Screened as part of the POP Montréal festival, “Summer 2000 – The X-Cetra Story” documents the creation of Stardust, the DIY girl group X-Cetra’s sole album released in 2000, and the group’s reunion two decades later.

The 22nd edition of the Montreal International Black Film Festival opened with Ben Proudfoot’s documentary, “The Eyes of Ghana,” which spotlights Chris Tsui Hesse, the personal cameraman of Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana and a revolutionary icon in African history. Seen through the perspective of Chris Hesse, the film captures the power of cinema as a medium that can help shape our history and future generations.

What is the meaning of Filipiñana? Traditionally, it translates directly to Filipino culture in regards to its history and folklore such as music, literature, and identity. In Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiñana,” the film explores these themes while simultaneously breaking down the representation of class disparity in modern Filipino society. 

The Sound of Dogs Collective is composed of Jennifer Roberts, Pamela Witcher, and Micheline Chevrier. The Collective was formed out of the artists’ mutual desire to amplify Deaf voices and experiences, and to share each other’s knowledge and artistic practice.

Canadian filmmaker Nadine Gomez explores the psychological impact of metropolitan and urbanization cinema by painting portraits of the city life that most of us know. “Chronique d’une ville” is a poetic visual that highlights our human experiences by utilizing rich photography, inviting viewers to an immersive experience of ordinary city life.

Our evolving world continues to discover new scientific ways on how to better the lifestyles of our human kind. However, there is one versatile material that can be the end of what we know as our Earth. With continuous hazard waste, environmental crisis, and pollution, microplastics are slowly inhabiting our bodies. Director Ben Addelman and co-director and science journalist Ziya Tong’s “Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” emphasizes the current evolution of microplastics slowly taking over our society, and terrifyingly enough, the very bodies we inhabit.

“Recomposée” confronts the complexities of biracial identity and how the Self can be found by accepting, but more importantly, confronting the past.

In an era where technology is rapidly taking over, Valerio Jalongo’s “Wider Than The Sky” explores how artificial intelligence impacts art, defines our political movement, and how our consciousness is the only human defense we have left to our humankind.

Intrepid reviewer Aaron Deck attends a free-flowing jazz jam consisting of twenty three different musicians from around the world forming groups for one night only.

Haifaa Al Mansour’s “Unidentified” is a film that focuses on the hunt for justice from the lenses of an oppressed woman looking for her own truth in a world built to silence her. [CONTAINS SPOILERS]

Olivia Collette’s The Paranoid King focuses on the existential anxieties of King Ashurhaddan–ruler of the Assyrian empire between 680 and 669 BC. By highlighting these emotions, which are rarely associated with an ancient imperial leader, the play centres human empathy and understanding.

Ada X is a feminist, bilingual artistic space based in Montreal, that is centered around the teaching, creation, and reflection in the arts and digital media. Every two years, Ada X hosts HTMIles which is an interdisciplinary feminist art festival that highlights the work of different artists, scholars and activists. I had the opportunity to sit down with Ray, an artist at Ada X, to talk about their project for the festival.

On Friday May 29, we had the pleasure to screen Etant Dupain’s film The Fight For Haiti – a documentary that emphasizes on the country’s corruption, PetroCaribe, and tainted politicians alongside stories of inescapable crime amongst the community.

Canadian artist Jennifer Alleyn’s 2026 film “Kairos” premiered on April 30, 2026 at the 44th Rendez-vous Quebéc Cinema and served as the closing film of the festival. In this review, we explore the impact of listening to the stories of the unseen people in contemporary Montreal society.

On May 16th, 2026, at around 10:00 am, I arrived at the CEDA community centre with very few expectations, except of course: Anarchism. I attended the third edition of Constellation, an Anarchist Festival in Montreal.

On April 25th, Scatterbrain Magazine hosted a launch party for the 7th issue of their magazine. This issue’s theme was sports, and how the athletic and artistic world converge and diverge from each other. The party was held at La Sala Rossa and featured musicians and different vendors and artists based in Montreal, creating a very community-centred space.