Animating Indiqueer Futures

This summer, the IFRC is inviting you to attend a series of events on the theme of Indigiqueer Joy! In the context of queer and Indigenous communities, joy is not merely an emotion but an act of resistance, survival, and a framework for building liberatory futures. In this series, you will explore: What is revealed when we tell our own stories? How can we reclaim and craft our own narratives collectively? And how can speculative fiction allow us to envision alternative futures?

ABOUT THE EVENT:

This first event of the series will be a screening of five contemporary Indigiqueer directed/produced animated shorts, followed by a hybrid panel with filmmakers Caeleigh and Keara Lightning (Studio Ekosi) and Glenn Gear on their respective films, Kimotiwin: The Act of Stealing (2023) and Katinngak (Together) (2020). This conversation will be moderated by Milo Puge and IFRC Research Coordinator Hanss Lujan Torres.

This event is free and open to everyone!

🗓: July 15, 2025
🕒: 6 PM
📍: York Amphitheâtre EV-1.615