Event is hosted by City of Winnipeg’s Equity and Diversity Subcommittee of the Human Rights Committee of Council in partnership with Rainbow Resource Centre.
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance
2025 | 96 min
Documentary
English and French with English subtitles
Awards and Festivals
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Toronto, Canada (2025)
Best Manitoba Director Award, Gimli International Film Festival, Canada (2025)
Best Manitoba Film Award, Gimli International Film Festival, Canada (2025)
Official Selection - Opening Night FilmHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada (2025)
Official Selection, Rainbow Visions Film Festival, Edmonton, Canada (2025)
Official Selection, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA (2025)
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the rights we have today.
Through rarely seen archival footage and first-person accounts, audiences are brought to the frontlines of the struggle. From police raids to early drag shows, community organizing to the House of Commons—the complex history of the country’s diverse communities is brought to life. Key milestones illustrate the power of taking it into the streets and underscore how easily the rights we’ve fought for can be revoked, making the documentary essential viewing for all Canadians.
Unflinching, bold, enraging, hopeful; Parade is a vital new chapter in the queer canon.
The film is provided courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.