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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - təm kʷaθ nan (Namesake)
DESCRIPTION:Opening film – Friday\, July 17 at 7:00 PM  \n19+ \nWitness ƛɛsla Dr. Evan Adams & t̓agəm Eileen Francis’ new documentary that shares the journey of their community\, the Tla’amin Nation\, and their allies to rename the city of Powell River–named after Israel Wood Powell who put forth harmful assimilative policies like Residential Schools and the Potlatch ban–which is met with difficult conversations about history\, identity\, and belonging. 
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-t%c9%99m-k%ca%b7a%ce%b8-nan-namesake/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film – Filmmaker Talks – On Acting\, Writing and Directing with
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie joins actor\, director\, and physician Evan Adams for an engaging conversation about storytelling and filmmaking. From ground-breaking works like Smoke Signals\, The Business of Fancydancing and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to documentary filmmaking and contemporary Indigenous perspectives\, this session explores the intersections of art\, identity\, and community. Moderated by local filmmaker Barbara Todd Hager.  \nAll ages.  \n$10.00 Plus Service Fee
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-filmmaker-talks-on-acting-writing-and-directing-with/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising
DESCRIPTION:Métis filmmaker Shane Belcourt shares the story of Louie Cameron and the Ojibway Warriors Society’s 38-day takeover of Anicinabe Park in Kenora\, Ontario to fight against systemic racism and land theft. This gripping documentary includes rare archival footage\, personal letters\, and an unpublished manuscript that shares details of the little-known story of the Red Power movement in Canada.  \nAll Ages Event \n*Free \nPlease RSVP via link
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-ni-naadamaadiz-red-power-rising/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - The Business of Fancydancing
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 18 at 4:15 PM  \nSeymour (Evan Adams)\, a celebrated poet\, returns home and into the ghosts of the stories that made him famous. Is he preserving his culture or profiting from it? This powerful\, genre-defying debut from Sherman Alexie (Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation) still cuts deep 24 years later. Don’t miss the remastered retrospective screening with Sherman Alexie in attendance for a haunting\, provocative journey into identity\, memory\, and the cost of telling his people’s truth.  \n19+.  \nNot rated.  (Victoria Film Festival membership required $2 – can be purchased online or at door) \n$14.29 Plus Service Fee
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-the-business-of-fancydancing/
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - A Cree Approach
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 18 at 7:00 PM  \nMuskeg Lake Cree Nation filmmaker Tristin Greyeyes shares her journey in uncovering the story of her late grandmother\, Freda Ahenakew\, who was a trailblazer in preserving the Cree language\, eventually being named to the Order of Canada and inspiring Tristin’s journey to learn Cree. A Cree Approach won Best Feature Film at the 2026 Gender Equity in Media Festival (GEMFest) and Best BC Feature Film at the 2026 Sundar Prize Film Festival.  \n19+.  \nNot rated.  (Victoria Film Festival membership required $2 – can be purchased online or at door)  \n$14.29 Plus Service Fee 
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-a-cree-approach/
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - Filmmaker Talks - Producing 101
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 19 at 1:00 PM  \nEvery kind of screen media – short videos for YouTube\, feature films and television and webseries – has one thing in common. They all need a producer to make them happen. Veteran producer Barbara Todd Hager (Cree/Metis) will show you how to kickstart your story idea and go through the steps it takes to keep control of the copyright\, raise funding\, find a broadcaster and distributor\, and manage the production from idea to delivery.  \nAll ages. Free! \n*Please RSVP via link
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-filmmaker-talks-producing-101/
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film - Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 19 at 3:00 PM  \nCree-Métis filmmaker Tanner Zurkoski combines live action documentary with vibrant hand-drawn animations that depict the histories told through oral storytelling traditions.  Zurkoski shares histories through interviews and archival footage\, including the 1864 confrontation between the Kingfisher trading vessel the British Royal Navy and the Ahousaht First Nation. These histories tell stories of sovereignty and resistance that will continue to live on for generations.  \n19+ \nNot rated.  (Victoria Film Festival membership required $2 – can be purchased online or at door) \n14.29 Plus Service Fee
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-illustrated-legacies-graveyard-of-the-pacific/
LOCATION:The Vic Theatre\, 808 Douglas Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2B6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:F1RST: A Celebration of Indigenous Film  -  Aki
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 19 at 5:15 PM  \nDarlene Naponse shares her home\, territory\, and memories through the non-verbal documentary Aki\, set in her home community Atikameksheng Anishinawbek\, set to a beautiful soundtrack by Juno Award-nominated cellist Cris Derksen. Become entranced through the use of time-lapse\, split screens\, underwater and drone footage that shares the beauty of the land and the kinship that surrounds us.    \n19+ \nNot rated.  (Victoria Film Festival membership required $2 – can be purchased online or at door)  \n$14.29 Plus Service Fee 
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/f1rst-a-celebration-of-indigenous-film-aki/
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