Indigenous Film Festival: The Ice Walk
7:30 PM
Ted Daigle Auditorium
Edmund Casey Hall
The second day of the 2022 St. Thomas University Indigenous Film Festival will feature Eliza Knockwood's The Ice Walk (76 minutes). Before the film, audiences will see a series of short films by Indigenous filmmakers Asha Bear, Brandon Mitchell, Desmond Simon, Mélanie Briere, Corrina Merasty, Cathy Martin, and Natalie Clifford. See the tentative lineup below.
The Ice Walk exposes the little told story of the treacherous journey across the ice from mainland Prince Edward Island, Canada to Lennox Island reserve where the Mi’kmaq people were forced to settle. In 2021, the Lennox Island first nation and ally settlers hosted a reconciliation event but as community Elders share their stories and traumatic memories they question whether The Ice Walk is just another performative reconciliation event or is the settler community really ready to commit to change.
2022 | Canada | 76 mins
Please note: Eliza Knockwood will be present for a Q&A following the screening of her film
TENTATIVE LINEUP: SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Asha Bear
Indigenous Identity (3 minutes)
Brandon Mitchell
Jujij (2 minutes)
Blueberries (3 minutes)
Desmond Simon
The Borer and the Basket (7 minutes)
Npisun (Medicine). (8 minutes)
Mélanie Briere
The Origin of the Wolastoq River (3 minutes)
Corrina Merasty
Find Your Way (5 minutes)
Cathy Martin
Netukulimk (5 minutes)
Natalie Clifford
Roots of Gold (18 minutes)
Eliza Knockwood
The Ice Walk (76 minutes)
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The Indigenous Film Festival is a three-day event hosted by the Senate Committee on Reconciliation.