EXCEPTIONAL PREMIERES TO AMPLIFY QUEER VOICES FROM HERE AND ABROAD

This year, the Massimadi Festival offers a dazzling showcase through exclusive events. This ambitious lineup demonstrates the vitality, boldness, and plurality of Black, Indigenous, and Queer storytelling worldwide.

● International Premieres: Cinematic works presented for the very first time on the international and continental stage, featuring the striking films À minuit les enfants s’éteignent and PLENUM. 

● Canadian Premieres: A selection of unprecedented discoveries nationwide, led by the opening film My Gender Is Black (directed by Terry Blade), alongside powerful works such as About Face, Fish & Chips, Irmã, Morning Echo, Murmure(s) : Être au-delà de, River Mamma, Un été bleu, and VOZ, ZOV, VZO. 

● Quebec and Montreal Premieres: Unseen works choosing Montreal and Quebec for their provincial debut, featuring Escorpiônikas-contramanifiesto, POOR, WE CALL IT BALLROOM, and the launch of What Will I Become?. 

A VIBRANT LINEUP CROSSING STAGE AND VISUAL ART

Beyond screenings, the Massimadi Festival establishes itself as a true crossroads for discussion and knowledge-sharing. The event offers workshops and panel discussions, providing privileged spaces to exchange perspectives, delve into the issues facing Black, Indigenous, and Queer communities, and foster collective reflection.

This educational and activist component accompanies a vibrant artistic lineup: the closing screenings will spotlight the theme Celebrating Our Voices, a moment of pure excitement where drag, dance, comedy, and poetry converge on Sunday, October 25th. This day will culminate in a grand drag party held from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM at DD’s Club.

The festival’s artistic program will also be enriched by the group exhibition Le/The Sanctum, hosted at the Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, with an opening reception on October 22nd. 

THE DIGITAL SHOWCASE: CARRYING AFRO-QUEER AND INDIGENOUS VOICES ACROSS OCEANS

To allow audiences near and far to enjoy the works remotely, the Massimadi Festival is also rolling out an online program available from October 26 until November 8, 2026.

This digital showcase primarily aims to break the geographical isolation of Afro-Queer and Indigenous individuals living in remote regions of Quebec and Canada, offering them direct access to these intimate and activist works.

By expanding this broadcast internationally particularly to Haiti, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Belgium, and the United States the festival builds genuine transatlantic bridges between diasporas, allowing these voices to resonate far beyond major urban centres and Montreal screening rooms.  

For full programme, to buy tickets, and more, visit www.massimadi.ca/en