SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna – Carleton Film Screening and Q & A with Director Gwaai Edenshaw

Featuring

Sgaawaay K’uuna [Edge of the Knife]

Helen Haig-Brown & Gwaii Edenshaw · 2018 · 1h39m

A stunning cinematic achievement and a spellbinding tale of pride, tragedy, and remorse set in Haida Gwaii in Canada’s Pacific Northwest in the 1800s.

Followed by Q&A with directors and guest

Admission

By donation (suggested: $5-$10)

SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna – Edge of the Knife is an award-winning film about transformation and redemption and the first feature film entirely in the Haida language.

Set in the early 1800’s, Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s powerful film tells the story of a Haida man who, having caused a fatal accident, disappears into the epic wilderness of Haida Gwaii. When he emerges a year later, he is profoundly changed.

We are honoured that Co-Director Gwaai Edenshaw will join us remotely after the screening for a Q & A along with researcher Kahente Horn-Miller (Mohawk) to discuss the themes and the in-depth community process of making the film, and how it connects to language revitalization.

The film is preceded by Louise BigEagle’s remarkable short, To Wake Up the Nakota Language, about Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation.

A post-screening discussion with directors Helen Haig-Brown and Gwaii Edenshaw, along with researcher Kahente Horn-Miller (Mohawk), will follow the projection.

Please join us! No tickets are required.

Wednesday, February 15 5:30 PM

St. Patrick’s Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

Room SP100

This is a presentation of Carleton University’s Film Studies Program, the Faculty of Canadian and Indigenous Studies, and Cinema Politica

This presentation gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Wed., Feb. 15, 5:30 pm