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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/sons-millennium-library/
SUMMARY:Sons - Millennium Library
DESCRIPTION:As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES programming\, the Millennium Li
 brary will present Sons.\n\nSons |  Justin Simms | 2024 | 70 min\n\n\nIt
 ’s a boy!  \n\nMarch 2016. Justin Simms becomes a dad.\n\nBut his joy
  is tinged with unease. Little Jude enters the world at a time when tradit
 ional notions of masculinity are being contested as never before. How can 
 he teach his boy to be a good man?\n\nWith Sons\, eight eventful years in
  the making\, the Newfoundland-based filmmaker confronts the challenge wit
 h imagination and creative flair\, crafting a big-hearted documentary essa
 y on parenting\, patriarchy—and the pain and pleasure of guiding boys th
 rough the turbulent cultural waters of the early 21st century.\n\nWoven th
 roughout is luminous informal footage of Jude’s early years\, charting h
 is trajectory from helpless newborn to hurricane of a boy\, obsessed with 
 dinosaurs and superheroes.\n\nHow can fathers steer sons away from negativ
 e models of masculinity and help them become caring adults? What does it e
 ven mean to be a “good man”? Isn’t it enough to nurture basic human 
 qualities—empathy\, confidence\, common decency—without dwelling on ge
 nder?\n\nAnchoring his enquiry in his home turf\, a vibrant neighbourhood 
 in downtown St. John’s\, Simms enlists the help of family\, friends and 
 an engaging gang of fellow dads\, all grappling with the challenge of pare
 nting boys. “Masculinity can be beautiful\,” observes one participant\
 , “but it needs a new story now.”\n\nMaking inventive use of archival 
 imagery\, Simms evokes a traditional maritime culture where men frequentl
 y were separated from their families\, and in a series of soul-bearing con
 versations with his own father\, he explores how “masculinity” can alw
 ays be questioned\, always be reimagined.\n\n\nSons | OFFICIAL TRAILER on 
 Vimeo\n\n---\n\nFREE SCREENING\nTo have more information on this screening
 \, consult the library’s website.\nOpen event. Drop in!
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CATEGORIES:Free Event,NFB IN LIBRARIES,Screenings
LOCATION:Millennium Library (Winnipeg Public Library main branch)\, 251 Don
 ald Street\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3C 3P5\, Canada
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