MONTREAL — The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced today the 90-minute documentary Inconvenient Indian will make its world broadcast premiere on APTN on Friday, April 8 at 9 p.m. ET/CT/MT across all APTN channels.
A co-production of the NFB and 90th Parallel Productions, the film will also be available for streaming on APTN lumi the following day.
“In this time of radical change and essential re-examination, Inconvenient Indian brings to life Thomas King’s brilliant dismantling of North America’s colonial narrative, reframing this history with the powerful voices of those continuing the tradition of Indigenous resistance,” reads an NFB press release.
The film is directed by Michelle Latimer, and features King (above), author of the bestselling book The Inconvenient Indian, as well as Christi Belcourt, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Nyla Innuksuk, The Halluci Nation, Skawennati, Jason Edward Lewis, Carman Tozer, Steven Lonsdale and Kent Monkman.
Inconvenient Indian is produced by Stuart Henderson (90th Parallel Productions), Justine Pimlott (NFB) and Jesse Wente. The executive producers of the film are Gordon Henderson for 90th Parallel Productions and Anita Lee, head of the NFB’s Ontario Studio in Toronto.
“After a series of meaningful consultations involving all the Indigenous participants whose stories the film presents and the National Film Board of Canada’s Indigenous Advisory Committee, the NFB, 90th Parallel Productions and producer Jesse Wente have arrived at an accountable path forward for Inconvenient Indian, one that acknowledges the collective contribution of the on-screen Indigenous participants,” the release says.
In addition to its premiere on APTN, the film will be made available for educational distribution and community screenings beginning this fall – a decision that “reflects the shared priority by all involved to have the film serve its highest value,” according to the release.
For more information about the film, please click here.
Image courtesy of the NFB.
