Guest Curated by Michelle Latimer
Artists: Terril Calder, Cara Mumford, Lisa Jackson, Caroline Monnet, Delia Gunn, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Film Screening: March 16, 2012 at 7pm
Location: Cinematheque - Winnipeg Film Group, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB
Phone: (204) 925-3457 or (204) 942-2674
www.winnipegcinematheque.com

A film screening partnership between Cinematheque - Winnipeg Film Group and Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art. A series of short film works by Canadian Aboriginal women artists, guest curated by Michelle Latimer.

Curatorial Statement: “Now, more than ever before, Indigenous, female filmmaker worldwide are reclaiming the medium of film as an essential storytelling tool. In the past decade alone, great strides have been made in contemporary, Aboriginal cinema, creating opportunities for emerging women directors to realize their vision. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, critically lauded for its undeniable authenticity: remarkable stories being told from the inside out. And, yet it remains a tenuous path that female filmmakers must forge. The presence of Aboriginal women directors within the film industry is still disproportionately small, and it can be exceptionally challenging for those rising within the craft. For this reason, it's important to celebrate the emerging women who persevere with tremendous vision to enrich the creative renaissance that is Aboriginal cinema. In this spirit of celebration, all of the films you will see within this program have been directed, written and /or produced by emerging, Aboriginal Women.”

Curator's Biography: Michelle Latimer (Métis) is an award-winning filmmaker, producer and actor. Most recently she produced the documentary Jackpot, which premiered at the International Hot Docs Festival and garnered two Yorkton Festival Golden Sheaf Awards for Best POV Documentary and Best Emerging Filmmakers. She is currently co-creating and producing a dramatic series in development with HBO Canada/TMN and Movie Central, directing an animated short film for Bravo, and developing her first feature film. Latimer is the Director of Programming at the ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, and has also programmed for the Hot Docs International Film Festival. She is a graduate of Concordia University's BFA program.