Bonjour, Montreal! BIPOC TV & Film is co-hosting a panel with Fantasia International Film Festival at 4 P.M. on July 30 at York Amphitheatre. Visit fantasiafestival.com for more details.

Representation of BIPOC filmmakers in Canadian genre film is growing, with films like BLOOD QUANTUM by the late Jeff Barnaby, NIGHTRAIDERS by Danis Goulet, and NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE by Quebec-based Marilyn Cooke, plus many others, but what steps did they take to bring their projects to reality?

Join us for a bilingual conversation, where you’ll hear a selection of French and English BIPOC creators discuss the landscape of Canadian genre filmmaking for BIPOC creators, their experiences in the industry, and how they’re changing the narrative one film at a time.

Our panellists:

🎬 Theo Jean Cuthand (KWÊSKOSÎW / SHE WHISTLES)

🎬 Samantha Lai (BUFFERING... PLEASE WAIT)

🎬 Miryam Charles (THIS HOUSE)

🎬 Marilyn Cooke (NO GHOST IN THE MORGUE)

Moderated by Reda Lahmouid, Lead Coordinator for HireBIPOC/EmbauchezDiversité at BIPOC TV & FILM, and Carolyn Mauricette, Director of Fantasia’s Canadian section, Septentrion Shadows.

🎟️ Free Admission | First come, first served!