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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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Confessional

By Peter Malcolm | 00:09:43 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 2011-03-19

A ride-sharing driver picks up a client on his way to court to hear a verdict on allegations of corporate theft. Only through discussion of struggle and the pursuit of happiness does the passenger leave the vehicle a changed man.

dialogue

By Matthew Etches | 00:10:21 | Experimental | 01/01/2001

dialogue explores the creation of identity. In this case, the identity of Moira, a hauntingly beautiful and passionate young woman. This is her story: a movement from passive recipient to active creator of Moira's own identity. dialogue concludes with an explosive, and shocking decision.

Sweet Night

By Jessie Short | 00:06:53 | Narrative-Fiction | 07/10/2016

Andy is a young MÃ©tis woman living in a big city. When a friend invites Andy to accompany her to a large city park where she introduces Andy to sweet grass, it sparks a night of interpersonal exploration and self-discovery, ultimately reconnecting Andy with her Indigenous roots.

SWEAT

By Kristin Snowbird | 00:04:44 | Documentary | 21/06/2016

A sweat lodge ceremony cannot be documented. In this film, I recreate my experience and what brought me to the sweat lodge with a metaphorical and poetic interpretation of this beautiful ceremony.

Wake Up!

By Jessie Short | 00:05:58 | Documentary, Experimental | 18/10/2015

A MÃ©tis woman explores identity by transforming herself into one of the only widely known MÃ©tis icons, a man named Louis Riel, who lived over 100 years ago.

Listening at Night

By David McGregor | 00:11:23 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 20/11/2014

A woman recalls an event from her early 20s that left an indefinable but significant mark on her identity. Listening at Night explores how small moments weave themselves into our sense of self and take on greater significance as time passes.

dialogue

By Matthew Etches | 00:10:21 | Experimental | 1/1/2001

dialogue explores the creation of identity. In this case, the identity of Moira, a hauntingly beautiful and passionate young woman. This is her story: a movement from passive recipient to active creator of Moira's own identity. dialogue concludes with an explosive, and shocking decision.

A Good Indian

By Andrew George | 00:08:00 | Drama, Narrative-Fiction | 01/02/2010

A fair skinned first nations person has his pride and identity put to the test when two bar patrons involve him in a discussion.

yaya/ayat

By Hagere Selam (shimby) Zegeye-Gebrehiwot | 00:05:25 | Documentary, Experimental | 01/07/2010

yaya/ayat explores identities, being lost in translation and distance. But at its core itâs about the filmmaker longing for a relationship with her geographically distant grandma and her journey to Greece to find her. This is an experimental documentary about how being a part of any diaspora shapes a personâs identity.

Souvenirs: Waiting for the Parade

By Paula Kelly | 00:07:18 | Documentary | 01/09/2008

Waiting for the Parade transforms the 75th anniversary celebration of Winnipeg in 1948 into a discourse on the city's shifting identities through decades of progress and regress, cynicism and hope.This film is part of a trio of shorts (Sand and Stone, Watermarks, Waiting for the Parade) about the city of Winnipeg, which sift through the…

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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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