Special Screening
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
AMISK
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1977
- Canada
- s.t. English
- 40 min
Special Screening
Released in 1971, this lyrical short documentary marked the directorial debut of legendary Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin. Filmed at a residential school in northern Ontario, it is composed entirely of drawings by young Cree children and stories told by the children themselves.
CHRISTMAS AT MOOSE FACTORY
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1971
- s.t. French
- 13 min
Special Screening
In From the East, the Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman takes viewers on a contemplative, dialogue-free exploration of post-Soviet Union Eastern Europe.
D'EST
- Chantal Akerman
- 1993
- Belgium, France
- 110 min
Special Screening
A figure wanders through a deserted building she is keeping watch over. At the intersection of fiction, essay, and experimental film, this work is a multifaceted reflection on how we see the world.
MADEMOISELLE KENOPSIA
- Denis Côté
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 80 min
Special Screening
Astute, politically driven, and partly composed of thoughtfully arranged archival images, this film gives pride of place to the popular music of the Great Depression.
LA TURLUTE DES ANNÉES DURES
- Pascal Gélinas, Richard Boutet
- 1983
- Canada (Quebec)
- 90 min