June 21 – August 11 This series, the largest and most wide-ranging of its kind ever seen in North America, features key works from four countries that form the canon of First Peoples cinema: Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
This sidebar programme, featuring screenings and on-stage discussions with a number of special guests, offers a critical viewpoint on some of the most famous films ever made about First Peoples by non-Native directors.
June 21, 7:00pm First Peoples Cinema kicks off with the world premiere of the acclaimed throat-singer's new composition, created especially to accompany our screening of Robert Flaherty's classic documentary. Read More
A Free exhibition HSBC Gallery June 21 – August 19, 2012 Curated by Jesse Wente and Steven Loft New media work by contemporary First Peoples artists Read More Alan Michelson, TwoRow II, 2005. photo © National Gallery of Canada
August 11, 11:00pm at Harbourfront Centre FREE EVENT! Fresh off of their national tour and the release of their self-titled debut album, DJ Bear Witness, DJ NDN and DJ Shug bring their infectious mix of traditional drums, Jamaican dub and urban beats back to Toronto.
Three leading figures from the Indigenous film world offer their insights into the now global phenomenon of First Peoples cinema. Read More