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ACCOUNT
SEARCHRide or Die
Sept 19, 2026
4 PM
Location
International Village
Watch Online in BC
Sept 21, 12 AM - Sept 27, 11:59 PM
Canadian premiere
Director
Josalynn Smith
Country
United States
Year
2025
Runtime
85 min
Languages
English
113 min
A road-trip romance takes a sinister turn in Josalynn Smith’s thrilling debut feature. In the summer after college, Paula, a young Black woman constrained by parental expecations, falls hard for Sloane, her rebellious high school crush. Their spontaneous escape to California becomes a visceral journey as Paula questions how well she knows her dream girl.
Sophisticated, seductive, and subversive, Ride or Die offers a compelling exploration of white fragility within interracial queer relationships, challenging audiences to examine the complexities of love and accountability.
Followed by Q&A with special guest Josalynn Smith.
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Souvenir
Renée Marie Petropoulos
Australia
2025
15 min
English, French
Crashing waves, shrieking cicadas, warm skin. A toxic power dynamic forms between two young lovers when Zoe crosses an intimate boundary on Keira’s family vacation. Heightened diegetic sound forms an unnerving backdrop in this artful SXSW award-winning short.
