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    Love & Family

    Love and family can mean so many different things to all of us. Here these films explore love and family through a diverse range of perspectives and approaches. The collection includes a documentary about schizophrenia and a family, an intimate documentary following an indigenous family's experience with intergenerational trauma, an experimental animation about a loving relationship in the face of serious mental illness, a documentary about drag performers and their found families, a documentary about intergeneration trauma and immigration in a rural context, and a documentary about families navigating immigration to Canada and the blended families the situation can create.

    Meditations Between Us
    Topics Covered
    Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder, Social Connections
    Content Heads Up
    Depiction of hallucinations
    Representation
    Animated and/or ambiguous
    Film Style
    Animation, Experimental
    The Four Noble Truths
    Topics Covered
    Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
    Content Heads Up
    Descriptions of delusions and audio halucinations; religious exorcism
    Representation
    College age, South Asian, LGBTQ, High school age
    Film Style
    Documentary
    Nanay
    Topics Covered
    Alcohol Use Disorder, Cultural Stigma, Immigration
    Content Heads Up
    Representation
    East Asian, Adult, Immigrant
    Film Style
    Documentary
    The Hurt That Binds Us
    Topics Covered
    Intergenerational Trauma, Racism, Stigma
    Content Heads Up
    Discussion of physical abuse and residential schools
    Representation
    College age, Indigenous, Man / male, Woman / female, Adult
    Film Style
    Documentary
    Staging Face
    Topics Covered
    Anxiety Disorders, Creativity, Depression, Social Connections
    Content Heads Up
    Discussion of transphobia and misgendering
    Representation
    Black, Indigenous, White, Nonbinary, Trans, Adult, LGBTQ
    Film Style
    Documentary
    Rompiendo Olas
    Topics Covered
    Anxiety Disorders, Cultural Stigma, Depression, Immigration
    Content Heads Up
    Mention of physical abuse and Alcohol Use Disorder
    Representation
    Latino/a/x, Man / male, Older adult, Immigrant, Farmer
    Film Style
    Documentary