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Emerging from the world of folk music, COREY GULKIN (they/them) drew attention early in their career as the 2013 laureate of the John Lennon Songwriting Grand Prize. Their 2016 EP The Wharf was nominated for a GAMIQ award for Folk EP of the Year, and they’ve consistently landed in the top 5 of CultMTL’s fan-voted list for Best Montreal Singer-Songwriter.

Across 250+ live shows, Gulkin has shared stages with artists like Waxahatchee, The Weather Station, and Marissa Nadler. Their steady presence has established them as a key figure in a cohort of Montreal songwriters exploring fresh approaches to the craft, along with frequent collaborators Thanya Iyer, Cedric Noel, and Common Holly.

In recent years, Gulkin has alchemized their musical pedigree through experimentation, busting genres and tackling difficult topics along the way. Their 2018 full-length All The Things I’ll Forget, which chronicled an abusive relationship with nuanced insight, provided an artistic release that allowed them to approach their next project with a renewed sense of possibility.

Their new release RAYA, is a profoundly personal ode to queer love, is out now on all the streaming channels and their sophomore album 'Half Moon' comes out in October of this year. They have an upcoming show in Vancouver at Green Auto on Thursday, June 22nd, for tix and info visit their website at www.coreygulkin.com
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A pioneer of LLGBTQIA+ cinema and culture for 36 years, image+nation culture queer is dedicated to sharing the stories and experiences of LGBTQIA+ people. As its main production, image+nation festival film LGBT2SQueer Montréal is an annual inclusive 11-day festival, the oldest of its kind in Canada.

The festival features groundbreaking locally and internationally produced films that strive to preserve the authenticity and diversity of LGBTQIA+voices. Now well into its fourth decade of showcasing LGBTQIA+ culture, image+nation explores New Queer Storytelling and the uniqueness and universality of these stories; striving to promote diversity, inclusivity and the many intersectional aspects of queer voices, queer lives and queer communities.

Their newest exhibition project, IMAGE+NATION FESTIVAL COURTS QUEER SHORT FILM FEST pays homage to short-form film with its fourth season streaming across Canada June 22nd – 25th 2023. Expect vibrant engaging Q+As, meet the filmmaker sessions, discussions and a roster of compelling, challenging and highly entertaining short films from across the globe while maintaining its commitment to national and local content.

You can learn more on their Insta and Facebooks pages at @imagenationshortfestcourts or their website at image-nation.org.

Today we are speaking with Charlie Boudreau (they/them), the Executive Director of Image+Nation Festival Courts Queer Short Film Fest.