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Alanis Obomsawin – A People’s Voice & Vision (Innovative Media Masters Series)
Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre in partnership with Art Gallery of Hamilton presents
Innovative Media Masters: Group of Nine – Part 4
Alanis Obomsawin – A People’s Voice & Vision
April 17, 2010 7 PM
Artist in Attendance for Interactive Question & Answer Session
@ Art Gallery of Hamilton (Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Pavilion) – 123 King St. W, Hamilton
905-527-6610 ext. 6610 / film@artgalleryofhamilton.com / http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com
ARTIST BIO:
Alanis Obomsawin, a member of the Abenaki Nation, is one of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers. She has become not only Canada's most famous indigenous filmmaker but also one of the most well known Canadian documentarians. For over 30 years, she has directed documentaries at the NFB with strong social content, inspired by the desire to let the voices of her people be heard.
PROGRAMME:
1/ RICHARD CARDINAL: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child 29 min 10 sec 1986 colour
This is a tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis teenager who committed suicide in 1984. Richard had been taken from his home at the age of 4 because of family problems and spent the rest of his short life moving in and out of foster homes, group homes, and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, he left behind a diary upon which this award winning drama is based.
2/ Gene Boy Came Home 24 min 2007 colour sound Alanis Obomsawin turns her camera on the ugliness of war through the eyes of one survivor, Vietnam War veteran Eugene “Gene Boy” Bendict, from her home community of Odanak.
3/ Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises 104 min. 2006 film Obomsawin's illustrious career comes full circle with this film. Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, she returns to the village where she was raised to craft a lyric account of her own people.
CURATOR BIO:
Nora Hutchinson received her MFA from The University of Guelph in 1988. She has a substantial career in teaching and in producing works in video, performance art, music composition and installation. Hutchinson has taught at The Ontario College of Art [1982-1996] The University of Guelph and York University. She has shown her work both locally and internationally. Her awards include The Lesley Neilson Award, The Portland Oregon Award and The Video Roma Award.
PURCHASE TICKETS: General $15 | Factory Members $12 | Seniors/Students $10
In person at the Factory: Monday to Friday, 12 – 4 PM
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