The NFB at RIDM 2024. Kim O’Bomsawin’s Ninan Auassat: We, the Children chosen to close the festival. Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson screening in competition.
Montreal â WEBWIRE â Thursday, October 31, 2024
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 27thMontreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) with two feature films, including this years closing film, Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, NFB), by Abenaki filmmaker Kim OBomsawin. Wilfred Buck (Door Number 3 Productions/NFB), by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, will also be screening at RIDM, where it will be having its Quebec premiere. Both titles are in the Magnus Isacsson Competition. The short film Nalujuk Night (NFB, 2021), by Inuk visual artist Jennie Williams, will be shown as part of the Doc-to-Doc program, where directors whose latest projects are screening at RIDM discuss films theyd like audiences to discover. RIDM will take place from November 20 to December 1, 2024.
Closing film: Ninan Auassat: We, the Children by Kim OBomsawin
Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children) by Kim OBomsawin (93min) Quebec premiere
Produced at the NFB by Mlanie Brire, Nathalie Cloutier and Colette Loumde
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/ninan_auassat_en
The film will screen in competition as it makes its Quebec premiere during the festivals closing night on November 30 (screening by invitation only) at the Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin Cinema, with the filmmaker in attendance. This will be followed at 10:30 p.m. by a concert at the Cinmathque Qubcoise featuring the electro-pop/soul sounds of Huron-Wendat singer-songwriter Eads, presented by the NFB and RIDM and open to all. A second screening of the film, open to the public, is scheduled for December 1 at 3 p.m. at the Cinmathque qubcoise, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.Ninan Auassat celebrates the power and vitality of Indigenous youth. Shot over more than six years, the film brings us the moving stories of three groups of children from three different Indigenous nationsAtikamekw, Eeyou Cree and Innu. Filmed from a childs eye-view and without adult voices and experts on young people, the film reveals the dreams of a new generation poised to take flight. The feature film recently received the Tides Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver International Film Festival.Kim OBomsawin is an award-winning Abenaki documentary filmmaker and sociologist whos deeply passionate about sharing the stories of Indigenous Peoples. Her recent credits include the feature-length documentary Call Me Human (Je mappelle Humain), honoured at the Gmeaux Awards in 2020, and her seriesTelling Our Story, shown in TIFFs Primetime program in 2023.Ninan Auassat: We, the Children will have its theatrical release in Quebec in spring 2025.
Lisa Jacksons Wilfred Buck screening in competition
Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson(92 min) Quebec premiere
Co-produced by Lisa Jackson and Lauren Grant (Door Number 3 Productions) and Alicia Smith (NFB). Executive producers: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and David Christensen (NFB).
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/wilfred-buck
A Top 5 Audience Favourite at this years Hot Docs, the film will have its Quebec premiere and screen in competition on November 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the Cinma du Muse. A second screening is scheduled for November 24at 3:30 p.m., also at the Cinma du Muse. The filmmaker will be present at both screenings to take questions from the audience afterward.Hes from the fresh-out-of-the-bush, partly civilized, colonized, displaced people, and hes here to take us to the stars. Lisa Jacksons portrait of Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves between earth and sky, past and present, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indigenous astronomy and cosmology to tell a story that spans generations. Adapted from Bucks rollicking memoirI Have Lived Four Lives, the film weaves together stories from his life, including his harrowing young years of displacement and addiction.Lisa Jacksonis an Anishinaabe (Aamjiwnaang) filmmaker whose work has garnered two Canadian Screen Awards, been nominated for a Webby and screened at top festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, London BFI and Hot Docs. Her 2018 NFB VR experienceBiidaaban: First Lightwas viewed by more than 25,000 people, while her filmIndictmentwon Best Doc at imagineNATIVE. Jackson has been honoured with the 2022 Chicken & Egg Award as well as the 2021 DOC Vanguard Award.Wilfred Buck will be available on Crave in December 2024.
French version here | Version franaise ici.
About the NFB
Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the worlds leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each others stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canadas cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca.The NFB and its productionsand co-productionshave earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars andan Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.
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