The Condor & The Eagle - Premiere Screening and Discussion
Indigenous leaders throughout the Americas engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental devastation
Date/Time: Nov 29 2019, 6:45 pm to 10:30 pm
Vancouver, Museum of Vancouver | Event calendar1100 Chestnut St
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Cost: $14.00
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Join us for the Vancouver premiere of Sophie and Clement Guerra's inspiring documentary, The Condor & The Eagle, a timely film exploring Indigenous leaders throughout the Americas engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental devastation. Following the screening activists Audrey Siegl and Cecilia Point from the Musqueam Nation will host a discussion covering some of the film's issues drawing on examples from their own activism and local community protections. Poet Valeen Jules will additionally join our talk.
As the Amazon rain-forest burns uncontrollably for many weeks, UN climate scientists are predicting unprecedented global catastrophe. The Condor & The Eagle features Indigenous leaders, from the global North and the global South, deploying an unparalleled joint and coordinated global response. The film embarks on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America, in effect deepening the meaning and importance of Climate Justice.
The Condor & The Eagle offers an intimate glimpse into a developing spiritual renaissance. The film's four protagonists learn from one another’s legacies of resistance to colonialism’s extractive economies. Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and to one another.
At its core The Condor & The Eagle illustrates tangible actions anybody can take, inviting settlers to follow the call from Indigenous communities. Featuring intimate interviews, brisk pacing and unforgettable original animation sequences from Lucy Animation Studio, The Condor & The Eagle will inspire you to consider the what you can do to tackle the climate crisis.
Admission: *$14 Early bird, $15 adults, **$14 MOV members and Students. Free for individuals who self-identify as Indigenous.
**MOV members and students, please be prepared to show your valid identification along with your ticket at the door.
Event ticket includes FREE admission to our feature exhibitions There is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Day Schools, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives, Haida Now: A Visual Feast of Innovation and Tradition and c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city (reg. $20.50). Consider arriving early with your event ticket to view exhibit.
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