DRIFF in a JIFF is back!
Join us for our free ‘DRIFF in a Jiff’ spotlight on short films for RMG Fridays at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
SCREENING LOCATION: DOWNSTAIRS IN THE LOOKOUT | ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY | 72 QUEEN STREET | OSHAWA
Screening: May 1 at Whitby Public Library.
Join us at the Whitby Public Library for a screening of Reel Injun Directed by Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes and Neil Diamond!
In this feature-length documentary, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema. Featuring hundreds of clips from old classics as well as recent releases, the film traces the evolution of the “Hollywood Indian.” Diamond guides the audience on a journey across America to some of cinema’s most iconic landscapes and conducts candid interviews with celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson and Jim Jarmusch. The film is a loving look at cinema through the eyes of the people who appeared in its very first flickering images and have survived to tell their stories in their own way.
Click here for a link to the trailer.
Total run time: 1 hour 28 minutes.
Location: Whitby Public Library (Central Library) | Meeting Room 1 | 405 Dundas St West.
Each screening features special Q&A time with the filmmakers!
Screening: May 3
Join us at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery for a screening of Frida in the Sky Directed by Dani Sudan.
Frida, an 8-year-old engineering prodigy, builds an airplane behind her mother’s back to follow in her Abuela’s legacy.
Total run time: 6:14 Minutes.
Each screening features special Q&A time with the filmmakers!
Screening: June 7
Join us at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery for a screening of Common as Red Hair Directed by Robbie Robertson!
The aftermath of an emotional funeral causes a grieving father and mother to reexamine their early life decision to have gender normalization surgery performed on their intersex infant.
Total run time: 15 minutes.
Each screening features special Q&A time with the filmmakers!
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