News & Events
Keep up to date with all the latest screening information, events, media and awards!
Jasper Pride Film Screening & Discussion
Join us at the Jasper Pride & Ski Festival for a special FREE screening of Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 3-5pm at the Jasper Municipal Library.
Screening to be followed by a special Q&A with Senator Dr. Kristopher Wells and guests.
More information can be found here.
LGBT+ Film Festival Poland
Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, the acclaimed documentary chronicling a landmark Canadian human rights case, has been invited for an eight-city screening tour across Poland from April 4–18, 2025. This initiative is made possible at the invitation of the Canadian Embassy in Poland and the 2025 LGBT+ Film Festival Poland, with screenings set to take place in Warsaw, Gdansk, Konin, Lodz, Szczecin, Wroclaw, Krakow, and Poznan.
More information can be found here.
Queergestreift Film Festival in Germany
Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story will screen for the first time in Germany on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 5pm as part of the Queergestreift Film Festival.
More information can be found here.
YEG Campus Pride Week
Pride vs Prejudice: Reception, Film & Panel
The University of Alberta, Faculty of Law is very excited to be hosting "Pride vs Prejudice: Reception, Film & Panel" on Tuesday, March 11, to celebrate Pride Week at the University of Alberta and MacEwan University. Everyone is welcome!
The evening will feature a screening of Pride vs Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, followed by a panel discussion featuring Doug Stollery, Justice Julie Lloyd and Senator Paula Simons, all of whom feature in the film, to discuss this historical victory and its continued relevance today. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Trans ID Clinic, a vital program run by Student Legal Services of Edmonton (SLS).
Tickets are $10.
Doors open at 5pm.
Further information can be found here.
St. Albert United Church
PIE Day Screening
Come celebrate PIE Day with the St. Albert United Church on March 14 for a screening of Pride vs. Prejudice with a special talkback following the film featuring Darrin Hagen (Writer/Director) and Douglas Stollery (Executive Producer).
PIE = Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ People in affirming congregations.
Admission is by donation with funds to support St. Albert Pride.
Calgary Justice Film Festival
The Calgary Justice Film Festival takes place this Nov. 21-23 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We are thrilled to have "Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story" included in the FREE festival programming.
Our film screens on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8:30pm with a post-film audience Q&A featuring Brendan MacArthur-Stevens from Blakes LLP and Amelia Newbert from Skipping Stone Foundation.
Learn more at: https://justicefilmfestival.ca/pride-vs-prejudice
Full festival details: https://justicefilmfestival.ca/cjff-2024
Special Screening in Halifax
Join us on November 18, 2024 from 7:00 - 8:30pm for a special film screening at The Back Door Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, NS), sponsored by McInnes Cooper.
Ticket details: Tickets are available by pay-what-you-can donation. Donations will be taken at the door. Although some seats may be available on the night of the screening, seats are limited and we ask that you confirm your attendance by email at vriendfilmmc@gmail.com.
Any ticket proceeds will be donated in support of The Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia.
https://busstoptheatre.coop/event/pride-vs-prejudice-film-screening/
OutShine Film Festival
Pride vs. Prejudice was honoured to be selected as part of the OutShine LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Miami, Florida on October 26, 2024.
Click here for festival details.
Pride vs. Prejudice at The Roxy!
Back by popular demand! Join us for featured screenings at The Roxy Theatre in Edmonton on August 15, August 25, and November 2.
For the August 15 screening, we invite you to join us for a celebration of human rights featuring:
Opening Remarks from Tina Thomas, CEO, Edmonton Community Foundation.
Post-film discussion moderated by Darrin Hagen (Writer/Director) with panellists:
Kathryn Oviatt, Chief of the Commission and Tribunals of the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Senator Paula Simons.
Honourable Ronald Ghitter, former Senator and MLA who introduced Alberta’s first human rights legislation and co-founded the Dignity Foundation to promote tolerance and understanding.
Watch the film trailer here.
Calgary International Film Festival
Join us on September 21 at 3:45pm as Pride vs. Prejudice screens for the first time in Calgary as part of the Calgary International Film Festival.
Join us at Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBT Film Festival!
We are thrilled to be included as an official selection of the 2024 Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival. Pride vs. Prejudice screens on September 21 at 2:15 pm (local time).
Join us at the 36th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival!
Pride vs. Prejudice is excited to be screening as part of the 2024 Vancouver Queer Film Festival on September 15 at 12:00 pm (local time).
Thank you for supporting our sold-out screening on May 19, 2024 as part of the Rainbow Visions Film Festival!
