This year the festival is back both in-person and online. We are excited to be able to gather together once again in downtown Guelph to explore documentaries of social and environmental importance that invite us to think more deeply about our world and community. By continuing to offer online access to the festival we hope to welcome a broader audience to engage in these conversations from the comfort of home through streaming our events and films. Sharing stories that matter is at the heart of what we do. Stories can call us to act, challenge our biases, and inspire us to build more inclusive communities. And this year we have more ways to share these stories than ever before. 

As always, our festival showcases thoughtfully curated selection of international, national, and local films (including one World Premier, one Canadian Premier, and two Ontario Premieres), with visiting directors/filmmakers, community discussions, and an ever-growing film series of short documentaries by local kid filmmakers, Tiny Docs by Tiny People

We are delighted to be able to offer the 2022 festival for free to folks under 30, inviting more youth to participate in discussions about our world and community. This year’s festival focuses on diverse perspectives, fighting for the rights of people and the planet, and the importance of voice and agency.

Dates: 
November 4-12 (in-person)
November 13-26 (online)

We have a number of different ways you can participate in this year’s festival. You can purchase:   

  • All Access In-Person Pass, which is good for all of our in-person screenings and talkbacks

  •  All Access Online Pass, which will give you access to our entire online festival lineup, as well as the evening talkbacks that were recorded during the in-person festival

  • All Access Hybrid Pass, which gives you access to all of our in-person events as well as our entire online festival lineup, which includes the evening talkbacks that were recorded during the in-person festival

  • Individual tickets to our in-person and online screenings by clicking on each of the films you’re interested in.

Admission: 

Festival pass (in-person): $75 
Festival pass (in-person) Unwaged: $55 
Festival pass (in-person & online): $100
Festival pass (online): $35-75
Daytime screenings: $12/PWYC
Regular evening screenings: $12/PWYC
Spotlight screenings: $20/PWYC
Individual online screening: Starting at $7 (PWYC)
Children’s screening: $5 per Adult
Under 30 years old: FREE (in-person only)
Pocket Series Films: FREE

Passes and tickets can be purchased online or at the door. 

Festival passes and free tickets give you access to screenings, but do not guarantee entrance if space is limited. We encourage passholders and folks with free tickets to arrive at least 15 minutes before any event to claim their seats

Venues:

All of our venues are fully accessible. 

10C Shared Space, 4th Floor
42 Carden St
10carden.ca

Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) ♿
358 Gordon St
artgalleryofguelph.ca 

Guelph Civic Museum (GCM)
52 Norfolk St
guelphmuseums.ca 

Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC)  ♿
75 Cardigan St
gymc.ca 

Heritage Hall (HH)
83 Essex Street
guelphblackheritage.ca

Planet Bean Coffee—Hilltop (PB)
369 Gordon St
planetbeancoffee.com

Royal City Brewing Co. (RCB)
199 Victoria Road South Unit C8
royalcitybrew.ca

Victory Public School
135 Exhibition Street
ugdsb.ca/victory