Reel Causes

Applications are now open for the TELUS STORYHIVE Three-Part Docuseries Edition 📣

This first-time program is an opportunity for new and emerging filmmakers in BC and Alberta to level up their craft. Create a three-episode documentary series that amplifies a story that’s meaningful to your local community.

Selected creators receive:
🎬 $20,000 in production funding
🎓 Mentorship through the National Screen Institute
📺 Distribution reaching over 1 million viewers on TELUS platforms + STORYHIVE’s YouTube audience

And the best part? They also retain 100% ownership of their content!

No experience required. Apply at STORYHIVE.com/apply before May 14, 2026 (midnight PT)

Applications are open for the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program 🎬

This Being Black in Canada - Être Noir.e au Canada initiative supports emerging Black filmmakers across Canada to create a short documentary with the theme of “Being Black in Canada,” with mentorship from industry professionals.

Selected participants will develop, direct, and premiere their films at Black film festivals nationwide in 2027!

🗓️ Apply by April 25, 2026
No prior experience required — just a passion for storytelling.

Thursday evening was a beautiful reminder of why shared spaces matter 💌

Thank you to everyone who attended A Place Where I Belong and helped make the evening so special.

A huge thank you to our incredible speakers: Rheanna, Alison, Lyle, John, and Robert.

Special thanks to the brilliant Nixon for bringing your artistry and presence to the evening, and to our partner cause Connecting Q***r Communities for the vital work you do creating spaces where people can show up fully as themselves.

If you were moved by the film and discussion, we encourage you to support CQC, A Place Where I Belong, and Nixon’s work on their respective websites and platforms! Let’s keep these spaces and stories alive.

Figuring out your plans for tomorrow night?

Join Reel Causes and Connecting Q***r Communities for a special screening of A Place Where I Belong for Autism Acceptance Month! 🩵

The film follows six 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities as they fight for visibility, love, and freedom through a radical program that’s at risk of disappearing.

The evening includes a drag performance and a conversation with the filmmaker, Rheanna Toy, alongside participants from the film: Alison Klein, Lyle Lexier, and John Woods.

🗓️ April 9th at 7PM

📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

🎟️ + details in bio https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS?mc_cid=475261a147&mc_eid=cdae190817

We’re just TWO days away from A Place Where I Belong!

Here’s what’s in store ⤵️
6:00PM - Annual General Meeting
6:30PM - Doors Open
7:00PM - A Place Where I Belong
8:15PM - Nixon’s Drag Performance
8:30PM - Discussion

Join us for an evening of film, performance, and conversation!

🗓️ April 9 at 7PM
📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS?mc_cid=475261a147&mc_eid=cdae190817

Vancouver International Film Festival is launching the Institute for the Moving Image — a new year-round hub for artist development, mentorship, and industry innovation supporting emerging equity-deserving filmmakers and screen creatives across the country.

Applications are now open for three inaugural cohorts:

Animation
Documentary
Creative Business

Applications close April 19, 2026. Visit viff.org/institute and follow for more.

👑 Nixon is taking the stage following our screening of A Place Where I Belong on April 9th!

Also known as Vancouver’s “Disabled Demon King,” Nixon is the creative force behind Phantom Haus Events, producing disability-centred drag shows like ‘Access: Denied!’ and the upcoming ‘Access Granted: PRIDE!’

If you’d like to support his show, you can send donations to [email protected]

Grab your tickets to catch his performance!

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�A Place Where I Belong is closed captioned and there will be an ASL interpreter present.

🗓️ April 9 at 7PM
📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Reel Causes' Annual General Meeting at 6PM

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS?mc_cid=475261a147&mc_eid=cdae190817

2️⃣ weeks until A Place Where I Belong!

Photo: Still of Lyle from A Place Where I Belong

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS

🎬 Reel Causes is powered by community.

Membership helps us bring people together through film around local and global social justice issues.

Your support keeps our events accessible with sliding scale tickets, uplifts local organizations and community voices, and creates space for meaningful dialogue.

If you’ve ever left an event feeling inspired, moved, or more connected to your community, this is a simple way to keep those moments going 🩵

✨ Support the stories that spark change
Membership is just $25/year

🔗 https://reelcauses.org/membership/

The inspiration for A Place Where I Belong began when director Rheanna Toy, a videographer in the community living sector for over a decade, was approached to film a short promotional video for Connecting Q***r Communities (CQC), a queer-led program for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

What began as a small project quickly revealed a bigger story. Rheanna began documenting the community on her own, spending months filming and building relationships before posAbilities, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI), and Kinsight came on board to help complete the film.

At its heart, A Place Where I Belong is about joy, belonging, and sharing stories that too often go unseen 💜

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS
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After the screening, Rheanna Toy and folks from the film will be joining us for . The evening will also feature a drag performance ✨

A Place Where I Belong is closed captioned and there will be an ASL interpreter present.

🗓️ April 9 at 7PM
📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Reel Causes' Annual General Meeting at 6PM