Event Description
Participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by joining us for film screenings throughout the day at our Downtown Branch or pick up a take-home kit from any of our locations, while supplies last. There will be kits available for both kids and adults.
Downtown Branch Film Screening Schedule:
9 a.m - Holy Angels* (14 minutes)
9:15 a.m. - Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair* (29 minutes)
9:45 a.m. - Stories Are in Our Bones* (11 minutes)
10 a.m. - The Road Forward* (1 hour, 41 minutes)
11:45 a.m. - WaaPaKe/Tomorrow* (1 hour, 20 minutes)
1:15 p.m. - Bones of Crows (2 hours, 7 minutes) - Rated 14A
3:30 p.m. - Indian Horse (1 hour, 41 minutes) - Rated 14A
5:30 p.m. - The Grizzlies (1 hour, 42 minutes) - Rated 14A
*These film screenings are presented in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada, which is Canada’s only public producer and distributor of Canadian film and series.
Trigger warning: These films discuss Canadian Residential Schools and trauma, including racism, abuse, substance abuse, harms against children, sexual abuse of children, suicide, and other topics that may be triggering for those viewing the films.
Former Residential School students can call 1-866-925-4419 for emotional crisis referral services and information on other health supports from the Government of Canada. Indigenous peoples across Canada can also go to The Hope for Wellness Help Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for counselling and crisis intervention. Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca.
