[Wamvan] Alanis Obomsawin, Film screening and dialogue with filmmaker and educator, March 9, 2012

[Meenakshi Mannoe]

UBC Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry in Education and

*The Rogers Multicultural Film Production Project at UBC
**present
**
*Abenaki filmmaker and educator
Alanis Obomsawin
March 9
2 PM
Scarfe 310

with Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, and Elder Mary Charles

*When All the Leaves Are Gone **(* Canada,  2010 – 17 min 24 sec.)

Discussion with the filmmaker
Light refreshment provided, please RSVP to ccfi.educ at ubc.ca
This is a rare opportunity to discuss the educational possibilities of film
with one of our country’s foremost filmmakers.

 *When All the Leaves Are Gone *had its world premiere in 2010 at the
Montreal World Film Festival.  Inspired by  the personal experiences of
writer and director Alanis  Obomsawin, this film combines autobiography,
 fiction and fable to create a deeply moving story about the power of
dreams for the  only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, as
she deals with Canadian history education,  bullies, and the contrast
between her school and the loving reserve environment.

Alanis Obomsawin is one of Canada's most distinguished filmmakers and a
multiple award winner. For over four decades, she has directed
documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada that chronicle the
 lives and concerns of First Nations people and explore issues of
importance to all. Her more than 30 films include a four-part examination
of the Oka crisis.
In 2009, Obomsawin’s film *Professor Norman Cornett - "Since when do we
divorce the right answer from an honest answer?"* provided a
thought-provoking tribute to an exceptional educator and a reflection on
the true nature of learning.

For more information on the filmmaker and her films, visit
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/portraits/alanis_obomsawin/  To watch a
selection of National  Film Board films, visit http://www.nfb.ca/

This event is free of charge, but please RSVP to ccfi.educ at ubc.ca.

Ms. Obomsawin is engaging in these lectures and appearances in her role as
the UBC Film Production Program’s Phil Lind Multicultural Artist in
Residence, part of the UBC Rogers Multicultural Film Production Project.
For more information see *http://www.film.ubc.ca/film_production*
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