SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 4pm
FIRST EYES
at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, Front & York
ROBERTA, Caroline Monnet, Quebec, 9m, Drama
Housewife and grandmother Roberta struggles to fit the
conformist society she lives in and turns to amphetamines to
cure her boredom.
AVILIAQ, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, NU, 15m, Drama
Set in a 1950’s Inuit community, Aviliaq tells the story of two
Inuit lesbians struggling to stay together in a new world run
by outsiders.
VESSEL, Terril Calder, Ontario, 1m, Animation
A decaying body reflects the greed and desire of man in this
boldly compelling meditation on violence.
PILGRIMS, Marie Clements, BC, 7m, Drama
Visceral and haunting, director Marie Clements crafts a visual
poem that traverses the underworld to reveal one man’s
unsettling journey to his last living moments.
WAKENING, Danis Goulet, Ontario, 9m, Drama
In the aftermath of a brutal military occupation, Cree warrior
Weesagechak braves an a