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Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 1 21/07/2014 5:15:05 AM On behalf of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg I would like to welcome everyone attend- First Nation community, it is my plea- ing the festival to unceded, unsurren- sure to send my greetings and a most dered ancestral Algonquin Territory. warm Algonquin welcome to everyone Please accept my best wishes for a most attending the 3rd annual Asinabka Film enjoyable and memorable week. & Media Arts Festival. Kichi migwech, This event promises to be an excellent venue for advancing works from emerg- Chief Gilbert W. Whiteduck ing and established Indigenous artists, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg both nationally and internationally. Welcome Such a festival also has the potential to help Canadian to better understand the realities of Indigenous peoples lives and experiences in this country. 2 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 2 21/07/2014 5:15:05 AM On behalf of Members of Ottawa City As Head of Council, I want to congratu- Council, it is my distinct pleasure to late the Festival coordinators, film and extend a very warm welcome to all media artists, in addition to the sponsors those participating in the 2nd Asinabka for dedicating efforts, expertise, creativ- Aboriginal Film & Media Arts Festival, ity and resources to the successful stag- taking place in the heart of Algonquin ing of this innovative gathering. ancestral territory, from July 23th to 27th 2014. I am delighted to lend my Allow me to convey my best wishes to moral support to the Festival organizers everyone present for a productive and for providing a forum for First Nations, enjoyable Festival. Inuit and Métis filmmakers and media artists, in addition to Indigenous and Sincerely, Non-Indigenous film and media arts industry artists from around the globe, to showcase their creative talents and productions. Jim Watson, Mayor The Festival also is a valuable opportu- nity for the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, along with other Indigenous populations to bring to the forefront issues of importance to their commu- nities. Festival‐goers will also share in the celebration of the Aboriginal and Indigenous languages and arts. 3 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 3 21/07/2014 5:15:05 AM Schedule 4 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 4 21/07/2014 5:15:06 AM Opening Night @ Victoria Island Currently in our 3rd year of programming, The Festival seeks to educate people the mandate of the Asinabka Festival is to about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in establish an annual Indigenous film and media Canada, and about Indigenous issues interna- arts festival in the Nations Capital that allows tionally. The Festival also provide an enter- independent artists - national, international, taining and innovative space where Indigenous Opening Night Indigenous, non-Indigenous - to share, pres- peoples can tell their own stories and see their 100 Middle St. ent, and disseminate their work. own cultures reflected back at them. Wednesday July 23 The Asinabka Festival aims to highlight works The Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival cele- 7:00 pm that examine Indigenous issues and topics, to brates and welcomes everyone to the opening support media artists and filmmakers, and to night on the beautiful Victoria Island. promote Indigenous cultures and languages. 5 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 5 21/07/2014 5:15:07 AM DAY 2 Decolonizing Together: It’s 1976 and every Native child is required Solidarity Assembly to attend the local residential school, a law Gallery Crawl 7:00-8:45pm gleefully and ruthlessly enforced by Popper, @ Gallery 101 the sadistic Indian Agent who runs the school. Organized by Indigenous Peoples Aila is a 15-year-old druglord whose payoffs to & Platform Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO) Popper keep her out of residential school. Gallery Outdoor Film Screening But when her father returns from a long stint 8:45-10:30pm in prison and her drug money goes missing, Aila’s world is turned upside down and she Rhymes for Young Ghouls must defend herself – and her crew – from the ruthless Popper. Set against the stark and 51B Young St. & Director: Jeff Barnaby • Canada • 88 brutal backdrop of Canada’s residential school 51C Young St. Minutes • 2013 • English and Mi’gMaq Rated 14A system, Barnaby crafts a landmark film that Thursday July 24 strikes first, challenges conventions and takes 7:00 pm - 1:00 am *Director in Attendance! no prisoners. 6 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 6 21/07/2014 5:15:07 AM “Noongwa (Now/Today)” Art Exhibition Opening 7:00 pm - 1:00am Exhibiting Artists: Erin Marie Konsmo (Michif/Cree/ Edmonton) Fiya Bruxa (Latino/Mapucha/Toronto) Ernie Paniccioli (Cree/New York) Jordan Bennett (Mi’kmaq/St. Johns) Nyle Johnston (Anishinabe/Toronto) The title for this Art Exhibition “Noongwa (Now/Today)” is based upon an Anishinabemowin (Ojibwa) word meaning “Now or “Today”. The curatorial theme of this exhibition celebrates and examines the work that is being created by Indigenous peoples that often traverse between the space of the urban and rural, in a literal sense, but also in a “Maanpii (Here)” Art Exhibition figurative sense through connections and ties Opening 7:00pm-1:00am to their traditional lands, cultures, and com- munities. Through these artists’ works as well Exhibiting Artists: as their many contemporaries, hip-hop culture Carmel Whittle (Mi’kmaq) is turned into a vehicle for self-determination, Simon Brascoupe (Algonquin) decolonization, the embracing of Indigenous Laura Leah (Mohawk) cultural identities, and challenging the sexism, Randy Mayes (Anishinabe) racism, and homophobia that exists in society. Brad Henry (Tlinglit) 7 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 7 21/07/2014 5:15:08 AM Transmission of Knowledge: Short Film Program 7:30pm-8:30pm DAY 3 The title for this Art Exhibition “Maanpii (Here)” is based upon the Anishinabemowin (Ojibwa) word meaning “Here”. The curatorial Film theme of this exhibition is the Indigenous lens Screenings of contemporary urban life, and the attempts @ Club SAW Gone Too Far to indigenize the urban landscape. “Maanpii Jocelyn Formsma • Canada • 2014 • 10 (Here)” features work by all local Ottawa min • English based Artists. Juliette looks for love, only to come up empty time and again. This time she takes love into her own hands to find the one - forever. 67 Nicholas St. Friday July 25 Traditional Healing 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Raymond Caplin • Canada • 2:24 • 2013 A young woman dances in a devastated forest. Then a miracle occurs. 8 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 8 21/07/2014 5:15:08 AM Tide II PLACEnta Dbaajaamowin Ishkode (Fire Story) Elisa Moar • Canada • 2:08 • 2014 Jules Koostachin • Canada • 16:00 • 2014 • Vera Wabegijig • Canada • 2014 • 22:40 • An experimental short with water movement, English English A short documentary that focuses on what the and a mesmerizing choreography of colors. The sharing between a mother and her chil- dren, and the re-discovery of First Nations element of fire teaches us about living a good traditional childbirth teachings. life while learning how to make a fire. Uprooted: Short Film Program 9:00-10:00pm Wigwas My Uncle Antoine Karl Chévier • Canada • 6:00 • 2014 • English Délia Gunn • Canada • 5:42 • 2014 • Karl talks about his life philosophy through French & Anishinabe building a birch bark canoe. Delia’s uncle Antoine can only speak Ojibwa, she knows he only has a short time to live and imagines what he would say before parting. 9 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 9 21/07/2014 5:15:09 AM Pearl When a young Anishinabe experiences racism for the first time, her mother realizes that she Elisa Moar • Canada • 2014 • 2:32 • French can’t protect her daughter from the evils of the An intimate portrayal of a young woman world. dreaming the impossible. Tired Karina Wabaquin Coon-Come • Canada • 3:25 • 2014 • English A young Cree boy runs away. He fears being placed in foster care again. The Weight Craig Commanda • Canada • 4:05 • 2014 • Uprooted Generation English A personal reflection on how depression takes Réal Jr. Leblanc • Canada • 2014 • 7:16 • Alice and Kevin Innu & French over ones life and the journey to get out of it. A young Innu returns to the scene of the Sept- Sam Vint • Canada • 2014 • 12:20 • English Îles Residential School in an effort to encour- Alice Taylor is a life long resident of remote ager healing in his community, long haunted St. Theresa Point First Nation in Northern by ghosts of the past. Manitoba, her son Kevin has cerebral palsy. Alice is in a race against time to get Kevin the Flooding Hope care he needs at home before her own health A Common Experience problems catch up with her. Myrle Ballard • Canada • 2012 • 20:28 • Shane Belcourt • Canada • 2013 • 10:20 • English English Leaks Based on Yvette Nolan’s play “Dear Mr. Buchwald”, This film examines how the Manitoba Government permanently displaced the Lake Cara Mumford • Canada • 2:42 • 2013 • this film is a poetic reflection on what it means to English be a child of a residential school survivor. St. Martin First Nation community from their ancestral home. 10 Asinabka Booklet2014finals(final final).indd 10 21/07/2014 5:15:11 AM Sean Conway is an entertainer from Curve Lake First Nation, currently residing in Peterborough, Ontario. He is an avid musical explorer bridging classic country music, rocka- billy and jazz as a guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader. Music Night @ Club SAW Tara Williamson is a poet and provoca- 67 Nicholas St. Friday July 25 teur- the spark that ignites the flame, from 10:30pm-1:00am Winnipeg, by way of Peterborough. A First Nations singer/songwriter, her music is an Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) unflinching document of self: the truth that Spotlight hurts before it heals.