Screening Parade - Queer Acts of Resistance

Cinema Politica Concordia presents "Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance" by Noam Gonick.

This film is a bold chronicle of LGBTQ2S+ activism in Canada, PARADE celebrates a lesser known history that helped launch a national movement for queer rights and equality.

2025  ·  1h36m  ·  Canada

About the Film

Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance is a vibrant archival documentary that honours the spirit of queer protest through the lens of community celebration, cultural resistance, and radical joy. Drawing from decades of footage, the film brings to life the dynamic energy of LGBTQ+ parades as spaces of defiance, love, and identity-building.

At its heart, this documentary uplifts stories often left out of dominant queer histories, focusing particularly on the contributions of Indigenous, racialized, and trans activists. In one powerful moment, an Indigenous drag performer struts down the center of a street parade in a shimmering gold gown, embodying the pride and resilience that pulse through the film.

Through archival images, banners, music, and movement, Parade documents how bodies in motion can challenge systems of power while forging community across generations. The film reminds us that celebration and resistance are not opposites but intimately linked — and that love can be a revolutionary act.

Directed with care and reverence, Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance is more than a film; it’s a collective memory, stitched together from acts of joy and protest. It invites viewers to reflect on the political power of public visibility and communal expression.

Info: Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance - Cinema Politica