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FILM CATALOGUE

Search the Winnipeg Film Group's Film Catalogue for independent Canadian films dating back to 1973.

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Four Faces of the Moon

By Amanda Strong | 00:12:56 | Animation | 01/09/2016

Four Faces of the Moon is an animated short told in four chapters, exploring the reclamation of language and Nationhood and peeling back the layers of Canada's colonial history. This is a personal story told through the eyes of director and writer Amanda Strong, as she connects the oral and written history of her family…

Crash Site

By Sonya Ballantyne | 00:13:00 | Animation, Narrative-Fiction | 25/07/2015

After her parents' death, Kaley must move from the reserve to the city to live with her older sister. After an argument, Kaley runs away to return home. During her journey, she meets a superhero who tells her how to hone her own powers.

One River Many Relations

By Michael Tyas, Stphane McLachlan | 01:02:06 | Documentary | 06/01/2015

"One River Many Relations" explores the Athabasca Oil Sands from a marginalized and often silenced perspective: Communities that live downstream. The film is a collaborative community effort featuring interviews with local Cree, Dene and MÃ©tis members from Fort Chipewyan. It gets to the heart of their concerns for their families, traditional ways and territories as…

Kewekapawetan: Return after the Flood

By Jennifer Dysart | 00:28:55 | Documentary | 14/06/2014

A Cree community in northern Manitoba Canada returns to their original village site that they were forced to abandon due to the purposeful flooding of their lake.

A Right to Eat

By Janelle Wookey, Jrmie Wookey | 00:48:47 | Documentary | 02/02/2015

A Right to Eat follows regular families, living in Northern Manitoba, in their fight to put healthy food on the table. A deeply intimate look at the frightening realities of food insecurity faced by two of Canadaâs most isolated northern First Nation communities and their courageous battle against hunger, disease and dependency.

IKWÃ

By Caroline Monnet | 00:04:35 | Documentary, Experimental | 01/06/2009

IKWÃ is an experimental film that weaves the narrative of one womanâs (IKWÃ) intimate thoughts with the teachings of her grandmother, the Moon, creating a surreal narrative experience that communicates the power of thoughts and personal reflection.

Grand Rapids

By Gregory Zbitnew | 01:15:00 | Documentary | 01/01/2011

Grand Rapids, Manitoba, is situated where the Saskatchewan River flows into Lake Winnipeg. For thousands of years, indigenous people fished for sturgeon along the shoreline of the rapids. Misapawistik was the Cree name for the rapids. The energy of the swiftly moving water provided spiritual power, as well as increased strength in body and endurance.This…

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ABOUT US

The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.

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We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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