Showing March 16th at 1 pm
March 16th: 1:00 pm. YOU CAN CALL ME ROGER
Jon Mann CANADA, 2022 English 75 minutes
Following the events of multi-generational abuse and trauma at residential school in Canada, this poignant documentary’s subject Chief Roger Augustine aims to fight for Indigenous rights and sovereignty and heal those affected. Canada’s history with the forced displacement, abuse, and genocide of Indignous peoples has become one of the biggest stories finally coming to light in the past decade. The harrowing situation generations of families had to endure is deftly documented through talking-head style interviews with survivors, their families, and Indigenous lawyers and politicians. Cutting in clips and stories of Roger’s life as a Chief, leader, and healer, we find out the strong need for survivors to process their trauma through cultural practice and Indigenous-led therapy. Sharing both optimism and wariness about the future of Indigenous life in Canada, You Can Call Me Roger shows how persistence and strong leadership are needed in the face of prejudice and violence. “Despite the sometimes horrific memories and stories shared in Halifax filmmaker Jon Mann’s documentary, You Can Call Me Roger, about the life of retired Assembly of First Nations regional Chief Roger Joseph Augustine, there remains an overriding sense of hope and optimism.” –Mark Robins, Halifax Presents
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