A collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational and amateur) films, touring the conflicted landscapes of twentieth-century America. The films' often-skewed visions construct an American history filled with horror and hope, unreeling in familiar and unexpected ways. Panorama Ephemera focuses on familiar and mythical activities and images in America (1626-1978).

In How We Stand, writer-filmmaker Marie Clements follows three sisters through the long aftermath of the Native American Relocation Program that uprooted Indigenous families. Opening in 1950s Oklahoma, we’re introduced to a single mother (Cara Jade Myers) and her three young daughters. Drawn by promises of opportunity and stability, the family moves to Los Angeles, but their ambitions never materialize, and a traumatic event separates the girls. Twenty years later the sisters have taken vastly different paths: Jessie (Amber Midthunder) is a clinic doctor; Miranda (Alyssa Wapanatâhk) is an activist-turned-actor; and Janey (Isabel DeRoy-Olson) is unraveling under the weight of a trauma she’s never been able to name.

Conceived in 1972 by legendary filmmaker William Greaves and completed 50 years later by his son David, Once Upon a Time in Harlem is an essential work of living archive, documenting a lively gathering of luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance during a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s home.

Dive into the wild and unpredictable currents of contemporary cinema. This series of short films showcases local artists who bend form, fracture narrative, and push the boundaries of image and sound to create bold, thought-provoking works that ripple far beyond the screen.

Join us for two short films exploring food, farming, and wine. From a chef who finds a new path through farming after losing his senses, to a father and daughter whose shared life in the vineyard becomes a meditation on love, labour, and legacy.

Post-screening Q&A with Pirate Produce director Sandy Chronopoulos, Chef Shane Harper and Restaurant Pearl Morissette Chef & Co-Founder Daniel Hadida.

Two untalented actors follow their dreams despite disastrous attempts at success in show business.

Brigitte and Ginger Fitzgerald are teenage sisters with a fascination with death and a pact to escape their suburban hometown together. When Ginger is attacked by a mysterious creature on the night of her first period, her body and behaviour begin to change, putting their fiercely close relationship to the test.