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FEATURE FILMS
Jersey Boy
Jaskaran Singh
1:45:00
Canada
Ontario
Ontario Premiere
Premiere Status:
7:00 PM
October 22, 2026
Spanning two decades, a young Sikh man struggles to find his place in post-9/11 America. As prejudice, family expectations, and buried trauma shape his journey, a return home forces him to confront his past, heal fractured relationships, and reclaim his identity on his own terms.
Lifeline
Ilhan Abdullahi
1:17:00
N/A
BC
Ontario Premiere
Premiere Status:
8:30 PM
October 23, 2026
A Somali youth-worker gets assigned to the case of an 17-year old Somali boy who wants nothing to do with her. Against all odds, she gets him and his loving but guarded family and community to open up to her, in order to help him and his case that's going to trial.
A Thousand Colors
Nadia Louis-Desmarchais
1:28:00
Canada
Quebec
Ontario Premiere
Premiere Status:
11:00 AM
October 24, 2026
Adopted by a white family in Quebec, a young mixed-race filmmaker sets out to understand the painful legacy of being abandoned by her Haitian birth mother—who died before they could reunite. Haunted by unanswered questions and a deep sense of loss, she turns to home videos, personal stories, and the unspoken truths buried within her family to piece together a deeply layered narrative. What emerges is a lyrical, unflinching exploration of identity, race, and belonging, where memory becomes resistance, silence speaks the loudest, and abandonment leaves an invisible mark that endures.
Ancestral Beasts
Tim Riedel
1:44:00
Canada
Manitoba
Toronto Premiere
Premiere Status:
8:00 PM
October 24, 2026
After a breakdown, a Red River Métis woman retreats to her ancestral home to rebuild her life, only to confront a grotesque creature manifesting beneath the floors. As her toxic sister threatens her recovery, she must hold herself accountable for her darkness before it consumes everyone in its path.
Jeffrey’s Turn
Glenn Gould
1:36:00
Canada
NS
Ontario Premiere
Premiere Status:
2:00 PM
October 25, 2026
Seventeen-year-old JR Sylliboy is summoned by the brother of his late father, recently released from prison, uncle Arty, and he is taken on an unforgettable summer road trip to the state of Maine. Misfortune, corruption, deception, and violence seem to greet them at every turn, until they finally make their way to the location of his late father's tragic death, years before, at the now-named Jeffrey's Turn.
Lucky Weekend
Kevin Alves
1:20:00
Canada
Ontario
North American Premiere
Premiere Status:
5:00 PM
October 24, 2026
When 18-year-old Gabe discovers his best friend stole his winning lottery ticket, he scrambles to assemble a crew for a chaotic weekend mission to steal it back. Set in a small town over one weekend, Lucky Weekend captures the restless energy of youth at a crossroads—where friendships are tested, new bonds are forged, and the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs. Both a heist comedy and a heartfelt coming-of-age story, the debut feature from Kevin Alves, Lucky Weekend, invites audiences to feel like one of the crew for a weekend full of bad ideas, close calls and unforgettable bonds.
Death Has No Master
Jorge Thielen Armand
1:35:00
Venezuela, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg
Ontario
Toronto Premiere
Premiere Status:
6:00 PM
October 25, 2026
Caro travels to Venezuela to sell her late father’s cacao plantation, only to find the family mansion occupied by its former staff. As Caro takes justice into her own hands to claim the inheritance, she sets off a struggle that unearths the violence buried in the land and its memory.
The Perfect Match
Sandro Silva
1:07:00
Canada
Alberta
Toronto Premiere
Premiere Status:
1:00 PM
October 25, 2026
After his toddler battles a rare cancer, a Ghanaian father in Edmonton becomes a stem cell donor advocate. Armed with a simple cheek swab, he urges young Black Canadians to join the registry, confronting deep-rooted medical mistrust as he fights to save lives and transform his community.
Last Stop Video Rentals
Eric Janvier
1:16:00
Canada
Alberta
Ontario Premiere
Premiere Status:
3:00 PM
October 25, 2026
Nick Young is a 20-something college dropout whose life is going nowhere fast. The only thing he has to look forward to is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Deandre, and being one of the first to watch The Phantom Menace. On this particular day, it all falls apart as he's called into work, Deandra breaks it off with him, and he loses his chance to be first in line.
First Comes Love: Nakabingwit
Joelle Cabalu
1:04:56
Canada
BC
World Premiere
Premiere Status:
10:00 AM
October 25, 2026
It starts like every great love story: eyes lock, sparks fly and the music swells. The future seems written in the stars. But First Comes Love: Nakabingwit lingers after the meet-cute, when conversations about race, class and difference enter the picture. For three Filipina–white couples, modern love means real romance, real love — and real-world problems. In the tender, inventive ways they learn to listen, repair and speak more honestly to one another, they find a truth that is deeply contemporary and enduringly romantic: that love can grow stronger when it meets reality.
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