Film screening: Sugarcane

In honour of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we are hosting a screening of the film Sugarcane. This film is rated R and guests under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian; drop-in permitted if space is available. 

Film bio: A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life – SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. Set amidst a ground-breaking investigation into abuse and death at an Indian residential school, the film empowers participants to break cycles of intergenerational trauma by bearing witness to painful, long-ignored truths – and the love that endures within their families despite the revelation of genocide.  

Directors: Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie / 2024 / 107 min. (1h 42 min.) 

The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families toll-free at 1-866-925-4419.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis seeking immediate emotional support can contact the Hope for Wellness Help Line toll-free at 1-855-242-3310, or by online chat a hopeforwellness.ca.

In British Columbia, contact the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) Lamathut Crisis Line: 1 (800) 721-0066.

Please contact info@nvcl.ca or 604-998-3450 for more information.