The Secret Path

Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta
Admission by Donation

The Spirit Fund and The Calgary Underground Film Festival proudly present The Secret Path.

The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie's album and Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. Working with Downie's poetry and music, Lemire has created a powerful visual representation of the life of Chanie Wenjack. The film is divided into ten chapters, each a song from Downie's musical retelling of Chanie's story – from his escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, to his subsequent and heartbreaking death from hunger and exposure to the harsh weather. The final product is a uniquely immersive emotional experience - an insight into the life of a little boy who, as Gord has said, he never knew, "but will always love."

Runtime: 60 Minutes
Admission: By donation (suggested $5 minimum) and all door revenue will go to the Downie Wenjack Fund.

Director, Writer: Gord Downie
Composer: Gord Downie, with Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin
Illustration: Author Jeff Lemire
Executive Producers: Mike Downie, Patrick Downie, Gord Downie, and Sarah Polley.

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