Showing March 17th at 9:30 pm
March 17th: 9:30 pm CAFE DAUGHTER
Shelley Niro CANADA, 2023 English 97 minutes Principal Cast: Star Slade, Violah Beauvais, Sera-Lys McArthur
A young half-Cree, half-Chinese girl living in Saskatchewan with her family is instructed to keep her Indigenous identity hidden by her ailing mother in order to escape prejudice from their community. Based on the story of retired-Canadian Senator Lillian Dyck, the film follows a nine year-old Yvette and she navigates childhood in her parent’s café identifying as both Chinese and Cree. As the only Chinese family in town, they are constantly victims of racist taunts and actions. However, Yvette’s mother, Cree herself, instructs her children to not tell anyone of their Indigenous identity, as this would only make things worse. After her mother’s death, Yvette seeks to figure out what it means to be someone on the margins of this small Saskatchewan city. Brave, intelligent, and moving, this film weaves together a poignant tale about rising amid adversity.
THE TRAILER:
There is no official trailer out, yet, for this movie... it's that new. Here's a link to a description of the stage play that is the basis of the film:
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