Inside Out 2026: North America's Largest Queer Film Festival Arrives
Over 100 films screen across nine days at Toronto's marquee 2SLGBTQ+ festival, with highlights including new documentaries and indie features.
The Inside Out Film Festival returns to Toronto this spring with over 100 queer films screening across nine days, cementing its status as North America's largest 2SLGBTQ+ festival. The lineup spans documentaries, features, and shorts—a mix of world premieres, Canadian debuts, and festival favourites.
Notable titles this year include Stop That Train, Hunky Jesus, Out Laws, and The Britney Griner Story. The festival offers something for longtime attendees and newcomers alike: intimate indie work alongside high-profile releases with real cultural weight.
Screenings take place at TIFF Bell Lightbox, with online viewing also available, widening access for viewers across Ontario and beyond. The festival's hybrid model reflects a post-pandemic reality where film festivals serve both in-person cinema culture and remote audiences.
Inside Out has long anchored Toronto's cultural calendar as a space where queer storytelling takes centre stage without apology or asterisk. The size and ambition of this year's festival—over 100 films, nine days—speaks to both the depth of queer cinema being made globally and the appetite from Toronto audiences for work that reflects their lives and histories. It's the kind of event that makes the city feel like the place where these stories matter most.