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FEMINAE NOX returns in partnership with Foil Gallery & Montreal International Jazz Festival to present the screening of Devotion & the Black Divine — a cinematic universe co-directed by French-Senegalese artist, anaiis. It is the expansion on the visual and sonic world from the 2025 album of the same name.
Devotion & the Black Divine is a cinematic meditation on new Black motherhood and the spiritual upheaval it carries. Blending soul, gospel, and chamber pop, the album was recorded live to tape, a deliberate act of surrender to imperfection and presence. Its themes move through unconditional love, self-acceptance, Black heritage, and the quiet power of nurturing. The accompanying art film — shot in Jamaica — extends these themes into moving image.
This event will kickoff anaiis + Grupo Cosmo performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival's Rogers Stage on June 26, 2026 @ 10:30 pm followed by anaiis' solo Montreal headline show on September 23, 2026 @ Le Ministere.
Join FEMINAE NOX, Foil Gallery, and Montreal International Jazz Festival featuring programming curated by Mira Silvers (founder of FEMINAE NOX):
On June 25, 2026 at Foil Gallery (6560 Rue Waverly, Montréal, QC H2V 4M3)
• 4:00 pm || Live Artist Talk between anaiis and artist G L O W Z I.
• 5:00 pm || Networking and Artist ***Meet & Greet with anaiis.
***anaiis will be signing vinyl records (available for purchase on-site)
RSVP via Waiting List here: https://www.universe.com/fn-anaiis-film
On June 26 and June 27 2026 at Foil Gallery (6560 Rue Waverly, Montréal, QC H2V 4M3)
• 8:30 am - 5:40 pm || Screening of Devotion & the Black Divine
RSVP Link: https://www.universe.com/fn-anaiis-filmscreening-only