BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:669@events.nfb.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190504T000000 DTSTAMP:20190411T191044Z URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/nipawistamasowin-we-will-stand-up/ SUMMARY:nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up DESCRIPTION:Photo:  Melissa Kent/CBC Licensing\nOPENING NIGHT FILM AT HOT DOCS  | WORLD PREMIERE\n\nTasha Hubbard\n2019 | 98 min\n\nThursday\, Apr il 25 | 6:30 PM | Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (Industry Screening)\nThursda y\, April 25 | 9:45 PM | Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema* (Opening night)\nSatu rday\, April 27 | 1:00 PM | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2*\nSaturday\, May 4 | 10:0 0 AM | Isabel Bader Theatre\n\n\n* Screenings including a Q&\;A with th e director and special guests.\nTo purchase tickets\, click here.\n\nVENU E LOCATIONS:\nHot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor St. W.\nTIFF Bell Light box 350 King St. W\nIsabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles St. W\n \;\nOn Aug ust 9\, 2016\, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot t o the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. The jury’s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured  international attention\, raising questions about racism embedded within C anada’s legal system and propelling Colten’s family to national and in ternational stages in their pursuit of justice. Sensitively directed by T asha Hubbard\, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up weaves a profound na rrative encompassing the filmmaker’s own adoption\, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies\, and a transformative vision of a future wh ere Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04 /IMG_2207_CreditMelissaKent_CBC-e1574371055956.jpg CATEGORIES:Festivals LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, Ont ario\, Canada GEO:43.6654163;-79.41038530000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=506 Bloor Street West\, Tor onto\, Ontario\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cin ema:geo:43.6654163,-79.41038530000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR