As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES programming, the Rosemount Branch of the Ottawa Public Library will present a selection of short film to highlight Pride.

Into Light – NFB  | Sheona McDonald | 2021 | 19 min
When a child reveals who they truly are on the inside, how does a parent set aside their own expectations to help them become their most authentic self? Set against the Northern landscape of Yellowknife, Into Light captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.

Woman Dress – NFB | Theo Jean Cuthand | 2019 | 6 min
A Two Spirit person named Woman Dress travels the Plains, gathering and sharing stories. Featuring archival images and dramatized re-enactments, this film shares a Cuthand family oral story, honouring and respecting Woman Dress without imposing colonial binaries on them. The filmmaker, Theo Jean Cuthand, a trans man, is of Plains Cree and Scots descent, a member of Little Pine First Nation, and currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

I Am Gay – NFB | Ajahnis Charley | 2020 | 10 min
After working abroad for five years, filmmaker Ajahnis Charley returns home to Oshawa, Ontario, in the age of quarantine. In addition to reuniting with his family, he returns with a mission to share some deep personal truths. Surprising conversations ensue with his mother and three siblings creating, in this humorous and heart-wrenching story about our need to seek love and acceptance within our own families.

A Short Film About Tegan & Sara – NFB | Ann Marie Fleming | 2020 | 4 min
In this joyful portrait, filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming animates the formative days and musical career of Calgary-born identical twins Tegan and Sara Quin. Their remarkable journey over the past 20 years has often intersected with notions of identity—as artists, as individuals, as sisters, as queer women, and as leading activists in the LGBTQ community. Their musical progression parallels and amplifies their commitment to bringing the marginal to the mainstream.

FIVE@50 – Handmade Mountain – NFB | Michèle Pearson Clarke | 2019 | 6 min
In Handmade Mountain, Michèle Pearson Clarke explores the emotional fallout of being both early to gay marriage and early to gay divorce. Fifteen years after same-sex marriage became legal, she and friends reflect on its personal and political meaning in this experimental film.

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FREE SCREENING
To have more information on this screening, consult the library’s website.