Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance Screening

Come watch this award-winning film on Wednesday, June 17 from 6 pm to 9 pm at Gas Station Arts Centre, with a Q&A session with the director, Noam Gonick. This is a free event but registration is required, contact Kristen for bus tickets and more information at KWiltshire@ninecircles.ca or by calling 204-940-6043

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance
Marching: Queer Love and Resistance
Director: Noam Gonick | Producer: Justine Pimlott
2025 | 96 min
Documentary
English and French with English subtitles

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honoring 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.