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.

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]

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. 

Djeity premieres their first body of work at Mutek titled “Things Are Not What They Seem” as a spectacle within SAT’s Dome that passes through traditions of negro spirituals, live vocals and instrumentation, audio reactive visuals by al11z and a first look at the expansive Djeity universe containing their past, present and future.

One of our longest-running Spoken Word shows was recently featured in Radio World!

On January 17, 2025, CKUT hosted 18 students from Dawson’s Social Change and Solidarity Program to learn about the intersections between activism and student/community radio and then take over the waves to talk about what they’ve learned and play music requests from the community orgs they’ve visited.

Sequoia, Kai and Stefan Christoff host a round table discussion with organizers and activists.

A live broadcast highlighting the ways that the extreme wave of gentrification that is taking place in Montréal is having a particularly heavy impact on Parc Ex. and other low income districts in the city.

No Borders Media, part of Off The Hour (5-6pm), features an interview with Matthew Lyons, author of Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right’s Challenge to State and Empire

Chaque année, la Fondation des Médecins Canado-Haïtiens (FMCH) organise la Foire Santé, un événement incontournable qui réunit la communauté de Montréal-Nord autour de la santé.

Community organizer Samaa Elibyari and long-time CKUT volunteer programmer Stefan Christoff present an extended segment on migrant justice organizing in Montréal.

Two new CKUT shows – RadioTET and La Voz de los Migrantes – have been instrumental in empowering temporary foreign workers and migrants with precarious status, especially in the current challenging anti immigrant environment.

We are live at the Popular University encampment on the McGill lower field. Tune it at 5 every day this week for a live broadcast.

This Tuesday April 30, Soul Perspectives is back live from Westhaven Community Centre for Teen Talks with guest host Zip Loks our Teen rep: Nefetari, Phenomenal and a lineup of guests for the evening.

Join us this Tuesday January 30 as we prepare to open a new Black History Month and speak to the youth live from Westhaven Community Centre.

No Borders Media, part of Off The Hour (5-6pm), features an interview with Mike of It’s Going Down. Together, we explore the upcoming year of politics and resistance in the USA.

On the air since 1987, Amandla is a weekly African current affairs program founded in response to racist and misleading mainstream media coverage of apartheid Southern Africa– or it WAS, until November 15, 2023.