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ILDI documentary Living Culture, Speaking Truth screens at Vancouver Latin American film fest

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 11:45 AM PDT

Documentary Living Culture, Speaking Truth: Language Revitalization In Our Communities from directors Alex Lazarowich, Petie Chalifoux, Roxann Whitebean (all NSI IndigiDocs) and Mike Black (CBC New Indigenous Voices) will be screening at the 2019 Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF).

The film was a collaboration between the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) and the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc. (ILDI). It premiered at Dreamspeakers International Film Festival in April 2019.

Living Culture, Speaking Truth looks through the lens of seven Indigenous communities who have taken initiative by employing their own unique strategies to challenge the decline of Indigenous language usage, and are on the forefront of strengthening and revitalizing their languages. In uplifting, inspiring accounts of resiliency, these communities epitomize the value and significance language has on the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.

The film screens as part of VLAFF’s Languages of Sovereignty program on August 30 at The Cinematheque in Vancouver.

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The Freeze by Trevor Mirosh + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 10:34 AM PDT

Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Trevor Mirosh, Alan Wong, and Pascal Tremblay and Sean Stiller.

The Freeze

The Freeze | Sci-fi/horror, 9:13, English, BC, 2017 | Director: Trevor Mirosh

Inside their apartment, a young girl and her roommate discover their 1950s fridge is more than it seems.

The Interrogation M.A.

The Interrogation M.A. | Comedy, 14:49, English, MB, 2017 | Director: Alan Wong

A steely detective interrogates a cagey woman, but things are not what they seem.

Solastalgia

Solastalgia | Experimental, 5:15, English, BC, 2019 | Directors: Pascal Tremblay, Sean Stiller

A creative short film on the everyday intimacy of climate change.

Solastalgia is a neologism that describes a form of mental or existential distress caused by environmental change.

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Call for films / submit by September 3

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will premiere in the NSI Online Short Film Festival between September 16 and December 2, 2019. Films must play for a minimum of three months after their premiere date.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

Read about the most recent winner.

Your film must be less than 30 mins. Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, sci-fi, horror, music video and experimental are all eligible and must be made by a Canadian writer, director or producer.

Submit your film

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is a year-round Canadian short film showcase with new films added every week. Since launching in 2008, the festival has programmed hundreds of films and awarded over $125K to Canadian media artists. Many of the films are available to watch in the archives.

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment, CBC Gem, Super Channel; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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