TIFF Cinematheque Programming Winter 2025

Compensation (1999) dir. Zeinabu irene Davis

Join TIFF Cinematheque for special screenings with celebrated filmmakers Zeinabu irene Davis and Christopher Harris, as well as an in-depth analysis of the myth and iconography of Henry Fonda in the American imagination. Catch a free exhibition commemorating the groundbreaking 1973 Women & Film International Festival at the Film Reference Library on the 4th floor before it closes on March 1.

A Feminist Lens: The 1973 Women & Film International Festival

Now until March 1, 2025
Free at the Film Reference Library
TIFF Lightbox
Learn more here.

The exhibition A Feminist Lens presents archival material from the collection, never before seen in Toronto of the 1973 Women & Film International Festival, a groundbreaking 10-day event at the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto that showcased films by women in cinema from the 20th century.

This exhibition draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Curated by: Cléo Sallis-Parchet

Reckless Eyeballing (2004) dir. Christopher Harris

TIFF Wavelengths Presents: Cultural Rememory: The Films of Christopher Harris

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 6:30pm ET
TIFF Lightbox
Learn more here.

TIFF Wavelengths Presents is proud to feature a programme of shorts, Cultural Rememory: The Films of Christopher Harris, from the award-winning filmmaker whose work explores African American historiography through experimental cinema. Employing manual and photo-chemically altered images, Harris reclaims the American visual archive to investigate its relationship to racial identity and political processes of displacement. Christopher Harris will be in attendance for a Q&A with TIFF Director of Programming, Festival and Cinematheque, Robyn Citizen following the screening.

Henry Fonda for President (2024) dir. Alexander Horwath

TIFF Wavelengths Presents: Henry Fonda for President with Alexander Horwath

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 6:30pm ET
TIFF Lightbox
Learn more here.

The March edition of TIFF Wavelengths Presents is the Canadian Premiere of Henry Fonda for President, a highly erudite and entertaining essay film chronicling a changing America viewed against and through the life and times of the eponymous, mythic Hollywood star. Deftly weaving cinematic and political insights across a wide spectrum of research, the film probes Henry Fonda’s fascinating biography and extensive filmography to reveal parallels with a paradoxical national imaginary. Filmmaker and film historian Alexander Horwath joins TIFF Senior Curator Andréa Picard for a recorded Q&A following the screening.

**TIFF Cinematheque New & Restored: Compensation with Zeinabu irene Davis**

Friday, March 21, 2025 | 6:30pm ET
TIFF Lightbox
Learn more here.

Recently selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry, Zeinabu irene Davis’ feature debut Compensation is an intimate observation of falling in love in chaotic times. Weaving a timeline of African American milestones through music and archival photography, the film is a strikingly original reclamation of early cinema aesthetics and filmgoing culture. The filmmaker joins TIFF Director of Programming, Festival and Cinematheque, Robyn Citizen for an onstage Q&A following the Toronto Premiere of the film’s new 4K restoration.

Contact
Information about TIFF Lightbox is available at tiff.net/getting-here. If you need more information or assistance, please contact Customer Relations at customerrelations@tiff.net.

TIFF strives to be accessible to all our patrons. Please visit tiff.net/accessibility-at-tiff for more details.

Programming information for TIFF Cinematheque is available at tiff.net/cinematheque.

Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF Lightbox, Reitman Square
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3X5 Canada

Twitter @TIFF_NET & @TIFF_Industry
Instagram @tiff_net
TikTok @tiff_net
Letterboxd @tiff_net
Pinterest @tiffnet
YouTube @TIFF
Facebook @TIFF