In Kim O'bomsawin's Call Me Human, Innu artist Joséphine Bacon says, "“I don’t think we needed the word ‘poetry’ or ‘poem’ in our language, because we were poets, simply by living in
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Shadow of Dumont (Canada, 88 min.) Dir. Trevor Cameron The challenge of connecting personal history and collective history can be tricky. Director Trevor Cameron offers a feature documentary about his great-great uncle, Gabriel
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Keep ReadingMust see Indigenous documentaries and movies from the National Film Board of Canada.
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Now is the time for artists like Christopher Auchter. The Haida filmmaker revisits a slice of NFB history and a seminal event in his community’s history with his new documentary Now Is
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Obomsawin’s latest doc, Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, completes the recent and significant six-film chapter in her body of work about the rights of Indigenous children.
Keep ReadingThe Australian Dream (Australia, 106 min.) Dir. Daniel Gordon Programme: TIFF Docs (International Premiere) Don’t ever let anyone tell you that one person can’t make a difference. The Australian Dream offers a much-needed portrait of an
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"If you fight long enough you can win...There is proof of that in the film. The film teaches you that you can never give up. You can win. And it’s possible when
Keep Readingnîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Canada, 98 min.) Dir. Tasha Hubbard Anyone wondering what is the best Canadian documentary of the spring should look no further than Tasha Hubbard’s absorbing indictment of
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