Your Knees and The Way The Crow Flies.

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  • Faith Nolan

    Faith Nolan is a singer/songwriter with a deep history of queer, women’s and anti-poverty activism. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, her parents and extended family were coal miners in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia of African, Miqmaq and Irish heritage. She later grew up in Toronto's working-class Cabbagetown.

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  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    Desiree Akhavan

    Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night. Run by the strict and severe Dr.

    Genre: Drama
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  • Queer Genius

    Chet Pancake

    QUEER GENIUS explores the remarkable lives of five queer female artists: Barbara Hammer, Eileen Myles, Black Quantum Futurism, Moor Mother, and Dynasty Handbag / Jibz Cameron.

    Genre: Documentary
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  • Dionne Brand

    Dionne Brand is one of Canada's most renowned, honoured, and bestselling poets, novelist and directors. She won the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry and the Trillium Book Award for her 1997 collection Land to Light On. Her collection thirsty won the 2003 Pat Lowther Award.

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  • Carol

    Todd Haynes

    CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.

    Genre: Drama Romance
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  • Dykes in the Streets

    Almerinda Travassos

    Dykes In The Streets is a documentary that examines the growth of the Toronto Lesbian community over the past 35 years.

    Lesbians Against The Right (LAR) organized the first Toronto dyke march called 'Dykes In The Streets’ in 1981. The filmmaker was present and documented 5 minutes of the historic march on S8 film.

    Genre: Documentary
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  • Under the Udala Trees

    Chinelo Okparanta

    Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly.

    Genre: QIPOC Fiction
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