WINNIPEG FIRST NATION: HEART OF A HOME

Dir. Jim Sanders | 2006-08 | Canada | 52 min. | Documentary

* Free admission on opening night, Thurs Jan 22

Filmmaker Jim Sanders worked with the Manitoba Urban Housing Association to create a film that looks at the Aboriginal housing situation. Can art contribute to community building? Winnipeg First Nation: Heart of a Home was created through WITH ART, a public art program of the Winnpeg Arts Council that matches artists with community groups to collaborate on meaningful issues.

“Making Winnipeg First Nation and working closely with the Aboriginal community has reaffirmed my belief in art as a gateway to the heart for all involved, be it the artist, the subject, or the audience. It is a key to unlocking a better future for all in this great city of ours.” - Jim Sanders   

Plays with - BANNOCK
Dir. Darryl Nepinak | Canada | 2006 | 7 min.
Darryl Nepinak documents his mother as she teaches him and shares stories of how she learned how to make bannock. A step by step way of teaching others about what is bannock and how to make it.

PANEL DISCUSSION - Thursday, Jan. 29 at 8:00 PM

Following the Jan. 29 screening of the film, join filmmaker Jim Sanders and  Maeengan Linklater, former Policy Analyst for the Manitoba Urban Native Housing Association (MUNHA), and Tricia Wasney, Manager-Public Art, Winnipeg Arts Council, as they discuss the making of this film and reflect on Aboriginal housing in Winnipeg through the perspective of community-based art.