The Calgary Society of Independent Filmakers (CSIF) and Nakoda AV Club presents:

The Embargo Project

Thursday, December 03, 2015 @ 6:30 PM
Bearspaw Youth Centre - Division No. 15, Morley, AB
FREE Admission

CSIF and the Nakoda AV Club, with support of the Stoney Nation - Youth Empowerment Synergy YES Program and Canada Bridges are excited to present The Embargo Project in Morley, AB on December 3rd.

The Embargo Project is an anthology of five short films by Canadian Indigenous women made possible by Microclimat Films, V-Tape and ImagineNATIVE. Participating in a collective process, each director created a film under restrictions imposed on them by their peers, to push each artist into new creative territory:

ROBERTA, DIR. CAROLINE MONNET (ALGONQUIN), 9MIN
Housewife and grandmother Roberta struggles to fit the conformist society, she lives in and turns to amphetamines and booze to cure her boredom.

SKYWORLD, DIR. ZOE HOPKINS (MOHAWK), 18MIN
A broken-hearted woman moves home to rebuild her life and give her young son roots through language and family.

BIHTTOS (REBEL), DIR. ELLE-MAIJA TAILFEATHERS (BLACKFOOT/SAMI), 14MIN
Bihttoš is an unconventional documentary that explores the complex relationship between a father and daughter.

INTEMPERANCE, DIR. LISA JACKSON (ANISHINAABE), 10MIN
In 1850, George Copway was the first Indian to publish a history of his nation, the Ojibway. Intemperance is a satire that brings to life a morally complex story of his people living in changing times.

AVILIAQ (ENTWINED), ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL (INUIT), 15MIN
Set in a 1950’s Inuit community, Aviliaq tells the story of two Inuit lesbians struggling to stay together in a new world run by outsiders.
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OPENING FILM: TRICKSTER, BY BRIDGES CANADA SUMMER FILM CAMP
When Fox tells Trickster his ideas are getting stale, he plans an epic prank. But in typical Trickster style, his own actions lead to trouble, and things don’t turn out quite the way he hopes.

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