Our Dance of Revolution
Catalogue Number: RRF000
Producer: Phillip Pike (dba Roaring River Films)
Subject: Black History, Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Gender Studies, Guidance, History, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2019
Running Time: 101:30
This untold history of Toronto's Black queer community spans four decades of passionate activist rebellion. Refusing to be silenced and raging with love, the featured trailblazers demanded a city where they could all live their truths free from the threat of violence. In the spaces they found for loud laughter and sweaty block parties, they also found themselves. Each bit of revolutionary ground was gained collaboratively, whether protesting police brutality, forming feminist collectives or making room for grief and healing in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Their transformative creativity and visionary organizing made Toronto more livable for generations to follow. Our Dance of Revolution celebrates the living legends among us by unearthing what has been made invisible. Come honour this hidden chapter of Toronto's history and witness the courage it took to dance in the street for the struggle.
Awards
- Hot Docs 2019 – Third Place for Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary
- Hot Docs 2019 Top 20 Audience Favourite
- Jury Award for Best International Feature at the Baltimore International Black Film Festival (Baltimore, MD, USA) (2019)
- Audience Award for Best International Documentary at the OUTFlix Film Festival (Memphis, TN, USA) (2019)
- Audience Choice Award at the Regent Park Film Festival (Toronto, Canada) (2019)
- Audience Choice Award at the Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival (Halifax, NS, Canada) (2020)
- Jury Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary at the Edmonton International Film Festival (2020)
- Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Seattle Queer Film Festival (2020)
- Special Mention by the Documentary Feature Jury at NewFest 2019 (New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival): “A poignant and deeply researched documentary about reclaiming power in Toronto’s LGBTQ community. By focusing on the work of Black queer activists towards equality, the film tells a critical story of the ongoing battle for racial justice within the LGBTQ movement –– and Canada at large.”
Official Selection
- Hot Docs (Canadian International Documentary Film Festival) (2019) (Toronto, Canada)
- KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (2019) (Mumbai, India)
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival (2019) (Vancouver, Canada)
- OUTFlix Film Festival (2019) (Memphis, TN, USA)
- Baltimore International Black Film Festival (2019) (Baltimore, MD, USA)
- Rainbow Reels Queer & Trans Film Festival (2019) (Kitchener, ON, Canada)
- Inside Out LGBT Film Festival (Ottawa Edition) (2019) (Ottawa, Canada)
- NewFest (New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival) (2019) (New York, NY, USA)
- Guelph Film Festival (2019) (Guelph, ON, Canada)
- Regent Park Film Festival (2019) (Toronto, Canada)
- ReFrame Documentary Film Festival (2020) (Peterborough, ON, Canada)
- Afro Prairie Film Festival (2020) (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)
- Massimadi LGBTQ+ Afro Film & Arts Festival (2020) (Montreal, Canada)
- Pan African Film & Arts Festival (2020) (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- Festival Massimadi: Festival des Films LGBT d’Afrique et de ses Diasporas (2020) (Brussels, Belgium)
- BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival (2020) (London, England)
- qFLIX Philadelphia (The LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (2020) (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
- Emerging Lens Film Festival (2020) (Halifax, NS, Canada)
- Oakland Pride Creative Arts & Film Festival (2020) (Oakland, CA, USA)
- Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival (2020) (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
- Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (2020) (Cleveland, OH, USA)
- Minority Health Film Festival (2020) (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
- PinkPanorama Film Festival (2020) (Lucerne, Switzerland)
- CinemAfrica Film Festival (2020) (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Reel Pride International Film Festival (2020) (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)
- Edmonton International Film Festival (2020) (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
- Bremen Queer Film Festival (2020) (Bremen, Germany)
- Seattle Queer Film Festival (2020) (Seattle, WA, USA)
- Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (2020) (Hamburg, Germany)
- QueerScope Online Film Festival (2020) (Germany)
- Berlin Lesbian Non-Binary Film Festival (2020) (Berlin, Germany)
“A poignant and deeply researched documentary about reclaiming power in Toronto’s LGBTQ community. By focusing on the work of Black queer activists towards equality, the film tells a critical story of the ongoing battle for racial justice within the LGBTQ movement –– and Canada at large.” Special Mention by the Documentary Feature Jury at NewFest 2019 (New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival)
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