2021 BMO Winterset
Date: Mar 16
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Engaging Evening
2021 BMO Winterset Award finalists Carmella Gray-Cosgrove, Aimee Wall, and Claire Wilkshire will read from their works with a Q&A session to follow. In-person seating is available to the public, or you can register here to attend virtually via Zoom: https://gov-nl-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNgGCEVtQACHgRG8hwTmIA
Copies of finalist publications will be available for sale through The Rooms’ gift shop.
As per guidelines to reduce COVID-19, vaccination and wearing of masks indoors is recommended. (Guidelines subject to change based on government mandates).
Presented in collaboration with ArtsNL.
Events & Programs
Indigenous Rising, the first roller derby team to represent multiple Nations at the Roller Derby World Cup, unites players across continents to claim space in the sport they love.
Rising Through the Fray follows this groundbreaking team as new generations join, determined to change the face of roller derby—an inclusive, female-empowering sport still lacking diversity.
With candid intimacy, filmmaker Courtney Montour blends energetic gameplay and tender daily moments as skaters from 30+ Nations find strength in each other. Through portraits of Sour Cherry, Krispy, and Hawaiian Blaze, the film reveals displacement, reconnection, resilience, and belonging beyond the track.
Director/Writer: Courtney Montour
Producer: Jason Brennan
88 mins | Canada | English
Q&A with the filmmaker to follow
This film will be closed-captioned.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
Free with SJIWFF Screening Pass (ticket must be picked up in person with your pass).
For more information and the full festival lineup, visit SJIWFF Rising Through the Fray