Films to Support Historically Significant Days/Weeks - REEL Canada

Beyond the films/documentaries in our DVD collection (library office), school-based subscription to CBC Curio/News in Review, and National Film Board Canada, you have the opportunity to access resources from Reel Canada -- for free!

Here are a few ideas for resources that could complement upcoming themes:

September Orange Shirt Day (September 30) Honour survivors of Canada’s Residential School System, as well as those children who did not survive, and the ongoing inter-generational impact on Indigenous communities. Indian Horse  **Note:  Vic High already has this film and the teacher's guide Nîpawistâmasowin: We Will Stand Up  short films: Against the Grain (24 min.), Rise: Urban Rez (44 min.), Savage (6 min.), Shin-Chi’s Canoe (13 min.) October  Women’s History Month Choose from a wealth of great films by female filmmakers, as well as films that deal with both real and fictionalized accounts of notable moments in women’s history: Angelique’s Isle The Book of Negroes The Breadwinner  Empire of Dirt  Iron Road Maïna Maudie Our People Will Be Healed Status Quo? Water The World Before Her Citizenship Week (October 8–14) Choose from these great films about citizenship, Indigenous sovereignty, politics, and the immigrant experience: Citizen Duane  Club Native Dr. Cabbie  Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre (My Internship in Canada) Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance  Our Man in Tehran Prosecuting Evil  Shake Hands with the Devil  The Trotsky short films: The Creator’s Game (41 min.), Neighbours (8 min.), Newborn (6 min.) To request a specific DVD or Blu-Ray, please ask Wendy to order-- at least two weeks ahead of the time you need it.  (DVDs are shipped).