Published on, Sept. 15 -- September 14, 2025 11:38 PM

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) featured a record number of films made by Indigenous people in Canada this year, a milestone celebrated by Indigenous artists who say the industry has long sidelined their voices.

Several premieres featuring Indigenous talent were sold out, according to TIFF. Bretten Hannam, a L'nu filmmaker living in Nova Scotia, Canada, hopes the audience appetite will continue.

"Our voices have always been there and people just haven't been listening. And now there is space for that," said Hannam.

Hannam is "two-spirit," a term used by Indigenous people in Canada that encompasses male, female and non-conforming expressions of gender and sexuality. ...