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I Hate People, People Hate Me Watch Party
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Accessibility
For those with walkers and mobility devices, CineCycle may not be accessible from the front door, but there is an alternate back entrance. The front door is narrow and is 11 inches off the ground from the alleyway. The back door of the venue, accessible through the parking lot, could be navigated by most walkers and mobility devices with some assistance. Please reach out to admin@torontoqueerfilmfest.com with a minimum of 48 hours advance notice so that we can assist you in entering the building. There is a fully accessible washroom inside the building as well.
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Join us as we gear up for our 2026 Festival with a chill community watch party of the Canadian underground cult classic I Hate People, People Hate Me.
A pitch perfect encapsulation of our festival theme “Pissed Off, Still Laughing”, the series makes no-holds-barred comedy out of the self-loathing, painfully relatable coping methods, ignorable jobs, and questionable hook ups that its duo of loveable, chaotic queer outsiders live through.
Bobbi Summers (creator & star) & Lily Kazimiera (contributing writer & star) will be present for a post screening Q&A, where they’ll tell us the lengths they’d go for some chicken tendies.
Please note that masking at this event is recommended. We ask that attendees keep their masks on when they are not eating or drinking.
Content Warning: I Hate People, People Hate Me features scenes that involve substance abuse, suicidal ideation, bullying, and racism.
Films
How are Jovi and Tabitha doing? Kinda shit. They don’t exactly adhere to the “ideal gay image” historically glorified throughout their community. They are outsiders amongst outsiders, on the fringes of queer culture and rolling their bloodshot eyes at the world around them. While the pair have their share of grievances with fellow queers and society at large, instances have begun to arise where the two must turn a magnifying glass on themselves for a change. The fact is, the world around them is certainly fucked, but let’s be real, this jaded and judgmental duo aren’t completely innocent either.
Biographies
Lily Kazimiera (she/her) is an Alberta-born, Toronto-based picture editor, actor, writer, and filmmaker. Best known as a series lead and contributing writer on the CBC Gem original series I Hate People, People Hate Me, she is also a DGC Ontario member, working as assistant, assembly, and lead editor on projects encompassing a wide range of size and genre. Her practice across mediums and styles is rooted in a passion for embodied expressionism and evoking the visceral aspects of marginalized experience. She is currently developing her debut short film as writer/director, Stick-Up Job.
Bobbi Summers is a Canadian writer, actor, and comedian, best known as the creator and star of the dark queer comedy series I Hate People, People Hate Me. The series premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival before being acquired by World of Wonder for global release on WOW Presents Plus. I Hate People went on to win both a Canadian Screen Award and an Independent Series Award, with Summers also earning recognition for the series’ original soundtrack, which he wrote and performed.