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Inconvenient Indian

Pointed View: On Barry Avrich, Knowledge Network, and Inconvenient Truths

by Pat Mullen
April 9, 2022
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What is the Canadian film industry learning from one controversy to the next? Barry Avrich said "It doesn't matter who tells them" when it comes to Black stories. What does that mean

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Statement on Issue #113 Cover Story ‘Becoming More Inconvenient’

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
January 5, 2021
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On November 25, 2020, POV mailed its latest issue, #113 (Fall/Winter 2020) to subscribers. This issue featured the cover story on the documentary Inconvenient Indian and its director, Michelle Latimer. This article

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Becoming More Inconvenient

by Nick Estes
December 14, 2020
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Michelle Latimer's Inconvenient Indian adapts the popular book by Thomas King and shatters colonial narratives about Indigenous people. history and representation.

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TIFF 2020: Inconvenient Indian Review

by Marc Glassman
September 18, 2020
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Inconvenient Indian (Canada, 90min.) Dir. Michelle Latimer Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) Given the deserved attention that Michelle Latimer has garnered during this festival season, it’s important to realize the she chose to work in the

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The Strangest TIFF Ever

by Marc Glassman
September 11, 2020
Festivals/TIFF

Thanks to the relative scarcity of films at TIFF 2020, it will be possible for online viewers, in particular, to see more than 50 percent of the documentaries curated for the festival.

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