Filmvorführung + Paneltalk
Clashing Differences
Massimadi Festival | Film screening and panel talk
Massimadi, Canada’s premier festival celebrating LGBTQ+ Afro cinema and arts, returns for its 16th edition from October 23 to 27, 2024. This year, the festival embraces the themes of Rebirth and Resilience with a bold and inspiring lineup that highlights stories of healing, transformation, and struggle through 15 powerful films. More info about the festival: www.massimadi.ca
Film screenings and panel talk at the Goethe-Institut Montreal on October 25, 2024 from 7 p.m.
The Archive : Queer Nigerians
UK | 2023 | 25 min.
Documentary
Director: Simisolaoluwa Akande
This poetic film documents the experiences of queer Nigerians, expanding our contemporary understanding of how queerness is expressed. - BFI
Germany | 2023 | 74 min.
Director: Merle Grimme
Cast: Rabea Lüthi, Thelma Buabeng, Şafak Şengül, Jane Chirwa, Minh-Khai Phan-Thi, Lisa Hrdina, Christine Wilhelmi
At times tragicomic, at times frightening, this thought-provoking feature film takes a close look at discussions on diversity that range from empowerment to tokenism.
In order to avoid being “canceled”, an association called “House of Womxn” must immediately change the panel that will be participating in an international women’s conference in order to satisfy a diversity checklist. As a result, the very diverse panelists clash in the empty clubhouse, revealing some painful differences at first, but then some affirming commonalities as well. - Munich International Film Festival
The screenings will be followed by a panel talk on the topic:
LGBTQI+ activism
Speakers:
Details
Goethe-Institut Montreal
1626 boul. St-Laurent
Bureau 100
Montreal, QC H2X 2T1
Kanada
Price: Free of charge, please consider donating to the festival.
(514) 360-4970 info@massimadi.ca