This is a program of short and mid-length films including: When the Children Left, Joe Buffalo, The Train Station, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin: Spirit to Soar.
Please join us for ReFrame's OPENING NIGHT event which features a keynote address by celebrated journalist Tanya Talaga who co-directed the film, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar, and a musical performance by Ansley Simpson who created the soundtrack. The Opening Night will begin with a ceremony led by Elder Shirley Williams. This event is free and open to the public, worldwide.
Content warning: these films discuss experiences of attending Residential Schools, and children who have gone missing.
Links for support:
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program (IRSRHSP) provides safe, confidential, respectful, and non-judgmental mental health and emotional support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families.
Crisis Line provides immediate emotional support for former Indian Residential School students. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-866-925-4419
Native Women's Association of Canada Elder Support Line | Canada-Wide
Available Monday-Friday 9AM-11AM EST & 1PM-3PM EST
Call 888-664-7808
First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line | Canada-Wide
If you’re experiencing emotional distress and want to talk, call the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line, available 24/7, Canada-wide.
Call 1-855-242-3310
Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin documents the stories of the seven First Nations teenagers who died or went missing while in high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario centring the voices of the families and communities. Alongside the stories of family and community, evidence of the systemic racism in Thunder Bay is revealed. The film is inspired by Tanya Talaga’s book Seven Fallen Feathers.
This is a program of short and mid-length films including: When the Children Left, Joe Buffalo, The Train Station, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin: Spirit to Soar.
Content warning: these films discuss experiences of attending Residential Schools, and children who have gone missing.
SPONSORED BY:
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Community based nonprofit promoting positive race relations. Promoting and protecting human rights and diversity in Peterborough.
Our members, both indigenous and non-indigenous, learn together. We do our best to become an example of what reconciliation looks like: people working together and treating each other with respect, justice and equality.
- Year2021
- Runtime46 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Anishnabemowin
- CountryCanada
- NotePlease note, this film deals with difficult subject matter including murder and suicide.
- DirectorTanya Talaga & Michelle Derosier
- ProducerNida Marji, Shivani Srivastava, Rose LeMay
- Executive ProducerTanya Talaga, Stuart Coxe
- CinematographerSean Stiller
- EditorEui Yong Zong
- ComposerAnsley Simpson
- Sound DesignZoe Gordon
This is a program of short and mid-length films including: When the Children Left, Joe Buffalo, The Train Station, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin: Spirit to Soar.
Please join us for ReFrame's OPENING NIGHT event which features a keynote address by celebrated journalist Tanya Talaga who co-directed the film, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar, and a musical performance by Ansley Simpson who created the soundtrack. The Opening Night will begin with a ceremony led by Elder Shirley Williams. This event is free and open to the public, worldwide.
Content warning: these films discuss experiences of attending Residential Schools, and children who have gone missing.
Links for support:
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program (IRSRHSP) provides safe, confidential, respectful, and non-judgmental mental health and emotional support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families.
Crisis Line provides immediate emotional support for former Indian Residential School students. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-866-925-4419
Native Women's Association of Canada Elder Support Line | Canada-Wide
Available Monday-Friday 9AM-11AM EST & 1PM-3PM EST
Call 888-664-7808
First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line | Canada-Wide
If you’re experiencing emotional distress and want to talk, call the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line, available 24/7, Canada-wide.
Call 1-855-242-3310
Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin documents the stories of the seven First Nations teenagers who died or went missing while in high school in Thunder Bay, Ontario centring the voices of the families and communities. Alongside the stories of family and community, evidence of the systemic racism in Thunder Bay is revealed. The film is inspired by Tanya Talaga’s book Seven Fallen Feathers.
This is a program of short and mid-length films including: When the Children Left, Joe Buffalo, The Train Station, Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin: Spirit to Soar.
Content warning: these films discuss experiences of attending Residential Schools, and children who have gone missing.
SPONSORED BY:
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Community based nonprofit promoting positive race relations. Promoting and protecting human rights and diversity in Peterborough.
Our members, both indigenous and non-indigenous, learn together. We do our best to become an example of what reconciliation looks like: people working together and treating each other with respect, justice and equality.
- Year2021
- Runtime46 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Anishnabemowin
- CountryCanada
- NotePlease note, this film deals with difficult subject matter including murder and suicide.
- DirectorTanya Talaga & Michelle Derosier
- ProducerNida Marji, Shivani Srivastava, Rose LeMay
- Executive ProducerTanya Talaga, Stuart Coxe
- CinematographerSean Stiller
- EditorEui Yong Zong
- ComposerAnsley Simpson
- Sound DesignZoe Gordon
