FIRST PEOPLES, FIRST SCREENS 2
FIRST PEOPLES, FIRST SCREENS 2
 

First Peoples, First Screens 2

Contemporary Indigenous political filmmaking from across Canada, including documentary, animation, experimental and genre fiction of varying lengths.
À propos du programme

First Peoples, First Screens 2 is the second instalment of a special Cinema Politica program that showcases Indigenous socially-engaged filmmaking from across Turtle Island, with a focus on the country known as Canada.

Launched in February 2019 as a follow up to the 2016 program, this dynamic offering of animation, experimental, fiction and documentary works is divided into four thematic clusters and was curated by Jess Murwin (Mi’Kmaq), Conor McNally (Métis) and Ezra Winton.

All 20 films are circulating throughout the CP Network.

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En présentant

Still from Warrior Women
Still from Warrior Women
Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle  ·  2018  ·  1m
Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle  ·  2018  ·  1m

An exploration of what it means to balance a movement with motherhood and how activist legacies are passed down from generation to generation.

Still from Trente-Cinq
Still from Trente-Cinq
Kevin Papatie & Veronique Papatie  ·  2016  ·  5m
Kevin Papatie & Veronique Papatie  ·  2016  ·  5m

An exploration of Canada's failures with regards to the respect of the ancestral rights of Indigenous communities.

Still from Fifth Region
Still from Fifth Region
Gabriel Nuraki Koperqualuk & Aeyliya Husain  ·  2018  ·  47m
Gabriel Nuraki Koperqualuk & Aeyliya Husain  ·  2018  ·  47m

Two Inuk youth raised in southern Canada explore the complexities of identity and belonging.

Still from Kwadacha By The River
Still from Kwadacha By The River
Jessica Hallenback, Dave Shortt & Mitchell McCook  ·  2017  ·  19m
Jessica Hallenback, Dave Shortt & Mitchell McCook  ·  2017  ·  19m

In the 1960’s, the Kwadacha First Nation were flooded out of their territory by one of the largest dams in the world. It’s time for them to tell their story.

Still from Innu Assit
Still from Innu Assit
Jonathan Grégoire  ·  2016  ·  4m
Jonathan Grégoire  ·  2016  ·  4m

A poetic reflection on the past and present of Innu-Assit.

Still from Heart
Still from Heart
Sam Karney  ·  2015  ·  3m
Sam Karney  ·  2015  ·  3m

A filmmaker and poet journey to Winnipeg's North End, dispelling many of their preconceptions of the people who call the place home.

Commissaires

Conor McNally

Conor McNally is a filmmaker based in Amiskwaciy (Edmonton, Treaty 6) who bypasses formal film training to create works through a combination of instinct, trial & error. Conor’s most recent work is ôtênaw and he is a proud father and member of the Métis Nation of Alberta.

Jess Murwin

Jess Murwin is a queer non-binary curator and artist of mixed (Mi’Kmaq and settler) descent based in Tiohhtià:ke/Montreal. Their work focuses on reclaiming narrative space for alternative, subversive and nuanced points of view.

Ezra Winton

Ezra Winton is Director of Programming at Cinema Politica. He is a settler scholar from K’ómoks First Nation territory who teaches, researches and writes about curatorial politics, screen ethics, documentary and Indigenous film and media.

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