Film at imagineNATIVE discusses range of masculinity of Siksika Nation men
The documentary feature Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man by writer/director Sinakson Trevor Solway will screen at imagineNATIVE in Toronto, the largest Indigenous film and media arts festival in the world. Solway is a member of Siksika Nation in Alberta. His film will be shown June 7 at the TIFF Lightbox. Siksikakowan delves into the masculinity of the Blackfoot men of Solway’s First Nation. Men from the community discuss their lives, showing not only their strengths but their vulnerabilities as well.
“How much can I speak to without hurting her?”
WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), a new #film by Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin, is having its world premiere at the #Vancouver International Film #Festival on Oct. 1.
It takes on the topic of intergenerational #trauma from the #residentialschool system and the resulting #parenting learned from #survivors.
WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) is also set to screen at the #imagineNATIVE Film + #Media #Arts Festival in #Toronto
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New film focuses on intergenerational impacts of residential schools
Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin knows there are a lot of Canadian films that have been made about the residential school system, however, her latest directorial effort, a movie titled WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), is different, she said. “I was more focused on the next generation in terms of our own lived experience and how it was like being raised by a survivor. I was kind of steering away from the survivor experience even though I’ve included it.” WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) includes a variety of interviews that Koostachin conducts with family members of survivors.
“I never thought once I was going too far.”
Hey, Viktor!, a #mockumentary by Cody Lightning, is a #rowdy reference back to Lightning’s earliest days in #movies playing young Victor Joseph in #SmokeSignals.
The film is closing the #imagineNATIVE #Film + #Media #Arts #Festival and will be shown in #Vancouver, #Calgary and #Edmonton as well.
Watch for it in select festivals in the U.S. and in #theatres soon.
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Watch for mockmentary Hey, Viktor! in film festival programs, theatres and on a streaming service soon
Cody Lightning’s directorial debut, a mockmentary titled Hey, Viktor!, had its Canadian premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, which concluded Sept. 17. And it won’t be long before Lightning’s film is screened again in the country’s most populous city. That’s because Hey, Viktor! has been selected as the closing night film for the 24th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
“It’s super cute…”
A rebellious little love story inspired by Métis kids soon to stream
Kikino Kids, a short children’s film, will stream from May 20 to May 26 as part of the imagineNATIVE festival.
Kikino Kids comes from the imagination of the youth at the Kikino Métis Settlement. The story is about two kids who fall in love.
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A rebellious little love story inspired and created by Métis kids soon to stream
Kikino Kids, a short children’s film by director Barry Bilinsky, will have viewers laughing. It will stream from May 20 to May 26 as part of the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. It’s presented as part of the Little Stars program. Bilinsky worked with actress Tantoo Cardinal through her Tap Root Actors Academy in the Métis settlement of Kikino, Alta. Kikino Kids comes from the imagination of the youth there. The story is about two kids who fall in love.
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