Special Film Screening with award-winning Sarain Fox
Date: Aug 18
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Film Screening
A special presentation of the acclaimed, powerful documentary film, Inendi followed by a guest appearance Q&A with its director, Sarain Fox.
Broadcaster, activist and filmmaker Sarain Fox was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for this 2020 film.
“With a pandemic threatening to take our elders, Sarain Fox gathers stories from her auntie and matriarch, Mary Bell, who holds the family’s history: the legacy, the trauma, the truth.”
This event is presented in collaboration with The Northern Film Initiative.
Inuit Elder Zippie Nochasak will begin the evening with a traditional Qulliq lighting ceremony. Ashley Dicker and Sophie Agnatok will be present to perform Inuit throat singing and drum dancing.
Local filmmaker and actor Elizabeth Hicks will lead a thought-provoking Q&A session with Sarain Fox following the 44-minute screening. A truly unique opportunity to meet this amazing, multi-talented, contemporary Indigenous storyteller.
Non-Member Ticket: $14.00 (HST Included), Free for Rooms Members.
This program is free for Members but tickets are required so please ensure you reserve your ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.
About Sarain Fox:
Sarain is Anishinaabe from Batchawana First Nation, just outside of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.
She is passionate about empowering Indigenous communities and amplifying their voices, especially those of the youth. She is a multifaceted artist and activist who comes from a long line of storytellers. As a result, Sarain has become a powerful and vibrant voice for the Indigenous community.
She is a dancer, choreographer, stylist, activist, brand ambassador, television host and content producer. A storyteller at heart, Sarain has combined these various mediums to create a compelling social platform for amplifying the voices of her people. She uses her platform to celebrate the immense knowledge and talent of Indigenous people, designers and brands.
Sarain’s screen highlights include the award-winning series, RISE (Viceland), Cut-off (Viceland) and APTN’s Future History. Her ability to dive into challenging social and cultural topics has gained Sarain an audience that is as diverse as it is engaged. She reaches folks across North America and beyond, who share her vision for creating meaningful dialogue about Indigenous resilience and resistance.
In fashion, Sarain has lent her voice to international brands such as Sephora, Canada Goose, Nike N7 and Manitobah Mukluks. She sees each partnership and campaign as an opportunity to highlight her culture in the mainstream, share the stage with up-and-coming Indigenous talent and change the world for her people.
Sarain has trained at some of the most highly acclaimed faculties such as Quinte Ballet School, The Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Sarain has starred in music videos and on stage with artists such as Buffy Saint Marie, Digging Roots, A Tribe Called Red, Once a Tree, Kahawaii Dance Theatre (Toronto), Untld. Collective (Australia) and Ajkun Ballet Theatre (NYC).
Sarain was the choreographer and lead in Theatre New Brunswick’s’ The Eighth Fire and premiered her solo work, The Red Road Block, at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre.
She works extensively with Xara Choral Theatre on works such as Fatty Legsand, most recently, Rings Through Water.
Sarain uses various mediums and social platforms to prove that Indigenous representation matters…and is desired!
Events & Programs
Winter may be here, but there’s no need to stay home! Join us at The Rooms to exercise and socialize during this colder and drearier time of year.
While strolling throughout the building and enjoying both the exhibits and the views, participants may focus on a different theme from our collection each week. After our stroll, staff will lead a brief discussion on the weekly theme, and then everyone is encouraged to stay and socialize with friends new and old.
No registration is needed. Included with the cost of admission ($7.80 plus HST for seniors). Free for Rooms Members.
Please wear or bring appropriate shoes.
For further information, please contact catherineoneill@therooms.ca
In Historical Pursuit of Armine Nutting Gosling, Her Life and Achievements as the Newfoundland Women's Suffrage Leader
Though she did not act alone, and had able women surrounding her, Armine Nutting Gosling was the respected leader of the women's suffrage movement in Newfoundland.
What have been the challenges in reconstructing her life? How did she develop her progressive vision of what votes for women might accomplish? Why does she deserve to be honored and remembered with a statue on the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage? Join Dr. Margot Duley to find out more about Armine Nutting Gosling and her accomplishments.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
About the speaker:
Author, Dr. Margot Duley has written extensively about the history of women’s movements, particularly in India, the United States and Newfoundland, and international women’s alliances. She is co-editor and contributor to the Cross-Cultural Study of Women, and author of Where Once Our Mothers Stood We Stand: Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland 1890-1925