How do you raise a child when your own mother left you behind? Best known for the spoken word series #DefPoetryJam and her acclaimed solo show #MotherStruck! , #JamaicanAmerican #poet and #LGBTQ+ #activist Staceyann Chin embarks on a winding, emotionally raw journey to find the woman who disappeared from her life. From #Brooklyn to #Montreal , from #Cologne to #Kingston , she confronts buried pain, seeks elusive answers and ultimately embraces the radical act of #forgiveness. Alongside her daughter, she redefines home, healing, and the very meaning of #motherhood.

A Mother Apart is a powerful testament to #resilience , #reconciliation , and the #courage to break cycles of neglect.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/a-mother-apart/

#Jamaicans #Documentary #NFB #CanadianFilm #Abandonment #BlackMastodon

In the fall of 1985, a small group of #Haida people stood on a muddy #logging road on #LyellIsland —and refused to move. What followed was a landmark act of peaceful #resistance that helped spark a nationwide reckoning around land, #sovereignty and #environmental #justice. Drawing from over a hundred hours of electrifying #archival footage, The Stand immerses us in the tension, #courage and quiet #humanity of that moment.

Directed by Christopher Auchter (Now Is the Time), the film honours the #Elders , #activists and supernatural spirits who helped shape a new future for the #HaidaNation — and for all of #Canada.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/the-stand/

#BCForestryReform #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BClogging #IndigenousLand #IndigenousRights #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #CDNpoli #FirstNations #IndigenousSovereignty #Landback #Documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB