Events & Gatherings

Community Screening: this river

This Community Screening is free and open to the public and will screen throughout the day from 10 AM-4 PM, in honour of the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ People.

Saturday, October 4, 10 AM-4 PM
Film: this river
Director: Erika MacPherson & Katherena Vermette
Year: 2016
Runtime: 19 minutes
Country: Canada
Rating: N/A

This short documentary offers an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who has disappeared. Volunteer activist Kyle Kematch and award-winning writer Katherena Vermette have both survived this heartbreak and share their histories with each other and the audience. While their stories are different, they both exemplify the beauty, grace, resilience, and activism born out of the need to do something.

Special thanks to the National Film Board of Canada for assisting with this screening.