[OPIRG-EVENTS] Mar.20-28 - Aboriginal Film Festival

["Mary Foster" <mfoster@web.ca>]

Where the Rivers Meet - Aboriginal Film Festival
4 films In partnership with the National Film Board of Canada


If the Weather Permits - World Premiere!
A National Film Board of Canada production
Directed by Elisapie Isaac and produced by Yves Bisaillon
March 20 - 7 :00 p.m. English; 8:00 p.m. French - CMC Theatre
In an Inuit society fraught with rapid change, this film portrays the
struggle
of elders to maintain their culture and the reality of young people who live
between two worlds. This evening's screening includes a short Inuit musical
performance and a question period with director Elisapie Isaac. Light
refreshments are served from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $8 at the Box Office or through Ticketmaster.


Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew
A National Film Board of Canada production
Produced by Silva Basmajian and directed by Drew Hayden Taylor
March 22 - 7:00 p.m. - Southern Salon
Join us for a laugh-a-minute road trip through the world of Aboriginal
humour.
Evening screening includes a live stand-up comedic performance by Ottawa's
own
Don Kelly and open mike discussion with the film's director and renowned
playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor.
Tickets: $8 at the Box Office or through Ticketmaster.


First Scientists - World Premiere!
An Exploration Production Inc. film
Written and directed by Mark Sandiford
March 25 - 7:00 p.m. - Southern Salon
A fast-paced introduction to the breadth of Native Canadian science and
technology. The documentary uses examples ranging from igloo geometry to
food
chemistry to forest ecology to show how traditional knowledge is as valuable
today as it ever was. Stay with us after the screening for an interesting
panel
discussion.
Tickets: $8 at the Box Office or through Ticketmaster.


How the Fiddle Flows
A National Film Board of Canada release
Directed & written by Greg Coyes
Produced by Leigh Badgley, Ava Karvonen, Bonnie Thompson and Jerry
Krepakevich
March 28 - 7:00 p.m. - Southern Salon
A spirited journey with Métis fiddlers and dancers. Evening includes a talk
by
writer-director Gregory Coyes.
Tickets: $8 at the Box Office or through Ticketmaster.



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