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Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance
20251 h 36 min 32 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Noam Gonick
Production: Justine Pimlott (National Film Board of Canada)Chanda Chevannes (National Film Board of Canada)Anita Lee (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Noam Gonick
A National Film Board of Canada Production.
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance captures pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, honouring the activists and elders whose resistance led to the rights we have today.
Through rarely seen archival footage and first-person accounts, audiences are brought to the frontlines of the struggle. From police raids to early drag shows, community organizing to the House of Commons—the complex history of the country’s diverse communities is brought to life. Key milestones illustrate the power of taking it into the streets and underscore how easily the rights we’ve fought for can be revoked, making the documentary essential viewing for all Canadians.
Unflinching, bold, enraging, hopeful; Parade is a vital new chapter in the queer canon.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Black Community
- Social Issues > ConflictSub-culture
- Law and Crime > DiscriminationHuman Rights
- Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
- Politics and Government - Canada > Social Action
Credits
- writer
- Noam Gonick
- director
- Noam Gonick
- producer
- Justine Pimlott
- editor
- Ricardo Acosta
- executive producer
- Chanda Chevannes
- Anita Lee
- director of photography
- Mrinal Desai
- original music
- Ken Myhr
- archival consultant
- Rebecka Sheffield
- archival researcher
- Nancy Marcotte
- Tanya Fleet
- archival clearances
- Nancy Marcotte
- featuring
- Hugh Brewster
- RIco Rodriguez
- Alexander Chapman
- Susan G. Cole
- Cheri DiNovo
- Rodney Diverlus
- Debbie Douglas
- Andy Fabo
- Lynne Fernie
- Fontaine
- Richard Fung
- Lorne Goldblum
- Amy Gottlieb
- John Greyson
- Charlie Hill
- Tom Hooper
- Ed Jackson
- Nicolas Jenkins
- leZlie lee Kam
- Paul Keenan
- Myra Laramee
- Alan Li
- Samuel Lopez
- Jeanine Maes
- Tim McCaskell
- Courtnay McFarlane
- Albert McLeod
- Connie Merasty
- Jearld Moldenhauer
- Yvette Perreault
- Jeffrey Richstone
- Laval Rioux
- Svend Robinson
- Ron Rosenes
- Lorraine Segato
- Mirha-Soleil Ross
- Tony Souza
- Robin Tyler
- Rinaldo Walcott
- Syrus Marcus Ware
- line producer
- Mark Wilson
- Melissa Paduada
- production supervisor
- Marcus Matyas
- studio production administrator
- Andrew Martin-Smith
- Victoria Angell
- Adrianna Marling
- senior production coordinator
- Melissa Paduada
- Adrianna Marling
- Aaron Corso
- Vaishnavi Sambhus
- April Dunsmore
- sound recordist
- Nancy Yeboah
- additional cinematography
- Ashley Iris Gill
- Stefan Kuchar
- gaffer
- Stefan Kuchar
- Anna Shor
- assistant camera
- Ash Tailor
- CSC mentee
- Renata Mohamed
- hair and makeup artist
- Sade Tuitt
- key grip
- Katie Yealland
- Jasmine deBoer
- Ryan Graham
- additional sound recording
- Ariel Novo Curiel
- Toby Zheng
- Carlos Valdez
- Kyel Loadenthal
- Stephen Lorne
- additional hair & makeup
- Lyren Cherlet
- Jessica Cohen
- Christie Charlene
- data management technician
- Jasmine deBoer
- Marco Pe
- Avery Wilton
- Chanel Grellmore
- translator
- Aaron Pollard
- production assistant
- Cleo Vaillancourt
- Julianna Notten
- Caleb Phillips
- Jahte Le
- Chanel Grellmore
- Maria Ramage
- Fritzi Adelmen
- Jorge Valdes Ruiz
- Craig Watson
- Katharine Greco
- researcher
- Jane Farrow
- Dana Inkster
- Candice Klein
- Nancy Marcotte
- Rebecka Sheffield
- additional archival research
- Craig Jennex
- demo editor
- Bruce Little
- technical coordinator
- Kevin Riley
- Luc Binette
- Shaghayegh Haghdoust Yazdi
- assistant editor
- Phillip Hawkes
- Meraj Badiuzzaman
- Lwan (Lu) Asfaha
- editing support
- Patrick Trahan
- Albert Kurian
- Pierre Dupont
- sound designer
- Michelle Irving
- re-recording mixer
- Isabelle Lussier
- dialogue editor
- Elma Bello
- audio technical support
- Bernard Belley
- online editor
- Luca di Gioacchino
- visual FX artist
- Cynthia Ouellet
- motion graphics designer
- Josh Kaplan
- credits designer
- Cynthia Ouellet
- music clearances
- Amy Fritz
- singer
- Lori Cullen
- Jane Siberry
- Nicholas Kotoulas
- musician
- Ron Korb
- Mark Skazinetsky
- Bridget Hunt
- Ivan Ivanovitch
- Winona Zelenka
- music contractor
- Lenny Solomon
- recording engineer
- Dennis Patterson
- studio operations manager
- Mark Wilson
- production coordinator
- Calvin Serutoke
- studio coordinator
- Carly Kastner
- Calvin Serutoke
- Victoria Anderson Gardner
- studio technician
- Q'Mal Labad-Workman
- senior marketing advisor
- Jamie Hammond
- marketing project manager
- Melissa Haughton
- marketing coordinator
- Jolène Lessard
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- legal counsel
- Christian Pitchen
- transcription
- Mina Yoon
- Josh Hillier
- translation
- Power of Babel
- Trans & Sub Coop
- Super 8mm transfers
- Nathalie Dallaire
- Steven Woloshen
Awards
- Audience Award for Best Documentary FeatureInside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival