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Frances Koncan’s Riot Resist Revolt Repeat comes to Native Earth’s annual festival of Indigenous works

Posted: 07 Nov 2017 08:16 AM PST

Riot Resist Revolt Repeat, a play written and directed by Frances Koncan (CBC New Indigenous Voices), will be presented at this year’s Weesageechak Begins to Dance – an annual festival of Indigenous works from Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto from November 15 to 25.

Iskwe is a young Cree woman living in Winnipeg, a city surrounded by walls that keep the good things in and the bad things out (or maybe it’s the other way around). When her sister goes missing, Iskwe embarks on a journey outside the wall to seek justice, get revenge, and uncover the truth … while her psychiatrist in the hospital where she is being treated for mental illness assures her there is no wall at all.

Inspired by pipelines, by Standing Rock, by resistance, by Nick Cave, by our ancestral revolutionaries throughout history, by the culturally insensitive colonial determinants and treatments of mental illness of Indigenous peoples that perpetuate cycles of trauma, by the trendiness of neon, and by the lonesome lovely landscapes of the Great White North.

Riot Resist Revolt Repeat was also performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival this summer.

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Free industry panel on leaders in Canadian film with Molly McGlynn, November 17

Posted: 06 Nov 2017 02:04 PM PST

Shedoesthecity and Telefilm Canada present Leaders in Canadian Film, a panel discussion focusing on how women have built successful careers in the industry, the road to gender equity, and how women in ‘the biz’ can work together to enable positive change.

Molly McGlynn (NSI Drama Prize) is featured as a panelist alongside three other women working in various capacities in the industry.

The event happens Friday, 17 November from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EST in Toronto.

The morning’s panelists are:

Telefilm’s executive director Carolle Brabant will speak about Telefilm’s commitment to Canadian women in the film industry.

Find out more and register for the event.

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Jeremy and Margot Make a Baby by Daniel Beirne + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 06 Nov 2017 01:31 PM PST

Three films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Daniel Beirne, Jessica Hirtle and Delaney MacKay, and Justin Bromley.

Jeremy and Margot Make a Baby

Jeremy and Margot Make a Baby | Comedy, 11:00, English, ON, 2016 | Director: Daniel Beirne

Jeremy and his boyfriend Cruz want to have a baby. Their friend Margot, who may or may not be in love with Jeremy, is going to be their surrogate. What could possibly go wrong?

A short comedic piece with a lot of heart and maybe a little heartbreak at its centre.

Live On

Live On | Documentary, 10:00, English, NS, 2017 | Directors: Jessica Hirtle, Delaney MacKay

In 2012, 15-year-old Olivia Jollota passed away from an accidental prescription drug overdose.

Her mother, Dale, has made it her mission to ensure that Olivia’s memory lives on, while educating others on the dangers of experimenting with prescription drugs.

The Mindless Imagination of Thomas Porter

The Mindless Imagination of Thomas Porter | Drama, 10:58, English, BC, 2017 | Director: Justin Bromley

In a governmental experiment facility aimed at creating a society free of sadness and pain, new patient Thomas Porter works with experienced patient Meckenzie to escape.

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Call for films / submit by December 13

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning over $3K in cash awards. We accept films released after January 1, 2012.

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

See the most recent winners.

Your film must be less than 30 mins long. 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 made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsors A&E Television Networks, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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