Date & time
Monday, April 4, 2016
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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Cinema Politica: THE PASS SYSTEM
Montreal premiere with director Alex Williams in attendance!
Speaker(s)
Alex Williams, director
Cost
This event is free
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Where
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve W.
Room H-110
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Yes
Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal premiere of THE PASS SYSTEM! Through Indignenous elders' stories of resistance and survival, this film illuminates a shocking period in Canada’s history when it embraced racial segregation. Director Alex Williams will be in attendance!
This event is co-presented with Concordia's Indigenous Art Research Group. Admission is by donation basis ($5-10 suggested). The venue is wheelchair accessible.
THE PASS SYSTEM
Alex Williams / Canada / 2015 / 51 ' / English
For over 60 years, the Canadian government illegally denied many Indigenous peoples of the prairies the basic freedom to leave reserves, forcing them to carry a pass when they did so. Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Ojibwe and Blackfoot Elders tell their stories of living under and resisting the system, and link their experiences to today. Legendary actor Tantoo Cardinal narrates this investigative look into a little-known Canada.