True North

Wednesday, June 17 - Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Wednesday, June 17 at 6:30: Q&A with director Michèle Stephenson and editor Sarah Enid Hagey moderated by Thom Powers after the screening.  Co-presented by Canadian Consulate of New York

Thursday, June 18 at 6:30: Q&A with director Michèle Stephenson and executive producer Nelson George moderated by Millery Polyné after the screening. Co-presented by Haiti Cultural Exchange, Haitian Roundtable, and Dominicans Love Haitians Movement

Friday, June 19 at 6:00: Introduction by Idris Brewster, founder of Kinfolk Tech. Co-presented by Kinfolk Tech and Black Public Media

Saturday, June 20 at 6:00: Introduction by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon. Co-presented by DOC NYC & BDC

Sunday, June 21 at 6:00: Introduction by Jarobi Moorhead & Teal Holliday, co founders of Thee Color Block. Co-presented by Brown Girls Doc Mafia and Thee Color Block

Tuesday, June 23 at 6:40: Q&A with Michèle Stephenson moderated by Edwige Danticat after the screening. Co-presented by KOSINIMA

Please note that there are additional showtimes of TRUE NORTH that screen with open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here.

Through never-before-seen archival footage and intimate first-person testimonies, Stephenson’s inspiring and lyrical documentary revisits a charged era of resistance. In 1960s Montreal, Black students and activists’ challenges to institutional racism sparked reverberations across the globe. This reflection upon their stories becomes both an act of remembrance and a call to action.

Official Selection: TIFF, DOC NYC

  • Country USA, Canada
  • Language English and French with English subtitles
  • Running Time 96 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Rada Studio
  • Director Michèle Stephenson
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Descriptive Audio

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