Aberdeen screening and Q&A
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Each year, September 30 marks Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day calls for remembrance, reflection, and action around the history and devastating legacy of residential schools on Indigenous Peoples, their families, and communities.
In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute present a special screening of Aberdeen. Actor Billy Merasty will join for a post-screening Q&A.
Aberdeen is a raw, authentic feature drama interwoven with pockets of humor that shines a light on the indomitable Aberdeen; a middle-aged Indigenous climate change refugee who has been forced from her home due to flooding. As Aberdeen begrudgingly adjusts to big-city life, she must face the inter-generational cycle of trauma that has been tearing her family apart for 5 generations in order to protect her grandchildren.