Friday 1pm - 3pm | OCT. 19 WEAVING WORLDS Al Green Theatre
The Post
Weaving Worlds
Done Dirt Cheap
Weaving Worlds
Director: Debbie Carmody Australia, 5:45, 2007, Digital Beta
Director: Bennie Klain USA, 57:00, 2007, Beta SP
Canadian Premiere
Ontario Premiere
Two mischievous miners find a way to give a gold-digging tourist a little less than he bargained for.
An exploration of the intricate relationships between Navajo rug weavers and reservation traders, this insightful documentary reveals the delicate balance between maintaining cultural traditions, economic survival, and the artistic validation sought by many weavers. While their creations are highly valued and collected around the world, foremost for weavers is their constant quest for cultural continuity through creating textiles and the effects of globalisation on their land, their sheep, and their livelihoods. Weaving Worlds highlights Navajo tales of how the West was spun.
Aboriginal Australian Debbie Carmody is a documentary writer/director whose directing credits include Sissy, and Rosie, both for ABC TV.
The Post Director: Darlene Naponse Canada, 10:00, 2006, Digital Beta In English and Ojibway with English subtitles Ontario Premiere Two families defending the land mirror each other in this thoughtfully constructed drama. The story of a Scottish settler running the Hudson Bay trading post in 1824 and struggling to provide for his young family is intertwined with that of an Ojibway man and daughter living in the bush, defending their people’s land and rights.
Director Bennie Klain (Navajo) began his career in radio broadcasting. A fluent Navajo speaker, he often incorporates the language into his work. He is currently the Native Programming Liason for the Ciné las Americás International Film Festival in Austin, Texas, where his production company, TricksterFilms, is based.
Darlene Naponse is an Ojibway writer, filmmaker and poet from Atikameksheng - Whitefish Lake First Nation in northern Ontario. Committed to living and working from and in her reserve, she has been making films for a decade and is currently developing a feature.
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