directed by: joseph amenta
makai is a young homeless queer boy sleeping on the couch of his friend trevon. as the two prepare for a night of competition at a local kiki Ball, makai is forced to reconnect with his disapproving older brother. yearning for distraction from his tumultuous familial situation, makai chooses to resist when his new found family is threatened.
directed by: samah ali
"hyphen-nation" looks at what it means to be a black woman in canada after growing up in a culturally-steeped home, both domestically and internationally, and how it influences one’s identity.
directed by: michelle sam
two strangers meet and form a bond at a festival, but forget to exchange contact info. as they search for one another in the real world, their posts go viral, as they navigate their careers, lives, and societyʼs expectations of them as black, female, and transgender.