International Black & Diversity Film Festival
IBDFF 2026 Screening Program
(April 17–18)
IBDFF 2026 Film Screenings
Join us for two exciting days of film screenings at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF) 2026, taking place across multiple venues in Ajax, Ontario. From compelling short films to powerful feature presentations, the program showcases diverse stories from Canada and around the world. Each screening includes filmmaker Q&A sessions, offering audiences a chance to engage directly with the creatives behind the films.
Screenings will be held on April 17–18, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Ajax, Ajax Public Library, and the St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts & Culture. All screenings are open to the public and celebrate the voices of emerging and established filmmakers from across the globe.
April 17 – Screenings (Bloc A)
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Ajax
Time: 12:00 PM – 9:34 PM
Runtime includes +2 min Q&A
12:00 PM – 12:06 PM
Title: Canvas Of Roots
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:32 + 2 min Q&A
12:06 PM – 12:14 PM
Title: Crossroads
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 6:00 + 2 min Q&A
12:14 PM – 12:24 PM
Title: Beg Yuh A Call
Country: Jamaica
Runtime: 8:06 + 2 min Q&A
12:24 PM – 12:46 PM
Title: RETURNEE
Country: France
Runtime: 20:08 + 2 min Q&A
12:46 PM – 1:25 PM
Title: The Skin I'm In Vol. 1 Melanin Melanie
Country: United States
Runtime: 37:09 + 2 min Q&A
1:25 PM – 1:38 PM
Title: THE BLANKET
Country: Uganda
Runtime: 11:35 + 2 min Q&A
1:38 PM – 1:52 PM
Title: Love Missing
Country: United States
Runtime: 11:58 + 2 min Q&A
1:52 PM – 2:16 PM
Title: Beyond the Limits Pilot Episode – Act The Part
Country: United States
Runtime: 22:00 + 2 min Q&A
2:16 PM – 2:30 PM
Title: Unbroken
Country: Ghana
Runtime: 12:00 + 2 min Q&A
2:30 PM – 2:47 PM
Title: No Vagrancy
Country: United States
Runtime: 15:00 + 2 min Q&A
2:47 PM – 3:03 PM
Title: Just Like Mommy
Country: Jamaica
Runtime: 14:38 + 2 min Q&A
3:03 PM – 3:08 PM
Title: Candy Daze!
Country: United States
Runtime: 2:36 + 2 min Q&A
3:08 PM – 3:20 PM
Title: Lowelyfe Episode 1: The Only Way Out Is Through
Country: United States
Runtime: 10:00 + 2 min Q&A
3:20 PM – 3:33 PM
Title: Justice
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 11:07 + 2 min Q&A
3:33 PM – 3:42 PM
Title: Black(out)
Country: United States
Runtime: 6:30 + 2 min Q&A
3:42 PM – 4:04 PM
Title: The Sixth Stage
Country: United States
Runtime: 20:00 + 2 min Q&A
4:04 PM – 4:24 PM
Title: Black and White
Country: Armenia
Runtime: 18:10 + 2 min Q&A
4:24 PM – 4:45 PM
Title: Waiting for Nia
Country: United States
Runtime: 18:34 + 2 min Q&A
4:45 PM – 4:59 PM
Title: Switch'n Lanez
Country: United States
Runtime: 12:18 + 2 min Q&A
4:59 PM – 5:18 PM
Title: Dreams Float Around Us
Country: United States
Runtime: 17:25 + 2 min Q&A
5:18 PM – 5:30 PM
Title: Love, Law, Legacy: Florida’s Trailblazing Black Legal Pioneers
Country: United States
Runtime: 10:08 + 2 min Q&A
5:30 PM – 6:10 PM
Title: Spray Can Stories
Country: United States
Runtime: 37:45 + 2 min Q&A
6:10 PM – 6:27 PM
Title: Meet The Friends
Country: United States
Runtime: 14:30 + 2 min Q&A
6:27 PM – 6:34 PM
Title: Liar
Country: United States
Runtime: 5:30 + 2 min Q&A
6:34 PM – 6:46 PM
Title: Wonder Child
Country: United States
Runtime: 9:56 + 2 min Q&A
6:46 PM – 7:11 PM
Title: Black Beyond Borders: Dakar, Senegal
Country: United States
Runtime: 22:58 + 2 min Q&A
7:11 PM – 7:29 PM
Title: Merry Christmas Mithras
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 15:50 + 2 min Q&A
7:29 PM – 7:40 PM
Title: 1921
Country: United States
Runtime: 8:51 + 2 min Q&A
7:40 PM – 7:58 PM
Title: Fighting Chance
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 15:56 + 2 min Q&A
7:58 PM – 8:40 PM
Title: The Space Between
Country: Not Specified
Runtime: 39:30 + 2 min Q&A
8:40 PM – 8:47 PM
Title: BLACK AF
Country: United States
Runtime: 5:10 + 2 min Q&A
8:47 PM – 9:02 PM
Title: Obroni Wawu – Dead White Man's Clothes
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 13:00 + 2 min Q&A
9:02 PM – 9:34 PM
Title: DR MAJEK AND THE GHOST
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 29:37 + 2 min Q&A
End Time: 9:34 PM
April 17 – Screenings (Bloc B) Canadian Films Showcase
Venue: Ajax Public Library
Time: 4:50 PM – 8:15 PM
Runtime includes +1 min Q&A
4:50 PM – 5:06 PM
Title: See The City
Country: Canada
Runtime: 14:58 + 1 min Q&A
5:06 PM – 5:09 PM
Title: Shea, by Nasra
Country: Canada
Runtime: 2:40 + 1 min Q&A
5:09 PM – 5:12 PM
Title: Tenderhead
Country: Canada
Runtime: 2:00 + 1 min Q&A
5:12 PM – 5:37 PM
Title: Memento Mori
Country: Canada
Runtime: 24:15 + 1 min Q&A
5:37 PM – 6:01 PM
Title: Dating App Chronicles
Country: Canada
Runtime: 23:00 + 1 min Q&A
6:01 PM – 6:14 PM
Title: Dorsin & Brown
Country: Canada
Runtime: 11:53 + 1 min Q&A
6:14 PM – 6:16 PM
Title: DANCE RINSE AID
Country: Canada
Runtime: 1:11 + 1 min Q&A
6:16 PM – 6:30 PM
Title: Keep Up
Country: Canada
Runtime: 12:51 + 1 min Q&A
6:30 PM – 6:46 PM
Title: MIXED MEMORIES
Country: Canada
Runtime: 15:00 + 1 min Q&A
6:46 PM – 6:59 PM
Title: The Housemaid
Country: Canada
Runtime: 12:46 + 1 min Q&A
6:59 PM – 7:21 PM
Title: ANGELA
Country: Canada
Runtime: 20:40 + 1 min Q&A
7:21 PM – 7:31 PM
Title: Hiding At A Funeral
Country: Canada
Runtime: 9:16 + 1 min Q&A
7:31 PM – 7:36 PM
Title: Live Forever
Country: Canada
Runtime: 4:54 + 1 min Q&A
7:36 PM – 7:45 PM
Title: Stay Awhile
Country: Canada
Runtime: 8:00 + 1 min Q&A
7:45 PM – 7:55 PM
Title: UNTHINKABLE Appetite
Country: Canada
Runtime: 8:49 + 1 min Q&A
7:55 PM – 8:04 PM
Title: Darling Angel
Country: Canada
Runtime: 8:15 + 1 min Q&A
8:04 PM – 8:15 PM
Title: A Slice of Love
Country: Canada
Runtime: 10:03 + 1 min Q&A
8:15 PM - 8:20 PM
Title: A Snack for Ani
Country: Canada
Runtime: 3:20 + 1 min Q&A
End Time: 8:20 PM
April 18 – Screenings
Venue: St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts & Culture
Address: 78 Church St S, Ajax, ON
Time: 12:00 PM – 8:40 PM
Runtime includes +2 min Q&A
12:00 PM – 1:24 PM
Title: Farewell, America
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:23:40 + 2 min Q&A
1:24 PM – 3:01 PM
Title: Bittersweet: Black College Life at a Predominantly White Institution
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:37:00 + 2 min Q&A
3:01 PM – 4:32 PM
Title: Made For Each Other: A Musical Journey Through Grief
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:30:46 + 2 min Q&A
4:32 PM – 5:35 PM
Title: 2 Story Home
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:02:56 + 2 min Q&A
5:35 PM – 7:02 PM
Title: The Truth About Cynthia
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:27:15 + 2 min Q&A
7:02 PM – 8:43 PM
Title: The Specialists
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 1:38:17 + 2 min Q&A
8:43 PM – 9:46 PM
Title: THE LUCKY DRAW
Country: Canada
Runtime: 1:00:47 + 2 min Q&A
End Time: 9:46 PM
April 18 – Screenings (Bloc A)
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Ajax
Time: 12:00 PM – 10:23 PM
Runtime includes +2 min Q&A
11:06 AM - 12:00 PM
Title: Stepping Off with Juvey-D
Country: Canada
Runtime: 51 + 2 min Q&A
12:00 PM – 12:32 PM
Title: Soaring Mission: Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Black Community
Country: United States
Runtime: 30:00 + 2 min Q&A
12:32 PM – 12:58 PM
Title: The Last Ride
Country: United States
Runtime: 23:42 + 2 min Q&A
12:58 PM – 1:36 PM
Title: Martha's Verse
Country: United States
Runtime: 36:00 + 2 min Q&A
1:36 PM – 1:48 PM
Title: Bipolar What They Don’t Tell You
Country: Not Specified
Runtime: 10:31 + 2 min Q&A
1:48 PM – 2:00 PM
Title: Someday – Musical Documentary
Country: United States
Runtime: 9:54 + 2 min Q&A
2:00 PM – 2:21 PM
Title: Hail, Queen!
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 18:30 + 2 min Q&A
2:21 PM – 3:08 PM
Title: What Are You Doing With Your Life?
Country: United States
Runtime: 44:43 + 2 min Q&A
3:08 PM – 3:18 PM
Title: Bad Day: Bad Dreams
Country: United States
Runtime: 7:54 + 2 min Q&A
3:18 PM – 3:26 PM
Title: The Clod And The Pebble
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 6:10 + 2 min Q&A
3:26 PM – 3:37 PM
Title: Iss Taraf
Country: India
Runtime: 8:34 + 2 min Q&A
3:37 PM – 3:57 PM
Title: Ring Shout – Let The Circle Be Unbroken
Country: United States
Runtime: 17:41 + 2 min Q&A
3:57 PM – 4:33 PM
Title: Together
Country: United States
Runtime: 33:47 + 2 min Q&A
4:33 PM – 4:59 PM
Title: Life Gave Me A Twist
Country: United States
Runtime: 23:43 + 2 min Q&A
4:59 PM – 5:20 PM
Title: FLOAT
Country: United States
Runtime: 18:33 + 2 min Q&A
5:20 PM – 5:30 PM
Title: JUMPER
Country: United States
Runtime: 7:38 + 2 min Q&A
5:30 PM – 6:11 PM
Title: The Edge
Country: United States
Runtime: 38:25 + 2 min Q&A
6:11 PM – 6:41 PM
Title: Bottled Love
Country: U.S. Virgin Islands
Runtime: 27:44 + 2 min Q&A
6:41 PM – 7:04 PM
Title: Verified
Country: U.S. Virgin Islands
Runtime: 21:04 + 2 min Q&A
7:04 PM – 7:20 PM
Title: THE TANK – Teaser Cut
Country: United States
Runtime: 14:00 + 2 min Q&A
7:20 PM – 7:42 PM
Title: At Last – Atlas
Country: United States
Runtime: 20:00 + 2 min Q&A
7:42 PM – 7:51 PM
Title: Jamaica – Vibrant Heart of the Caribbean
Country: Jamaica
Runtime: 6:39 + 2 min Q&A
7:51 PM – 8:29 PM
Title: The Giant of Africa
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 36:18 + 2 min Q&A
8:29 PM – 8:45 PM
Title: A YouTube Filmmaker
Country: United States
Runtime: 14:00 + 2 min Q&A
8:45 PM – 8:52 PM
Title: Mahatma
Country: India
Runtime: 5:00 + 2 min Q&A
8:52 PM – 9:04 PM
Title: Westbound
Country: United States
Runtime: 10:00 + 2 min Q&A
9:04 PM – 9:41 PM
Title: Of Who We Were
Country: United States
Runtime: 35:00 + 2 min Q&A
9:41 PM – 10:06 PM
Title: Rest
Country: Mauritius
Runtime: 22:55 + 2 min Q&A
10:06 PM – 10:23 PM
Title: The Last Day
Country: Italy
Runtime: 15:08 + 2 min Q&A
End Time: 10:23 PM
April 18 – Screenings (Bloc B)
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Ajax
Time: 11:00 AM – 10:16 PM
Runtime includes +2 min Q&A
11:00 AM – 1:09 PM
Title: A CHRISTMAS BRIDE
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 2:06:56 + 2 min Q&A
1:09 PM – 1:20 PM
Title: Gags
Country: Italy
Runtime: 11:31 + 2 min Q&A
1:20 PM – 1:49 PM
Title: TV Man
Country: Italy
Runtime: 28:58 + 2 min Q&A
1:49 PM – 1:55 PM
Title: HITMAN EX
Country: United States
Runtime: 5:37 + 2 min Q&A
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM
Title: Moisture
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 24:54 + 2 min Q&A
2:20 PM – 2:43 PM
Title: Homecoming Shenanigans
Country: Zimbabwe
Runtime: 22:45 + 2 min Q&A
2:43 PM – 3:12 PM
Title: THE OTHER SIDE
Country: United States
Runtime: 29:18 + 2 min Q&A
3:12 PM – 3:37 PM
Title: The Swarm Legacy
Country: United States
Runtime: 25:30 + 2 min Q&A
3:37 PM – 3:51 PM
Title: Raw n Reel
Country: United States
Runtime: 13:50 + 2 min Q&A
3:51 PM – 3:53 PM
Title: The G.O.A.T. – Greatest of All Trans
Country: United States
Runtime: 2:25 + 2 min Q&A
3:53 PM – 4:06 PM
Title: Broken
Country: United States
Runtime: 13:27 + 2 min Q&A
4:06 PM – 4:29 PM
Title: Amelia
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 23:03 + 2 min Q&A
4:29 PM – 4:40 PM
Title: Never Forsaken – Musical Documentary
Country: United States
Runtime: 11:18 + 2 min Q&A
4:40 PM – 5:04 PM
Title: The Milk of Life
Country: United States
Runtime: 24:14 + 2 min Q&A
5:04 PM – 5:23 PM
Title: At the Mercy of Faith
Country: United States
Runtime: 19:19 + 2 min Q&A
5:23 PM – 5:35 PM
Title: Breaking Barriers: East Central's Flag Football Historic Victory
Country: United States
Runtime: 12:25 + 2 min Q&A
5:35 PM – 5:39 PM
Title: Wand Day Rules
Country: United States
Runtime: 4:23 + 2 min Q&A
5:39 PM – 5:45 PM
Title: The Ornament Whisperer
Country: Not Specified
Runtime: 6:12 + 2 min Q&A
5:45 PM – 5:58 PM
Title: Black Cake
Country: United States
Runtime: 12:36 + 2 min Q&A
5:58 PM – 6:23 PM
Title: Good Morning
Country: United States
Runtime: 25:00 + 2 min Q&A
6:23 PM – 6:32 PM
Title: TOO LATE
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 7:13 + 2 min Q&A
6:32 PM – 8:11 PM
Title: SHATTA
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 1:36:36 + 2 min Q&A
8:11 PM – 9:38 PM
Title: Force of Blue
Country: United States
Runtime: 1:24:45 + 2 min Q&A
9:38 PM – 10:43 PM
Title: Mancala: Crisis in Bauxite Mining
Country: Canada
Runtime: 1:03:27 + 2 min Q&A
10:43 PM – 10:56 PM
Title: Hangover
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Runtime: 10:25 + 2 min Q&A
End Time: 10:56 PM
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