ReFrame Film Festival Announces Schedule For Upcoming Virtual Festival

The ReFrame Film Festival announced over a dozen Live Events and pre-recorded talks, on Tuesday.

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabe musician, artist and writer Ansley Simpson created the soundtrack for Talaga's film, and joins Opening Night with a special musical performance. Photo courtesy of ReFrame Film Festival.

The second virtual edition of the festival features over 70 documentary films and an extensive list of Q&As and live events with filmmakers from around the world.

The festival is running from Jan 27 - Feb. 4.

ReFrame’s Opening Night event Thursday at 7 p.m. includes a keynote address by celebrated journalist Tanya Talaga and a performance by musician Ansley Simspon, who created the soundtrack for Talaga’s film Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin: Spirit to Soar. This event is free and open to the public.

On Saturday at 2 p.m. Mars Pendleton will be in conversation with their parent, celebrated author Karleen Pendleton Jiménez to discuss their film My Life With Rainbows, which is part of the shorts program, “The Kids Are Alright: Queer Families Talk Back.”

Local, award-winning filmmaker James Cullingham will take part in a live panel discussion Sunday at 2 p.m. to talk about his powerful film, The Cost of Freedom: Refugee Journalists in Canada. James will be joined by the journalists in the film: Abdulrahman Matar, Arzu Yildiz Arzu, and Luis Horacio Nájera.

The full lineup of events and pre-recorded talks can be found at reframefilmfestival.ca. Virtual Festival Passes, Festival 5-packs, and Pay-What-You-Can tickets for single films are available now.

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