Movie Nights

THE INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCE IN MOVIES

A small step towards establishment of right relationships with Indigenous peoples is to hear their stories and one way to hear stories is through movies.  Facilitiating these movie nights is a chance to see through the window of storytellers into the Canadian experience with this free movie series designed to open hearts, challenge thinking and prompt conversation. 

Some of the movies shown in the past include: SMOKE SIGNALS, BEFORE TOMORROW, WHALE RIDER, INDIAN HORSE AND THE GRIZZLIES.

Next showings being planed:

Rabbit-Proof Fence:

Will be shown at LVUC on TBD.

Tells the true story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home - following the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the Australian continent - with the authorities in hot pursuit. It is an important depiction of the Stolen Generation. The "Stolen Generations" is the name given to at least 100,000 Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed or taken under duress from their families by police or welfare officers between 1910 and 1970.

1h 33m

Rated: PG

There will be time for discussion and reflection after the film.

Bones of Crows:

Will be shown at LVUC on TBD.

Bones of Crows is a psychological drama told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch, Aline Spears, as she survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism and sexual abuse. Bones of Crows unfolds over one hundred years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future. This is a very recent Canadian film that had a World Premiere on September 10, 2022. Bones of Crows is not easy to view.  The film begins with a caveat about the difficult content contained therein and this is the case.

Please watch for information on further film showings. They will be announced here and in the News and Stories on the web site.