Event Description

77 Years of Latinx-Canadian Cinema at the NFB (1945–2022) features channels—with 36 films, including new releases—in October on nfb.ca [English version] and onf.ca [French version] to commemorate Latin American Heritage Month in Canada. This initiative aims to showcase the different phases that Latin American cinema has undergone at the NFB and to promote the history, politics, and arts/culture of this underrepresented Canadian community. 77 Years of Latinx-Canadian Cinema at the NFB (1945–2022) will feature channels—with 36 films, including new releases—in October on nfb.ca/onf.ca to commemorate Latin American Heritage Month in Canada. This initiative aims to showcase the different phases that Latin American cinema has undergone at the NFB and to promote the history, politics and arts/culture of this underrepresented Canadian community.