A Seat at the Table imagines queer existence as a place of abundance, belonging, and possibility. Beneath an expansive night sky, figures gather around a whimsical feast, creating a space where ritual, celebration and community intertwine. They are joined by mirrored figures below, who carry the table on their heads, honouring the ancestral foundations upon which queer futures are built.

This work explores the meeting point between embodied ancestral knowledge and queer futurity. The figures below are not separate from those above; together they remind us that our past, present, and future exist in constant conversation. The feast itself becomes a site of nourishment. Not only through food, but through memory, storytelling, care and the radical act of gathering.

Rich with fruit, flowers, candlelight and celestial imagery, the illustration celebrates the rituals that sustain queer communities and the joy found in creating spaces where we can be fully seen. It asks us to imagine futurity not as a departure from our histories, but as something deeply rooted in the wisdom, resilience, and imagination of those who came before us.

Created for the 38th Vancouver Queer Film Festival, A Seat at the Table reflects the festival’s role as a gathering place where queer stories are witnessed, celebrated, and shared. It is an invitation for every generation to find their place and to make room for those still to come.