SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna – TMU Film Screening and Q&A with Director Helen Haig-Brown

Featuring

Sgaawaay K’uuna [Edge of the Knife]

Helen Haig-Brown & Gwaii Edenshaw · 2018 · 1h39m

A stunning cinematic achievement and a spellbinding tale of pride, tragedy, and remorse set in Haida Gwaii in Canada’s Pacific Northwest in the 1800s.

With director Q&A

Admission

By donation (suggested: $5-$10)

Cinema Politica – TMU invites you to a free in-person screening of SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna – Edge of the Knife. This award-winning film about transformation and redemption is the first feature film entirely in the Haida language.

Set in the early 1800’s, Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s powerful film tells the story of a Haida man who, having caused a fatal accident, disappears into the epic wilderness of Haida Gwaii. When he emerges a year later, he is profoundly changed.

We are honoured that Co-Director Helen Haig-Brown will join us remotely after the screening for a Q & A to discuss the themes and the process of making the film.

Please join us! No tickets are required.

This is a presentation of Cinema Politica – TMU. For more information, visit www.cinemapolitica.org.

This presentation gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council, the School of Image Arts – TMU and the Toronto Metropolitan Association of Part-Time Students

Further information: cinemapoliticaTMU@gmail.com

Tue., Feb. 07, 7:00 pm