Wapikoni, Cinema on Wheels

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Wapikoni on Wheels, Invitation

Wapikoni in Winnipeg MB Screening: Tuesday July 4th at 9pm (sundown)

“The Market Lands, at the corner of King St and James Ave, across from City Hall”

Wapikoni Mobile is a travelling audiovisual and musical creation studio dedicated to Indigenous youth. Since 2004, Wapikoni has visited over 20 Nations and accompanied thousands of participants who worked to direct close to 1,000 short films translated into several languages. These films have received 145 awards and honours at national and international festivals.

The Wapikoni, Cinema on Wheels tour is part of "Wapikoni From Coast to Coast: Reconciliation Through the Media Arts", a project under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and supported by the Government of Canada.

From April to November, a caravan equipped with exteriorprojection equipment and staffed by two facilitators will travel west to east, covering 10 Canadian provinces and stopping in 100 Indigenous communities and 50 cities. The screenings will be in English, French and Indigenous languages.

"One of Wapikoni’s most cherished dreams has come true: Making the voices of Indigenous youth who we have worked with for over 13 years echo throughout Canada, establishing a dialogue between communities of all origins through their films. These works are a unique part of Indigenous cultural heritage," says Manon Barbeau, Executive Director of Wapikoni.

Urban Shaman and Wapikoni would like to thank CentreVenture for their contribution to this leg of Wapikoni’s trip! AND Thank you to Jocelyn and Geronimo, Wapikoni Mobile's dynamic duo of projectionists-facilitators