The trailer for Parade highlights archival footage from key milestones from Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ history and reminds us of the need to fight…
After winning the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, we are now getting a glimpse of the trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance, a new documentary capturing over 50 years of queer activism in 90 minutes.
The documentary from director Noam Gonick and producer Justine Pimlott, captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the rights we have today. It uses rarely seen archival footage and first-person accounts from those on the front lines to bring these key queer milestones to life, some of which Gonick and Pimlott have either witnessed or been a part of.
“Queer archives shouldn’t be allowed to get dusty; those snapshots, video clips and film reels ought to see the light of day—so that we can give flowers to those who made a difference. With Parade, we wanted to put viewers on the street where our rights were won,” said Gonick in a press kit statement for the film.
The film has currently been on the festival circuit, honoured as the opening night film at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival earlier this year and as the Official Selection of Rainbow Visions Film Festival in Edmonton. It will be released on all National Film Board (NFB) platforms for free starting June 27, 2025.
For those wanting to watch the film with their local 2SLGBTQI+ community, which we recommend, the NFB is taking the film across Canada to various communities until August for screenings. Confirmed dates, with more to be added, include:
- June 12–15: Queer North Film Festival (Sudbury, ON)
- June 14 and June 21: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema with a panel discussion on June 14 (Toronto, ON)
- June 26: Hello Film! at the NFB’s Alanis Obomsawin Theatre, French-language screening and panel discussion (Montréal, QC)
- June 27: Dixon Hall (Toronto, ON)
- June 27: Trans Wellness Ontario (Windsor, ON)
- June 28: Canadian Museum for Human Rights with a panel discussion with the filmmakers (Winnipeg, MB)
- June 28: pflag Chapter, The Rumpus Room (Owen Sound, ON)
- June 28: Museum London (London, ON)
- July 26: Millenium Library (Winnipeg, MB)
- August 3: Richmond Public Library – Brighouse Branch (Richmond, B.C.)
- August 5: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, French-language screening, (Montréal, QC)
- August 5: CinéQueer presented (Montréal, QC)
- August 16–24: Capital Pride (Ottawa, ON)
Watch the just-released trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance, the new documentary capturing over 50 years of queer activism, below.
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