Art on the Screens: National Indigenous Peoples Day

The City’s Digital Public Art Program, in partnership with Winnipeg Film Group, presents this special Art on the Screens screening of Indigenous film and media arts.

In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, a showcase of film by Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island will play on the screens:

Short Films Showcase

• emicetoset-Many Bloodlines: a short film by Theola Ross (Cree) about a relationship between two women as they decide that the white partner will carry her partner’s Indigenous child.
• Alice and Kevin: a short film by Sam Vint about Alice, who is in a race against time to get basic human rights for her son Kevin, who has cerebral palsy.
• Run As One – The Journey of the Front Runners: a short film by Erica Daniels, about ten Indigenous boys in 1967 who ran the Pan Am torch 800 km.
• Memere Metisse: a short film by Janelle Wookey (Michif), about her grandmother’s deep secret.
• Spirit Bear and Children Make History: a stop motion animation based on the book written by Dr. Cindy Blackstock, by Amanda Strong (Michif). Amanda Strong grew up in Mississauga.
• I’m Metis: a short film by L. Christian Goulet about a resourceful young Metis man who comes to the rescue of family, friends and strangers.
• Kewekapawetan: Return after the Flood: a short documentary by Jennifer Dysart (Cree) about a Cree community’s recovery from flooding.
• Moccasin Stories: a short documentary by Charlene Moore, in which a young mother looks to connect with her culture in order to teach her children.
• Warchild: a short experimental film by Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe) about a young man’s portage between wilderness and a city as he reflects on his troubled past and hopeful future.
• Two Scoops: a short animation about filmmaker Jackie Traverse’s (Anishinaabe) personal story about the “Sixties Scoop”.

Urban Eclipse: Feature Film

Filmmaker Jesse Green (Dakota, Anishinaabe) travels to his home community of Shoal Lake 40 interviewing people about the impacts of a municipal acqueduct in the 100+ years since it was built. Weaving in interviews with historians and archival material Green builds a strong case about the exploitation of his community.

Moccasin Identifier Project

In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Moccasin Identifier Project has been installed around the fountain. For more information, please visit www.moccasinidentifier.com.