TIFF Next Wave Presents: Kuessipan

November is Indigenous Education Month at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). To commemorate this month, TBA is thrilled to co-present Myriam Verreault’s debut narrative feature Kuessipan with TIFF Next Wave and TIFF Community Impact, in collaboration with TDSB Arts Co-op and the Urban Indigenous Education Centre. Following the screening, join us for an onstage conversation about creative collaboration, self-representation, and intercultural relationships with Arts Co-op educators, mentors, and students.

Arts Co-op has a visual and media arts focus and is run by the TDSB Arts Department in partnership with the Urban Indigenous Education Centre. Indigenous and non-Indigenous students from across the board come together to create artwork that reflects their own lived experiences and contribute to the reconciliation process.

The Urban Indigenous Education Centre at the Toronto District School Board is dedicated to enhancing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students’ well-being and achievement and creating opportunities for Indigenous Education.

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This program is co-presented with TIFF, in collaboration with TDSB Arts Co-op and the Urban Indigenous Education Centre. With special thanks to POV Film.

Image credit: Myriam Verreault, Kuessipan (still). Courtesy of TIFF.