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DTSTART;TZID=America/St_Johns;VALUE=DATE:20250222
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SUMMARY:John Ware Reclaimed
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate Black History Month\, The Rooms will present a s
 creening of:\n\nJohn Ware Reclaimed (Cheryl Foggo | 2020 | 1h 12 m)\n\nI
 s it possible to love someone who died before you were born? Cheryl Foggo 
 believes so. John Ware Reclaimed follows author\, playwright\, and filmm
 aker Foggo on her quest to uncover the rich and complex story of John Ware
 \, the iconic and larger-than-life Black cowboy who settled in Alberta pri
 or to the turn of the 20th century. As she researches the many truths of 
 Ware’s life amid the superficial myths and mistellings surrounding him\,
  she recalls her childhood in Calgary\, Alberta. She revisits her own expe
 riences of racism\, and her family’s pioneer history as part of the 1910
  migration to western Canada to escape violence in the southern United Sta
 tes. She also evokes the often-suppressed history of a thriving Black pres
 ence in the Canadian west: the Black cowboys\, ranchers\, labourers\, and 
 farmers who lived\, worked\, and raised families here\, including earlier 
 generations of her own family in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta.\n\nPar
 t ode\, part eulogy\, part mystery\, with views of sweeping prairie landsc
 apes and music inspired by John Ware\, the film reveals Ware to be a round
 ed and sometimes enigmatic man\, and reaffirms him as a major figure in Al
 bertan—and Canadian—history. Foggo’s archival\, genealogical\, and a
 rchaeological research\, and her creative reimagining of John Ware’s lif
 e and family\, show who he might have been\, how he might have lived\, and
  what his legacy means for a version of Canada that often denies its histo
 ry of anti-Black racism.\n\nLearn more about the film here.\n\nLooking for
  discussion materials? View the NFB Education study guide here.\n\n—–\
 n\nFind more information\, visit the organizer's website here.
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CATEGORIES:Screenings
LOCATION:The Rooms\, 9 Bonaventure Avenue\, St. John's\, Newfoundland\, A1C
  5P9\, Canada
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