Alternative New Media On Screen

Saturday, October 20 10:30 am
TIFF Bell Lightbox
Cinema 4

 This screening is dedicated to a selection of the Festival’s alternative and new media offerings. Attending artists will present their works on the big screen and engage in a lively Q&A about the creative and technical process behind these interactive and socially driven artworks. This program also includes the Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative (www.imagineNATIVE.org/SSDI)

Screening: 

De Nort: New Media Exhibition

De Nort echoes how realities and cultures within all reserves are influenced and shaped by mainstream Canadian society. Forced reserve placement of Aboriginal people and the convoluted realities that are a result of this led the ITWĒ Collective to explore how traditional memories and knowledge are being replaced by “manufactured” memories through new objects and their cultural affiliations.

Indigenous Routes

Seven Indigenous youth engage in a new media exploration towards the creation of an interactive online documentary. Participants worked with mentors Archer Pechawis and Amanda Strong to develop personal narratives. This project’s installation premiere is at the imagineNATIVE/Gallery 44 group youth exhibition Resonate.

The Picto Prophesy Project

This work is an examination of prophecies inviting viewers to engage in a discourse about Indigenous dream culture and visions. GPS-based, Picto Prophesy builds on the tradition of storytelling using pictographs, rock landmarks, Totem Poles and Story Poles.

SNARE

Directed by: 
Lisa Jackson

Spare and visually arresting, Snare is a performance piece that captures the brutality of violence against Aboriginal women, as well as the possibility of healing and grace.

Like It Was Yesterday

Directed by: 
Jesse Gouchey
Xstine Cook

 

Spray paint is used to animate a series of portraits of missing women. The animated portraits were painted frame-by-frame as murals and banners, which now serve as memorials in the communities where the women disappeared.

WHEN IT RAINS

Directed by: 
Cara Mumford

WHEN IT RAINS is a silent dance film portraying one woman’s struggle for balance between her traditional upbringing and the harsh reality of the city.

Your Courage Will Not Go Unnoticed

Directed by: 
Angela Sterritt

An animation of empowered, Indigenous life-givers sharing dreams, strength and knowledge illustrating that Aboriginal women deserve honour and the right to live in an equitable world.