Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake) NFB Indigenous Cinema on Tour

NFB
2017

#WideAwake

Following a stellar first year for Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake) film screenings, the NFB is pleased to announce that we will continue to offer our unique collection of 250+ Indigenous-made works into 2019.

These films are the stories of our land, told by First Nations, Métis and Inuit filmmakers from every region of the country. Powerful, political, and profound, the films initiate and inspire conversations on identity, family, community, and nationhood.

The NFB collection spans five decades of Indigenous-made animated films, feature-length documentaries, fiction films, short docs, and interactive works.

Newly released films include: Our People Will Be Healed by Alanis Obomsawin, Three Thousand by Asinnajaq, The Mountain of SGaana by Christopher Auchter, The Road Forward by Marie Clements, Birth of a Family by Tasha Hubbard, and Angry lnuk by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.

To book your own community screening or to find an upcoming screening in your community, visit us at: nfb.ca/wideawake.

For more info, contact us at: wideawake@nfb.ca

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*Photo: Marie-Hélène Cousineau - Igloolik Isuma Productions*

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About the NFB

For more than 80 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has produced, distributed and preserved those stories, which now form a vast audiovisual collection—an important part of our cultural heritage that represents all Canadians.

To tell these stories, the NFB works with filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds, from across the country. It harnesses their creativity to produce relevant and groundbreaking content for curious, engaged and diverse audiences. The NFB also collaborates with industry experts to foster innovation in every aspect of storytelling, from formats to distribution models.

Every year, another 50 or so powerful new animated and documentary films are added to the NFB’s extensive collection of more than 14,000 titles, half of which are available to watch for free on nfb.ca.

Through its mandate, its stature and its productions, the NFB contributes to Canada’s cultural identity and is helping to build the Canada of tomorrow.