5 Wapikoni events at Présence autochtone 2018

FIVE WAPIKONI EVENTS
AT PRÉSENCE AUTOCHTONE/MONTREAL’S FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL

Wapikoni Mobile is proud to announce that five Wapikoni and Musique Nomade events will take place at the 28^th edition of Présence autochtone, held August 7-15 in Montreal-Tiohtià:ke.

In total, twenty Wapikoni shorts were selected, 14 of which make up the August 14 Special Wapikoni Screening. Held at 8:30 pm at Cinéma de Sève (1400, boul. de Maisonneuve West), the screening is entirely made up of Montreal premieres. The following day, August 15, at 4 pm, is the discussion panel Which Indigenous Cinema? A Conversation between 3 Generations of Women followed at 8 pm by the Montreal First Peoples Festival’s closing film, The Circle of Nations 2: Women. This middle-length film produced by the International Network of Aboriginal Audiovisual Creation (INAAC) is a collective feature that focuses on Indigenous women and offers contemporary points of views on various issues such as identity, land, and femininity. Its footage come from 15 Wapikoni short directed by 40 Indigenous filmmakers based in Canada, Bolivia, Chile, Panama and Peru. Wapikoni Mobile’s beautiful projector-bikes will also take part in the festivities. Every night of the festival Vélo Paradiso will be screening shorts at dusk on the Place des Festivals.

Also on the Place des Festivals, on August 11 at 9:30 pm is Musique Nomade’s Nikamotan MTL – nicw concert. This electro-hip-hop show gathers the best emerging Indigenous musicians. A great opportunity to discover new and unique artists, styles and cultures. All events are free except for the August 14 Wapikoni screening, which is $10.

It's all starting August 11 at 9:30 PM

with Nikamotan MTL - nicw

a FREE concert organized by Musique nomade

at the Place des Festivals in Montreal.

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Then, on August 14 août at 8:30 pm

we're organizing a screening

of 14 Wapikoni shorts

shot in 2017

in various First Nations communities

across the country!

at De Sève Cinema (1400 de Maisonneuve West)

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And on August 15, we have two events for you: 

First, from 4 pm to 5:15 pm

on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

there will be a panel called

"Which Indigenous Cinema?
A discussion with 3 generations of women."

At Montreal's Grande bibliothèque

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followed by the World premiere

of the medium-length film

"The Circle of Nations 2: Women"

(subtitled in French)

produced by INAAC 

where Indigenous women

from Canada and abroad

unite their voices!

On August 15 from 7 pm to 8:15 pm 

at Montreal's Grande bibliothèque!

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