As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES programming, the Richmond Public Library will present three short NFB films to highlight National Day of Truth & Reconciliation.

INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SCREENING

NOW IS THE TIME | Christopher Auchter | 2019 | 16 min

When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps easily through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village of Old Massett gathered to celebrate the event that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.

THE MOUNTAIN OF SGAANA | Christopher Auchter | 2017 | 10 min

The Mountain of SGaana spins a magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him. Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter’s dream-like gem brilliantly entwines traditional animation with formal elements of Haida art, which are brought to life by a rich, evocative palette and stylized effects.

THREE THOUSAND| Asinnajaq | 2017 | 14 min

Inuk artist Asinnajaq plunges us into a sublime imaginary universe—14 minutes of luminescent, archive-inspired cinema that recast the past, present and future of Inuit in a radiant new light. Diving into the NFB’s vast archive, she parses the complicated cinematic representation of  the Inuit, harvesting fleeting truths and fortuitous accidents from a range of sources—newsreels, propaganda, ethnographic docs, and works of Inuit filmmakers. Embedding historic footage into original animation, she conjures up a vision of hope and beautiful possibility.

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FREE SCREENING
The films will be playing continuously on a loop during the library’s opening hours.

For more information, visit the library’s page event.