{"id":57511,"date":"2017-06-22T07:25:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T11:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=57511"},"modified":"2017-06-22T07:25:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T11:25:14","slug":"watch-amazing-archival-videos-toronto-pride-1988-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2017\/06\/22\/watch-amazing-archival-videos-toronto-pride-1988-1995\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Amazing archival videos of Toronto Pride 1988-1995"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between 1988 and 1995 (save for 1991 when he did not have a camera) Toronto editor and filmmaker James Leahy documented Toronto Pride, both the street life and parade. Over the last few years he completed editing his footage of one year’s Pride and released it (we posted a number of them here on Spacing). This year he completed editing the 1995 event, the last year of his footage. Here are all seven of his films. Some are quite lengthy. All contain amazing visual records of both what Toronto looked like during this period (especially Church and Yonge Streets) and glimpses of individuals that some may recognize. Below each film is Leahy’s description of the film in his own words.<\/em><\/p>\n

In this year when Pride’s critical political nature is debated (by some<\/a>) you’ll see through each film that Pride is and always has been inherently political even as its movements evolve, and a lot of fun too. Enjoy them this Pride Week. – Shawn Micallef<\/em><\/p>\n