The Strength of Water
Friday, Oct 16 2009, 9:00PM
Al Green Theatre
Co-presented by Native Women's Resource Centre, WIFT
Nia's Melancholy
2009, Australia, 11 min, Digital Beta, International Premiere
Director: S. F. Tusa
2009, Australia, 11 min, Digital Beta, International Premiere
Director: S. F. Tusa
Beautifully cinematic, Nia’s Melancholy is the haunting story of one girl’s fight to regain control of her life after her sister’s suicide.
The Strength of Water
2008, New Zealand, 86 min, 35mm, English and Maori, Canada Premiere
Director: Armagan Ballantyne
Writer: Briar Grace-Smith
2008, New Zealand, 86 min, 35mm, English and Maori, Canada Premiere
Director: Armagan Ballantyne
Writer: Briar Grace-Smith
Situated in an isolated Maori village along New Zealand’s stunning and rugged coast, this poetic tale begins when a mysterious stranger’s arrival launches a sequences of tragic events that will change a community forever.
