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SUMMARY:MCC Presents: MATINEE FILM DAY! Featuring ImagineNATIVE Tour Family Shorts
DESCRIPTION:MCC Presents: MATINEE FILM DAY! Featuring ImagineNATIVE Tour Family Shorts\nhttps://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/boxoffice ( https://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/boxoffice )\nBring your family for an exceptional, entertaining and lively series of FAMILY SHORTS from the 2026 imagineNATIVE Tour programs. This is a free or Pay What You Wish event, with proceeds supporting Midland Cultural Centre’s free community programming. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase. RSVP to secure your free ticket, or just drop in!\nWHAT FILMS ARE INCLUDED? \n\nNiwahkohmahkanis – Director: Zoey Roy (Cree, Dene, Metis)\nThe Wild Sheriff – Director: Sarah Houle (Cree, Metis)\nMigizi Makes A Deal With Gzhemnidoo – Director: Esbikenh (Anishinaabe)\nWolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure – Director/Writer/Producer: Alan Syliboy (Mi’kmaq)\nNenaboozhoo – Director: Isaac Murdoch (Anishinaabe)\n\nThe imagineNATIVE Tour is imagineNATIVE’s largest year-round initiative outside of our annual Festival. The imagineNATIVE Tour brings Indigenous-made film works and community engagement activities to communities across Turtle Island (Canada), curated for:\n\nSchools (including elementary, high school, and post-secondary)\nWorkplaces\nInstitutions\nLibraries\nYouth programs\nFriendship centres\nCommunity groups\n\nThis touring series of films offers a selection of Indigenous works from across Canada that were part of the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Official Selection.\nMore about each film: \nNiwahkohmahkanis\nDirector: Zoey Roy (Cree, Dene, Metis)\nCo-Writers: Cindy Horner (Métis), Maleah Horner (Métis), Maxine Roy (Dene),\nAkira Horner (Métis), Maria Campbell (Cree Métis)\nCanada | 2024 | 4 min\n“Niwahkohmahkanis” shines a light on the love children have for their\ngrandmothers and the special relationship they share.\nZoey Roy, PhD, has a passion for bringing community-based knowledge to\nlife through collective songwriting. She believes people in the grassroots not\nonly have the answers but that they are the answer.\n\nThe Wild Sheriff\nDirector: Sarah Houle (Cree, Metis)\nWriters: Shane Ghostkeeper (Cree Métis/Saulteaux), Vittal Ghostkeeper (Cree\nMétis/Saulteaux)\nProducer: Kaytlyn Turner\nCanada | 2025 | 12 min\nContent Warning: Violence, Fake Gun Shot\nA violent storm is brewing as two powerful forces are about to collide. The\norphaned Wild Sheriff seeks to bring order as he wrestles with his inner chaos.\nSarah Houle is an artist and performer from Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement\nin Northern Alberta.\n\nMigizi Makes A Deal With Gzhemnidoo\nDirector: Esbikenh (Anishinaabe)\nCanada | 2025 | 13 min\nA visually striking 2D animated Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) short celebrating\nthe importance of Indigenous language and tradition — an engaging\nAnishinaabe story that resonates with audiences of all ages.\nEsbikenh is an Anishinaabe from Bkejwanong Territory of the Mzhiikenh\nDodem (Turtle Clan). He’s a teacher of the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)\nlanguage.\n\nWolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure\nDirector/Writer/Producer: Alan Syliboy (Mi’kmaq)\nCo-Producer: Stephanie Joline (Inuk)\nCanada | 2025 | 9 min\nRooted in Mi′kmaw storytelling, this animated short follows two young friends\nwhose eel-fishing trip becomes a lesson in courage, problem-solving, and\ncultural connection.\nAlan Syliboy is a Mi′kmaq artist from Millbrook whose petroglyph-inspired\nwork has elevated Indigenous art.\n\nNenaboozhoo\nDirector/Producer: Isaac Murdoch (Anishnaabe)\nWriter: Danielle Boissoneau (Anishnaabe)\nProducers: Tyler Young, Danny Silver, Dong Chang, Christopher Johnson\nCanada | 2025 | 15 min Anishinaabemowin | Dramatic Short\nA traditionally animated in-language Anishinaabe story of how the arrow got\nits feathers.\nIsaac Murdoch is a renowned Indigenous artist and activist who shares the\nculture of First Nations through powerful storytelling\n
URL:https://downtownmidland.ca/events/mcc-presents-matinee-film-day-featuring-imaginenative-tour-family-shorts/
LOCATION:333 King Street, Midland, Ontario, L4R 3M7
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