Screening Thursday June 18, 2026, 7:00pm
Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt
Admission by donation at the door
Documentary. Canada 2026. 84min. Directed by Michelle Mama
Why a documentary about me? Sure, I’ve had a life. But do I need to see my aging mug on the big screen? …But then I did some soul searching. I was so tired of being underappreciated as an artist, and seeing other people lionized for the same things my sweet departed collaborator, Kevan Staples, and I did eons ago. – Carole Pope
Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions is a raw and rollicking portrait of a taboo-shattering provocateur and Canada’s original queer rock icon. Pope was a presence on radios and TV screens and in underground clubs for more than a decade, only to be sidelined by the industry she helped disrupt.
Antidiva tells the story of a queer rock icon reclaiming her rightful place in music history, with insights from k.d. lang, Peaches, Jann Arden, and Rufus Wainwright.
Thanks to Carole and Peaches for the intro reels!
Reviews and more info
Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions. Cinema Without Borders, April 24, 2026.
Carole Pope: Canada’s original queer rock icon. CBC Docs, April 23, 2026
Carole Pope on the new doc Antidiva: ‘I was so tired of being underappreciated as an artist’ CBC Arts, April 21, 2026
