In the summer of 1990, an armed standoff over a planned golf course on Kanien’kéhaka land unfolded. Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin embedded herself on the front lines of this conflict for 78 days to film the discord between the protesters, police, and military.
In 1973, a group of Montreal citizens organized a festival to raise funds in support of the Cree Indigenous people, who were losing their land because of a local hydroelectric project. Spectacular performances alternate with community meetings where locals talk of their past to defend their future.
At a residential school in James Bay, northern Ontario, Cree children share stories of their families and community at Christmas time. Incidents both big and small are illustrated and described through the children’s words and in their crayon drawings.
Buried deep in the basement of the British Museum, hidden in plastic bags and wooden boxes, lies a wealth of ancient and rare African artifacts. Over one day, the valuable objects are unveiled for the first time, revealing the vast expanse of African art stolen by colonial forces.
Filmed during the Autumn and Winter of 2012/2013 at John Calder’s – Samuel Beckett’s London publisher, collaborator and close friend – home in Montreuil. It witnesses his very particular domestic life, as well as his journey to London to visit for the last time legendary actress, Billie Whitelaw.
