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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/john-ware-congress-coffee/
SUMMARY:John Ware Reclaimed & Q&A with Cheryl Foggo
DESCRIPTION:As part of its ongoing free film screening series\, Congress Co
 ffee in Calgary will host a screening of John Ware Reclaimed\, followed by
  a Q&amp\;A with filmmaker Cheryl Foggo.\n\nJohn Ware Reclaimed (Cheryl Fo
 ggo | 2020 | 1h 12 m)\n\nIs it possible to love someone who died before 
 you were born? Cheryl Foggo believes so. John Ware Reclaimed follows aut
 hor\, playwright\, and filmmaker Foggo on her quest to uncover the rich an
 d complex story of John Ware\, the iconic and larger-than-life Black cowbo
 y who settled in Alberta prior to the turn of the 20th century. As she re
 searches the many truths of Ware’s life amid the superficial myths and m
 istellings surrounding him\, she recalls her childhood in Calgary\, Albert
 a. She revisits her own experiences of racism\, and her family’s pioneer
  history as part of the 1910 migration to western Canada to escape violenc
 e in the southern United States. She also evokes the often-suppressed hist
 ory of a thriving Black presence in the Canadian west: the Black cowboys\,
  ranchers\, labourers\, and farmers who lived\, worked\, and raised famili
 es here\, including earlier generations of her own family in northern Sask
 atchewan and Alberta.\n\nPart ode\, part eulogy\, part mystery\, with view
 s of sweeping prairie landscapes and music inspired by John Ware\, the fil
 m reveals Ware to be a rounded and sometimes enigmatic man\, and reaffirms
  him as a major figure in Albertan—and Canadian—history. Foggo’s arc
 hival\, genealogical\, and archaeological research\, and her creative reim
 agining of John Ware’s life and family\, show who he might have been\, h
 ow he might have lived\, and what his legacy means for a version of Canada
  that often denies its history of anti-Black racism.\n\nLearn more about t
 he film here.\n\nLooking for discussion materials? View the NFB Education 
 study guide here.\n\n—–\n\nFind more information on upcoming screening
 s on the Congress Coffee website.
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LOCATION:Congress Coffee\, 215 36 Ave NE #1A\, Calgary\, AB\, T2E 2L4\, Can
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