Vancouver Queer Film Festival Collaboration

Mycelium is so excited to partner with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. We have free tickets for many screenings so keep an eye out for our upcoming posts on the events page or our Instagram.

The 37th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival invites you to celebrate stories from
queer past, present, and future! Experience 100 films from 25 countries, created by 2SLGBTQIA+
storytellers and inspiring Vancouver audiences.

️🎞️ September 11-21, 2025 in-person
▶️ September 22-28 online BC-wide

This year's art was created by Charlene Johnny (she/her, @coastsalishart), an Quw'utsun artist based in Vancouver.

ARTIST STATEMENT ✨🦅

"This piece brings together traditional Coast Salish art forms with contemporary symbolism to honour Indigiqueer, queer, and Two-Spirit identities. A central raven carries sweetgrass, a medicine of connection, ceremony, and healing, while a yellow sun radiates warmth and life. Below, a canoe of paddlers reflects the strength of community and introspection. Figures with varied silhouettes represent the fluidity and diversity of our stories. Cedar and sage frame the image, grounding it in our medicines and mirroring the spirit of reflection central to both cinema and cultural resurgence. Layered with Pride-inspired colour and meaning, the artwork is a celebration of transformation, kinship, and joy."

Image Description: Main artwork for VQFF 2025. Illustration in a contemporary Coast Salish style of a raven carrying braided sweetgrass flying over a canoe of four figures, against a coastal landscape with trees and mountains. They are framed on either side by two boughs of cedar and flowering sage curved inward to resemble laurels. Text reads: Vancouver Queer Film Festival. September 11-21, 2025 (online Sept 22-28). Presented by Out On Screen. Illustration by Charlene Johnny.