STU to host Inaugural Indigenous Film Festival

December 17, 2019

The Senate Committee on Reconciliation is organizing an inaugural Indigenous Film Festival from January 30- February 1.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 7PM
KINSELLA AUDITORIUM

New Brunswick Premiere of Alanis Obomsawin’s Jordan River Anderson: The Messenger (2019).

The film tells the story of how the life of Jordan River Anderson initiated a battle for the rights of Indigenous children to receive the same standard of social, health, and educational services as the rest of the Canadian population.

Learn more: https://www.tiff.net/events/jordan-river-anderson-the-messenger

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 AT 7PM
TED DAIGLE AUDITORIUM

An evening of short films from Maritime Indigenous Filmmakers:

Natasha Francis
A Prayer for the Lost
Two spirits—a young woman and a child—communicate to one another about the stories of their demise. Confused and lost, they long for the family they left behind.

Kennlin Barlow
Mancanti
An anti-narrative surrounding the events of a dying woman, which is shown slowly through caesura of time.

Twelve-Thirty
A non-narrative short film

Gop Bartibogue
(films to be determined)

Lisa Jodoin
Tracing Blood
When Maria falls asleep while trying to find a connection to her estranged family, a mysterious figure appears to her and leads her on a surreal journey that is full of surprises and unexpected lessons. In this experimental film-made debut, Tracing Blood tells the story of one woman’s search for family and the deep-rooted connectedness that she finds instead.

“Anishkutapeu”
Anishkutapeu is a short documentary that explores the connection between land and archives in the Innu community of Uashat in Sept-Îles, Quebec. A source of well-being, traditional knowledge, and identity, land and familial territories are an essential part of what it means to be Innu.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 7PM
TED DAIGLE AUDITORIUM

New Documentary by award-winning Mi’kmaq Filmmaker Cathy Martin

Basketmaker
This documentary is on Mi’kmaw women basket makers and their contribution to the traditional art form and economy.

** In addition, Alanis Obomsawin will be hosting a film-making workshop for students on Friday afternoon, January 31st, and all day on Saturday, February 1st.

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