Events & Gatherings

Discovery Cinema: Sugarcane

Join us for Discovery Cinema, a Saturday afternoon matinee series for families. This June, we’re screening a series of films in honour of both Indigenous History Month and Pride Month. These films reflect on themes of colonization, identity, representation, love, acceptance, and family from a wide range of Indigenous and 2SLGBTQ filmmakers.

Saturday, June 7, 1 PM
Film: Sugarcane
Directors: Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie
Year: 2024
Runtime: 107
Country: Canada & United States
Rating: PG

Sugarcane, the award-winning debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of Church and government. This urgent and timely film brings the hidden story of cultural genocide to audiences worldwide while celebrating the resilience of Native people as they work to overcome cycles of intergenerational trauma.

This screening of Sugarcane is free and open to the public.