TORONTO — Hollywood Suite announced today it will present a full day of programming showcasing Indigenous filmmakers, artists and stories on its Hollywood Suite 2000s Movies channel on April 20 to mark National Canadian Film Day.
Among the movies to be featured are Jeremy Torrie’s horror film The Corruption of Divine Providence (2020), Shirley Cheechoo’s drama Bearwalker (2001), and Indian Horse (2017), an adaptation of Ojibway writer Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel of the same name, which sheds light on the dark history of residential schools.
Other film highlights include Stream Me (2020), After the Last River (2015) and The Snow Walker (2003).
“With events that have recently unfolded and continue to be brought to light, Canada finds itself today at a new crossroads for Indigenous stories,” said Torrie, writer-director of The Corruption of Divine Providence and an Ojibwe from Treaty 3 territory, in a press release.
“My film brings an authentic, Indigenous approach to the horror genre, and I welcome the increased interest and respect for Indigenous stories across this nation.”
Hollywood Suite viewers will also be able to watch four films, included in National Canadian Film Day’s 2022 Spotlight on Indigenous-made Cinema, curated in association with imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, including Darlene Naponse’s Falls Around Her (2018), The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019), Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013), and Empire of Dirt (2013).
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