Buried within the woods of Alberta sits camp fYrefly, a haven for 2SLGBTQ+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged against queer expression and gender identity. Summer Qamp invites audiences into the innocence and joy of a summer away with friends, while never losing sight of the bravery of these young protagonists whose very existence is challenged in their everyday lives.

Official Selection, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Director: Jen Markowitz

International short films include: Apayauq, Christopher at Sea, Gianna, GORDITX, Unless We Dance, YA BENTI

Director: Zeppelin Zeerip, Tom CJ Brown, Kait Schuster, Malik Ever, Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Anissa Allali

After checking in as a passenger onboard a cargo ship, Christopher begins to question his sanity and his perception of time.

Gina, a Filipina Gemini who is just doing her best, takes the advice of her sliding scale therapist to spend a day with her inner saboteur. Enter Gianna.

With her summer camp golf tournament looming, outcast Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the transmasculine former ladies golf pro.

A portrait of dance as the greatest expression of shielding the Afro community in Quibdó. A tribute to their act of resilience and to all the lives that have been lost along the way.

Sabrina is about to marry Younes, a wedding that’s everything for her mother and grandmother. But the day before the ceremony, Sabrina steps back.

An eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways; her birth name feels very wrong, and her nickname Cocó doesn’t feel quite right either. During a summer in the Basque Country among the beehives, she explores her name and identity alongside her mother and the women of her family, who are also reflecting on their own lives and desires. Much like a beehive, 20,000 Species of Bees examines a space predominantly run by women, exploring with great care the incredible complexity of gender identity.

Nominee, Teddy and Golden Berlin Bear Award, 2023 Berlin Film Festival

Cast: Sofi­a Otero, Patricia Lôpez Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Sara Cozar, Martxelo Rubio

Director: Esti­baliz Urresola Solaguren

Writer: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Following the loss of their closest loved ones, a newly-arrived Egyptian immigrant, Nabil, and a trans drag mother, Malibu, find solace in their blossoming friendship. As Malibu teaches Nabil all about drag and Nabil helps Malibu’s effort to save her queer bar from renoviction they must work together to let go of the past and manifest the legacy their loved ones would have wanted for them.

Cast: Alexandra Billings, Ryan Ali

Director: Reem Morsi

Writer: Kaveh Mohebbi, Abdul Malik, Bryan Mark

Canadian Short films include: Adore, Collective Resistance, Fursona, Once in a Red Moon, Once Upon a Time in the Bay, Shedding, Soap, Testing, The Left Hand

Director: Beth Warrian, Isak Vaillancourt, Aly Labbé-Hervieux, Yi Shi, Tziara Reyes, Lulu Wei, Andy Reid, Maxime Robin