POV presents "A Mother Apart," a film that follows mother Staceyann Chin, who balances the struggle of being abandoned at a young age by her mother, and as a mother who is trying to change her family’s generational cycle of abandonment. The film celebrates Staceyann Chin's healing journey of becoming the mother she always needed, revealing that compassion and grace are possible—even when the past is marked by loss.

"A Mother Apart" centers on Staceyann Chin, a woman who embodies multiple complex identities—poet, activist, lesbian, Jamaican American, mother. But the most complicated of all is “daughter.”

Premiering October 8, the film explores the life and legacy of the visionary performer and Church Street drag fixture…

At the end of March 2021, Toronto’s 2SLGBTQI+ community learned of the passing of trailblazing drag icon Michelle Ross. The queen was a fixture on Church Street. She performed at various Toronto Pride events and clubs like Crews & Tangos and Woody’s. The Jamaican-born queen left her mark on the community, illustrated by tributes from notable Canadian organizations, politicians and fellow queens.