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Blood Lines de Gail Maurice | Film d'ouverture de image+nation 38

DateThursday, November 20, 2025
Time7 pm – 10 pm
WhereThtre Outremont
Ouverture du festival image+nation !

20 novembre 19h

Thtre Outremont 1248rue Bernard O, Outremont, Montral

Joignez-vous nous pour le lancement officiel de la 38e dition dimage+nation avec la projection de Blood Lines, un film de Gail Maurice.

En prsence des actrices Dana Solomon, Derica Lafrance et Melanie Bray, ainsi que dela ralisatrice elle-mme !
Un moment fort ne pas manquer pourclbrer le cinma queer et ses voix puissantes.

Un immense merci nos partenaires le Fonds des mdias du Canada, Air Canada et le Bureau de lcran autochtone pour leur prcieux soutien Blood Lines, le film douverture dimage+nation 38 !


Opening Night of image+nation!

November 20 7:00 PM

Thtre Outremont 1248 Bernard Ave W, Outremont, Montral

Join us for the official opening of the 38th edition of image+nation with the screening of Blood Lines, a film by Gail Maurice (V.O. English + Michif, with French subtitles).

In attendance: director Gail Maurice and actors Dana Solomon, Derica Lafrance and Melanie Bray.
A powerful and heartfelt story to kick off the festival dont miss it!

A huge thank you to our partners the Canada Media Fund, Air Canada, and the Indigenous Screen Office for their incredible support of Blood Lines, our opening night film at image+nation 38!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1224676209681676/
Music Film

QUEER AS PUNK

DateThursday, November 27, 2025
Time9 pm – 10 pm
WhereCinéma Public, 505 rue Jean-Talon E, Montréal, QC H2R 1T6 (métro Jean-Talon)
Documentary film about a queer punk band led by transman Farris Saad in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Director: Yihwen Chen. Malaysia | 2025 | 99 MIN | Malay + English. An intimate chronicle of chosen family and fearless activism documenting the band's music, protests, and personal lives amid anti-LGBTQ+ persecution in Malaysia.

https://image-nation.org/festival-2025/en/films/queer-as-punk-recLu5Vv/
Music Film

"rising through the fray" movie

DateSaturday, November 29, 2025
Time4 pm – 6 pm
WhereNational Film Board of Canada - NFB, 1501 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC H3A 0H3, Canada
https://www.risingthemovie.com/
 
Uniting from across continents to bring representation to the sport they love, Indigenous Rising laces up their skates to claim their space on the roller derby track. Indigenous Rising is the first team in roller derby history to break the barriers of representing a single country at the Roller Derby World Cup – igniting a movement that pulsates throughout the sport and within each other. Rising Through the Fray follows the team as it welcomes a new generation of players set on changing the face of roller derby – a sport that champions female empowerment and inclusivity but lacks diversity. With a compassionate and candid lens, filmmaker Courtney Montour weaves energetic on-track game play with tender moments in teammates’ daily lives as skaters from over 30 Indigenous Nations navigate and learn each other’s play styles at tournaments and find strength within each other to compete and skate onto the track with pride. Intimate portraits of teammates Sour Cherry, Krispy and Hawaiian Blaze reveal stories of displacement and disconnection from their culture and identities and the journey of finding belonging within team Indigenous Rising. Rising Through the Fray offers a poignant exploration of resiliency, healing and reconnection of a roller derby family with a bond that goes beyond sport.
Film

Common Process - Screening

DateSunday, November 30, 2025
Time6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
charline dally
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blue vessel, 2025 (14 min 51s)