through the bushes and the trees, you’ll find me intertwines the personal and political histories of Hanlan’s Point Beach, the site of Canada’s first pride gathering in the early 1970s. A strategically placed hole punch serves as a symbolic peephole, reflecting the cruising areas on the beach that invite both spectatorship and participation. By situating the tender moments of queer affection amidst the vast body of water surrounding the Toronto islands, the film celebrates and interrogates the histories and spaces of queer love and resistance.

This work was made by hole punching frame by frame using a cricut machine, then manually taping together 10,000+ frames. Print made by Niagara Custom Lab.

Screenings:

ACME Obscura, Madrid, Spain

Queer City Cinema, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

For bookings, please contact my distributor Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) bookings [at] cfmdc.org

Process videos for how this work was made are found here.