Festival Info

MPENZI: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival ®
A celebration of work by Straight and Queer Black women, and Black Transgender, Transexual, and Intersexed women and men
5th Annual

Friday, March 27th, 2009
Reception 5:30pm
Screening 6:30pm – 9:00pm
(Doors open at 5:30pm)

Medical Sciences Building Auditorium at the University of Toronto
1 King’s College Circle
Toronto, Ontario

Google Map

Arrive early for the reception, to view the items in the Silent Auction and to buy Mpenzi merchandise.

Ticket Sales

Tickets are $10 in advance. $12 at the door.

• Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord St.
• Good for Her, 175 Harbord St
• A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst St
• Pages Bookstore, 256 Queen St. West
• This Ain't the Rosedale Library, 86 Nassau St.*

*Sliding scale tickets are not available at this location. CASH only.

Childcare

Mpenzi did make every attempt, though unsuccessful, to provide licensed childcare this year. We are committed to offering free, safe childcare in future.

Accessibility

Mpenzi is wheelchair accessible.

What We Create: Filmmaker Conversations & Workshops

Mpenzi 2008

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported Mpenzi this year. It was a successful evening of queer-focused films!

Couldn’t make it out this year?  Scroll down to see some pictures including our new Mpenzi T-shirts.

Interested in submitting a film for next year’s festival? Please go to our Submissions page.

Want to be part of the festival?  Check out our “Get Involved” page.

Mpenzi 2008 Ticket Table
Annemarie Shrouder and Kikélola Roach

Mpenzi 2008 Volunteers

Mpenzi 2008 Advisory Committee
Top row: Collette Browne, Annemarie Shrouder (Program Coordinator) Adonica Huggins (Program Director) Bottom row: Aisha Fairclough, Kikélola Roach, Yvonne Huggins