The Shaman's Apprentice&nbsp;{Angakusajaujuq} A young shaman must face her first test—a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill. Facing dark spirits and physical challenges, she must trust her mentor's teachings and learn to control her fear.

The Shaman's Apprentice

A young shaman must face her first test—a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.

Militant MotherUS Premiere Militant Mother tells the story of the women of a Vancouver housing project who took on the CNR to ensure that their kids had a safe route to school.

Militant Mother

Militant Mother tells the story of the women of a Vancouver housing project who took on the CNR to ensure that their kids had a safe route to school.

Girlsboysmix {Meisjesjongensmix} New York Premiere Why is it so important to be a boy or a girl? Wen Long naturally and candidly explains that she was born intersex. The nine-year-old wears both boys’ and girls’ clothes and plays with toys intended for both genders. The only problem is that others don’t know what to think of this. People say: ‘If you are boy and girl at the same time, you are basically nothing’. Wen Long isn’t interested in making a choice, but mainly just wants to be herself. This insightful, playful documentary reveals how preposterous the imposed binary gender divide really is. Clothing, toys, toilets – everything is strictly separated. The societal taboo on intersex causes problems. A typical example is the fact that Wen Long’s teacher considers the subject unsuitable for children, even though it is an entirely natural phenomenon that also occurs in the animal kingdom. So why is it weird in humans?

Girlsboysmix

Why is it so important to be a boy or a girl?

Little SparksNew York Premiere Tatiana, Kayden and Kassandra are three elementary school students at a charter school in the Bronx. As their teachers and families navigate the challenges of a global pandemic, these three kids prove their resilience in the face of change.

Little Sparks

Three children in the Bronx navigate the challenges of remote learning.

Me and You {Ana Wa Enti} 33-year-old Amira functions as both roommate and best friend to her aging mother, Nahla. Amira, however, has reached a breaking point and seeks to carve out a space for herself between the worlds that bisect her: work, home, being Arab and American. She starts by entertaining a romance with fellow teacher, Leo, which she hides from her mother. Feeling displaced and disapproving of this, Nahla feels as though Amira is abandoning her and in turn, her Arab culture, not recognizing the burden that she places on Amira. In the end, the two must find a way to keep their relationship whole despite their differences, both recognizing that culture and tradition can be honored in different ways.

Me and You

33-year-old Amira struggles to find her place in between her Arab and American identities while living with and navigating her relationship with her culturally traditional, yet loving mother.

&nbsp;God's Daughter Dances {Sin-ui Ttal-eun Chum-eul Chun-da} This film has English subtitles.A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration, to attend the Military Service Examination.

God's Daughter Dances

A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration, to attend the Military Service Examination.

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