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Christmas at Moose Factory
1971. Canada. Alanis Obomsawin. 13 min.
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Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006. Canada. Alanis Obomsawin. 104 min.
U.S. premiere
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
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Christmas at Moose Factory
1971. Canada. Written and directed by Alanis Obomsawin. Moose Factory, a predominantly Cree community on the shore of James Bay, is depicted through children's drawings and the voice of a little girl who describes daily life during the Christmas season. The soundtrack is filled with live recordings of children playing and of people talking, playing instruments, and singing. 13 min.
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Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006. Canada. Written and directed by Alanis Obomsawin. After nearly forty years chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Obomsawin returns to the basket-making village of Odanak, where she was raised. Elders and contemporary basket-makers tell the history of this community and the larger Abenaki Nation, which once occupied much of present-day New England, the Maritimes, and southeastern Quebec. The film examines the culture's continued survival and challenges Canada's racially biased Indian Act. 104 min.
In the Film exhibition Alanis Obomsawin
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