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Black History Month

Join us for a collection of documentaries and events sharing Black stories and elevating Black storytellers.


Sunday, February 15, 6:30 PM

three men at a table with one speaking into a microphone

True North New Release

The pivotal 1960s Montreal events that impacted the global movement for Black liberation.

 

  • D: Michèle Stephenson
  • Canada & USA
  • 2025
  • 96 min
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Saturday, February 21, 6:30 PM

a group of women in coats and scarves sitting together

True North New Release

The pivotal 1960s Montreal events that impacted the global movement for Black liberation.

Join director Michèle Stephenson for a special post-screening discussion on Saturday, February 21.

 

  • D: Michèle Stephenson
  • Canada & USA
  • 2025
  • 96 min
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Sunday, February 22, 3:30 PM

a young girl with headphones speaking into a microphone

Unarmed Verses Stories We Told

12-year old Francine Valentine uses creative expression to help endure struggles as her family faces eviction from their low-income home.
  • D. Charles Officer
  • Canada
  • 2017
  • 86 min
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Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 PM

a man with a mask walking while another person tends to someone with a head injury

For Viola // Free Screening: Khartoum

A group of displaced Sudanese filmmakers empower five of their fellow citizens to re-enact dramatic testimonies of their nation’s descent into civil war.
  • D: Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhag, Philip Cox & Anas Saeed
  • Germany, UK, Sudan & Qatar
  • 2025
  • 80 min
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