Together as part of the international documentary screening network
Cinema Politica, Gallery 1C03 and The University of Winnipeg Students’Association (UWSA) present the film Reel Injun (Canada, 2009).
Directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, Reel Injun has won three Gemini
Awards and a Peabody Award. It has been selected for screening by The
University of Winnipeg Aboriginal Students' Council.
Synopsis:
Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people; over 100 years
of movies defining how Indians art seen by the world.
Reel Injun takes an entertaining
and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North
American Natives through the history of cinema.
Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond
looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding —
and misunderstanding — of Natives.
With
candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including
Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John
Trudell and Russell Means, clips from hundreds of classic and recent films,
including Stagecoach, Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales,
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the
silent film era to today.
Please stay for a discussion after the film.
All screenings will be open to all audiences –
everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations to offset the costs of
screening the film are welcome.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall is located on the third floor
of Centennial Hall at The University of Winnipeg. Click here for campus and parking maps.
Gallery 1C03 and the UWSA wish to thank Cinema
Politica for making it possible for us to participate in this network. We are
grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts for generously supporting this
initiative.
