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Seeds: First Nations Morality Tale Will Grow on You

Seeds: First Nations Morality Tale Will Grow on You

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 23, 2024Seeds, TIFF 24, Kaniehtiio Horn, Patrick Garrow, Graham Greene, First Nations, Directorial debut, CanadianComment

Cold Road: Terrific Far North Thriller Updates (and Honours) Spielberg’s Duel

Cold Road: Terrific Far North Thriller Updates (and Honours) Spielberg’s Duel

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 26, 2024Cold Road, Kelvin Redvers, Roseanne Supernault, Thriller, First Nations, indigenous films, Canada, Homage, DramaComment

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: A Screen-By-Screen Rundown

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: A Screen-By-Screen Rundown

By Jim Slotek

PreviewJim SlotekSeptember 29, 2023National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Parliament Hill event, First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists, Residential Schools, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Indigenous themed short films, Shorts Not Pants Film Festival, Telling Our Story, Kaniehtiio Horn, History Channel's True StoryComment

Guitar Lessons: Predictable Canuck Dramedy Aims High but Flounders

Guitar Lessons: Predictable Canuck Dramedy Aims High but Flounders

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 23, 2023Guitar Lessons, Canadian drama, First Nations, Aaron James, Corb Lund, Kaden Noskiye, Conway Kootenay, Lianna Makuch, coming of age, Alberta Comment