Chris J. Russo | USA | 2021
96 min | CC Available
SPOTLIGHT EVENT: CLOSING FILM
Co-presented by Guelph Black Heritage Society
Supported by Ronin Cannabis

Following the widely praised decision in 2016 to legalize cannabis in California, six courageous women emerge from the shadows to enter the new commercial industry. At every turn these trailblazers defy stereotypes, while revealing that cannabis is much more than a plant. It’s a community.

Celina Escher | Sweden & El Salvador | 2021
89 min | Full Subtitles
In partnership with OPIRG Guelph

Teodora Vásquez and The Seventeen are the women accused of aggravated homicide in El Salvador because of having a miscarriage or a stillbirth. Their testimonies are evidence of the State’s violence against women, but also their fight for collective resilience, solidarity, and sisterhood.

Coraci Ruiz | Brazil | 2020
77 min | Full Subtitles
Co-presented by Hot Docs

A poetic autobiographical documentary made by mother and filmmaker Coraci Ruiz as she follows the gender transition of her adolescent son. Through intimate conversations they address the conflicts, certainties, and uncertainties that are found in a deep search for identity.