Join us for a series of special screenings of acclaimed Indigenous films to honour Indigenous experiences, culture and heritage.
Every Wednesday in June (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th), from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Museum will be hosting a special screening followed by a discussion.
Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way
Cost: $5 for each film night.
June 19, 2019 7:00PM
Indigenous perspectives film series - Through black spruce
Based on the Giller Award-winning novel of the same name by Joseph Boyden, Through Black Spruce is a story of identity and survival.
The disappearance of a young Indigenous woman named Suzanne Bird triggers events in two worlds: in Moosonee, the remote Northern Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled for a while before vanishing into the ether. Her sister Annie is a hunter, a fiercely independent woman who’s always resented her weaker twin. But their mother’s despair sends her south to retrace Suzanne’s steps. Her life in Moosonee soon recedes as she’s drawn into the glittering “artists and models” scene her sister left behind. Meanwhile, her uncle Will copes with the dangerous consequences of Suzanne’s disappearance… and comes up against the ghosts of his own private tragedy. The two worlds finally collide in the fallout from the missing woman's troubled life.
Through Black Spruce is a contemporary drama in English and Moose Cree from Serendipity Point Films, Kistikan Pictures and Buffalo Gal Pictures. Directed by Don McKellar (The Grand Seduction, Last Night) from a screenplay by Barbara Samuels (North of 60). The film stars Tanaya Beatty (Hostiles, Hochelaga) as Annie, Brandon Oakes (Blackstone, the upcoming Blood Quantum) as Will, Kiowa Gordon (The Twilight Saga) as Jesse, Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves) as Leo, Tantoo Cardinal (Wind River) as Mary Lou, Wesley French (Shadow Hunters) as Marius, Roseanne Supernault (Blackstone) as Eva and Tina Keeper (North of 60, the upcoming Falls Around Her) as Lisette.
A Q&A with Tina Keeper will follow the screening of the film.
