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National Indigenous History Month

Free admission to Indigenous-identifying patrons

Call (604) 683-3456 or visit the VIFF Centre Box Office at 1181 Seymour St to book tickets. Helpline open Monday-Friday 12:00 pm-5:00 pm.

Angela's Shadow

Dir. Jules Arita Koostachin
93 min

When a socialite visits her nanny’s remote reserve, she discovers her Cree ancestry and delves into her new-found spiritual traditions to save herself and her newborn baby from her husband’s psychotic, and purity-obsessed racism.

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7:45 pm
Thu Jun 26
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Endless Cookie

Dir. Seth Scriver & Peter Scriver
97 min

The less you know about Endless Cookie beforehand, the better you will be prepared. Seriously.

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4:00 pm
Tue Jul 01
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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The Great Salish Heist

96 min

From the director of Sweet Summer Pow Wow, The Great Salish Heist is a scrappy indie Ocean's 11 with bags of charm and some authentic things to say about cultural colonialism. (Free relaxed screenings for National Indigenous Peoples Day.)

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Sweet Summer Pow Wow

Dir. Darrell Dennis
92 min

After the local hit The Great Salish Heist, writer-director Darrell Dennis proves his versatility with this charming love story about two young people who meet cute on BC's Pow Wow circuit. Her mom wants her to become a lawyer, but Jinny loves to dance...

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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again

Dir. Lyana Patrick
91 min

In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.

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#Skoden

Dir. Damien Eagle Bear
75 min

Pernell Bad Arm was a man, and much more than the provocative meme (captioned #Skoden: Let's go then) which went viral about a decade ago. Damien Eagle Bear gives us a warm and respectful portrait of the man he knew.

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