Did you miss UQFF 2025? You can still see our festival favorites the week after in-person festivities end! Join us for virtual post-festival screenings that are sure to delight whether you’re catching them again or just checking them out for the first time.
ABOUT THE FILMS
Best Short Film Winner: Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
Directed by Kimberly Reed
13 min | United States
When Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s cameras land next to Zooey, capturing shocking, funny, and joyous events.
Content advisory: depictions of themes like transphobia, state violence, emotional abuse, bullying, and misogyny.
Best Feature Film Winner: Assembly
Directed by Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons
98 min | United States
Assembly follows internationally acclaimed artist Rashaad Newsome as he embarks on his most ambitious project yet—a multimedia exhibition and performance at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory. Once a bastion of white military power, the Armory is transformed into a vibrant celebration of Black and queer culture through video projections, holograms, sculptures, collages, music, dance, and African fractal patterns. This reimagining challenges colonial power structures while honoring the complexity and resilience of Black experience.
Content advisory: depictions of themes like racism, incarceration, sexual assault, violence, war.