First episode in the 4-part CBC television documentary series 8th Fire on January 12 at 9pm
You are invited to join CBC Manitoba at the free premiere screening of Indigenous in the City, the first episode of 8th Fire CBC television series.
Indigenous in the City
January 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. IMAX Theatre, 3rd Floor Portage Place
Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session hosted by Wab Kinew (documentary host and CBC News Winnipeg reporter).
Please RSVP to communications winnipeg@cbc.ca or call 788-3128 to reserve your free tickets.
ABOUT INDIGENOUS IN THE CITY
This one-hour documentary is the first episode in the 4-part CBC television documentary series 8th Fire, which will air on consecutive Thursdays, at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC-TV's Doc Zone, beginning January 12, 2012.
The 8th Fire programming is a collaborative project between CBC's Doc Zone, CBC Radio and CBC online. The multi-platform project is provocative journey through Aboriginal country, highlighting the urgent need to fix Canada's 500 year-old relationship with Indigenous peoples - a relationship still mired in colonialism, conflict and denial.
Visit http://cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire for the comprehensive online experience.
Indigenous in the City takes you to the streets of our cities like you've never seen them before, to meet a wildly diverse cast of characters: Rappers who are trying to break free from their criminal pasts, a comic book artist who debunks the notion he only draws buffaloes, a woman who grew up Jewish but now embraces her First Nation heritage, an NHL hockey player who escapes back to his arctic roots, a visual artist whose work shocks the colonizers, and many others.
To a soundtrack of hip hop artists Winnipeg's Most, and rising star Cris Derksen, the film beats down the stereotypical images of addictions, crime, and poverty, and gives us a chance to really meet the neighbors. Shot in high definition and surround sound, this fast paced hour examines how colonization affects us all -aboriginal and non-aboriginal - as we struggle to make ends meet in the city.
This is not your typical documentary. This is a revolutionary experience that will move and shake you.