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SEE FOUR INDIGENOUS-LED DOCS
SEE FOUR INDIGENOUS-LED DOCS
The Truth & ReconciliACTION Screening Series presented by TVO and HatchGallery showcases 4 Canadian Indigenous-led documentary films over 5 days, with proceeds from each event going towards a different Indigenous charity. Each instalment in the series welcomes filmmakers as special guests at The Regent for engaging post-screening Q&A sessions.
Featured Short Films
A NEW PLACE CALLED HOME
A NEW PLACE CALLED HOME
For many different reasons, people change their lives completely and find themselves starting over… in a rural area! Whether they are refugees or want to leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind or fulfill their dreams of becoming BnB hosts, chefs, or farmers, they all have a story!
Set in Prince Edward County, Ontario, this series of documentary shorts explores the reasons, challenges, and personal resiliency behind these inspiring life changes and shows how to build a life in a new place called home.
Episode 2/6: Aaron - from theater to farmer(featuring: Aaron Armstrong)
During his theater studies, Aaron started as a temp in a toy company in Toronto. After working for a while, the stress got to him and he decided to take a year off to go volunteering on farms around the world. Little did he know that this break from office life revealed to him a deep calling for farming and a desire to establish himself in Prince Edward County.
Directed by CHRYSTELLE MAECHLER
Year: 2021
Episode 2/6: Aaron - from theater to farmer(featuring: Aaron Armstrong)
During his theater studies, Aaron started as a temp in a toy company in Toronto. After working for a while, the stress got to him and he decided to take a year off to go volunteering on farms around the world. Little did he know that this break from office life revealed to him a deep calling for farming and a desire to establish himself in Prince Edward County.
BLIND VAYSHA
BLIND VAYSHA
This short film tells the story of Vaysha, a young girl born with one green eye and one brown eye. But colour isn’t the only thing that’s different about Vaysha’s gaze. While her left eye sees only the past; her right sees only the future. Like a terrible curse, Vaysha’s split vision prevents her from inhabiting the present.
Directed by THEODORE USHEVYear: 2016Length: 8m
Year: 2016Length: 8m
Length: 8m
WILD LIFE
WILD LIFE
This Oscar®-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World.
Directed by AMANDA FORBIS, WENDY TILBYYear: 2011Length: 13m
This Oscar®-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World.
Directed by AMANDA FORBIS, WENDY TILBY
Year: 2011Length: 13m
Length: 13m
THE DANISH POET
THE DANISH POET
A woman wonders what made her forefathers and foremothers meet, allowing her to become the person that she is.
Directed by TORILL KOVEYear: 2006Length: 15m
A woman wonders what made her forefathers and foremothers meet, allowing her to become the person that she is.
Directed by TORILL KOVE
Year: 2006Length: 15m
Length: 15m
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