Queer Film Series

Please join us for our March screening of "Wildhood". According to the Toronto International Film Festival, Wildhood tells the story of “Two-spirit Mi’kmaw teenager Link (Phillip Lewitski) [who] is just discovering — and asserting — his sexuality when his already volatile home life goes off the rails. His abusive father explodes after the cops bust Link and his half-brother Travis (Avery Winters-Anthony) for stealing scrap metal. When he finds out that his supposedly dead mother may be alive, Link flees with Travis in tow. Sparks fly in a chance encounter with teen drifter Pasmay (Joshua Odjick), who shares Link’s Indigenous roots and offers to help find his mother — but will Link’s (well-founded) mistrust of people ruin his potential new relationship and the group’s mission?”

The Queer Film Series (QFS) strives to build community amongst 2SLGBTIA+ faculty, staff, and students (and their allies!) through the critical exploration of diverse queer experiences portrayed in film. Each monthly screening opens with a short lecture to provide background and context to the film. After each screening, attendees are welcome to stay and reflect on the film and engage in a discussion of the film’s contributions to queer culture and/or how the film connects with their own personal experience.

The QFS is coordinated by the Mathematics Equity Office, in partnership with Pride Factors and the support of EngiQueers in offering this series.