Kalil Haddad

Sebastian’s roommate is away for the weekend.

Sebastian’s roommate is away for the weekend.

Sebastian’s roommate is away for the weekend.

Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's famous gay penguins... The emergence of queer BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) as a dynamic Palestinian-led global movement is brought to vivid life through interviews and actions, opera and agitprop, protests and pranks. Recounting fifteen years of passionate activism in Toronto and worldwide, Photo Booth juxtaposes a surreal operatic narrative with documentary scenes that explore pride and pink-washing, gay soldiers and homo-nationalism, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and the accelerating weaponization of anti-Semitism.

Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's famous gay penguins... The emergence of queer BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) as a dynamic Palestinian-led global movement is brought to vivid life through interviews and actions, opera and agitprop, protests and pranks. Recounting fifteen years of passionate activism in Toronto and worldwide, Photo Booth juxtaposes a surreal operatic narrative with documentary scenes that explore pride and pink-washing, gay soldiers and homo-nationalism, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and the accelerating weaponization of anti-Semitism.

A portrait of a young woman providing companionship for juxtaposing demographics.

A portrait of a young woman providing companionship for juxtaposing demographics.

In Calgary, Alberta, a teen who’s mourning the loss of his best friend walks through the forest. There, he comes across the diary of a classmate, a girl who’d been briefly involved with his friend before mysteriously disappearing.

Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.

Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.

Jordan, an amateur adult performer, recalls the horror of his many former lives.

A love story at the end of time.

A love story at the end of time.

A love story at the end of time.

A love story at the end of time.

Some fun in the sun.

Anne hasn't been the same since the jump. While skydiving for her best friend Sarah's bachelorette party, the 27-year-old felt focused, free, above it all. Back on the ground, the pressures of her daily life threaten to overwhelm her.

A box of stunning family photos awakens grief and lost memories as they are viewed for the first time on camera.

Birds from six continents on a zoom call gossip about the deaths of Egyptian filmmaker Shady Habash and Egyptian queer activist Sarah Hegazi.

Boys will be boys.

“Haddad’s The Beautiful Room is Empty explores the loaded memories of space through his aunt, Marie, (re)visiting her childhood home and recalling the abuse she endured there. […] What have the walls been listening to? What have they absorbed, retained, and released upon a return, a farewell?” - Sarah Sarofim, Canadian Art

“Haddad’s The Beautiful Room is Empty explores the loaded memories of space through his aunt, Marie, (re)visiting her childhood home and recalling the abuse she endured there. […] What have the walls been listening to? What have they absorbed, retained, and released upon a return, a farewell?” - Sarah Sarofim, Canadian Art

Accompanied by his young cub, an orphaned stray roams industrial landscapes, longing for the return of his one true companion.

Accompanied by his young cub, an orphaned stray roams industrial landscapes, longing for the return of his one true companion.

Accompanied by his young cub, an orphaned stray roams industrial landscapes, longing for the return of his one true companion.

Requiem for lost identities, as two become one.

A poem about sex work in the age of COVID to the music of Handel. Let me weep over my cruel fate, and let me sigh for liberty.

Across distant landscapes of the past, Farm Boy wanders through a phantasmagoria of yearning and regret— memories displaced in time.

Across distant landscapes of the past, Farm Boy wanders through a phantasmagoria of yearning and regret— memories displaced in time.

Across distant landscapes of the past, Farm Boy wanders through a phantasmagoria of yearning and regret— memories displaced in time.

Through a collage of found footage, reenactments, and digital manipulation, the intersection between queerness and age is explored through a reflection of youthful regrets.

Through a collage of found footage, reenactments, and digital manipulation, the intersection between queerness and age is explored through a reflection of youthful regrets.

Through a collage of found footage, reenactments, and digital manipulation, the intersection between queerness and age is explored through a reflection of youthful regrets.

Through a collage of found footage, reenactments, and digital manipulation, the intersection between queerness and age is explored through a reflection of youthful regrets.

Fifteen-year-old twins Liam and Kiki discuss the correlation between sexuality and self-confidence.

In the dead of night, somewhere between a dream and reality, television programs explore the neglected realities of the past and present.

In the dead of night, somewhere between a dream and reality, television programs explore the neglected realities of the past and present.

In the dead of night, somewhere between a dream and reality, television programs explore the neglected realities of the past and present.