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TORONTO - Without Hollywood stars popping up around town to draw attention to their latest projects almost every movie at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was a candidate for hidden gem status.

Without Hollywood stars popping up around town to draw attention to their latest projects almost every movie at this years Toronto International Film Festival was a candidate for hidden gem status.

In a turbulent period of actor and writer strikes, some TIFF titles managed to stand on their own quality and get festival goers talking.

Melding intimate interviews about the experiences and perspectives of some campers alongside footage of them challenging fears at camp, learning about the queer community and bantering over breakfast, Markowitz’s documentary offers a poignant glimpse into a radically transformative summer camp.

Hamptons Film Festival unveils full slate, including Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro'

Summer Qamp is a documentary about Camp fYrefly, a summer camp for 2SLGBTQ+ youth based in southern Alberta.

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TORONTO — With their documentary "Summer Qamp," Jen Markowitz puts on screen something that's far less radical than it seems: queer and transgender teens just being teens.

With their documentary Summer Qamp, Jen Markowitz puts on screen something that's far less radical than it seems: queer and transgender teens just being teens.

TORONTO - With their documentary "Summer Qamp," Jen Markowitz puts on screen something that's far less radical than it seems: queer and transgender teens just being teens.