Moving Images Distribution

1979–Present
Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Description

Moving Images Distribution is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples - xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations - commonly known as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our roots lie within the independent film and video community. In the 1970s, a group of talented filmmakers formed Canadian Filmmakers Distribution West which later changed its name to Moving Images Distribution in 1994. Since our beginnings in 1979, we have worked to connect audiences with innovative works by some of Canada's internationally acclaimed media artists working in experimental, documentary, animation, short fiction and personal narrative. Our mandate is to advance opportunities for Canadian media artists and filmmakers by linking their works with audiences to promote critical thinking, spark meaningful discussions and enhance appreciation for the media arts. Moving Images Distribution is a not-for-profit organization registered in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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Works in catalogue
  • Poster for Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (2008). Black and white filter over the image. There is a person with brown skin in the midst of talking and wearing a white t-shirt with a button up over it and a sideways hat. There is a white wall in the background with different words all over it.

    Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen

    film/video, 2008

    His movie Still Black: A Portrait of Black Trans Men is one of his most cherished and credited works. The documentary features the stories of six black transmen from diverse backgrounds in different parts of the United States at different stages in their lives. Ziegler interviews activists, teachers, students, and more to tell their story of transition, the relationships they have with family as well as the outside world, and how being a black trans man has negative stereotypes and stigmas not only from being trans, but also from being a black man. It aims to empower black trans men while also making their struggle known to heteronormative society as well as the LGBTQ community. It shows how the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality all come into play in the LGBTQ community as a whole.