Pacific New Media Spring `08
Film Screening
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises with Alanis Obomsawin.
Event ID: EV009541L
Info: Jan 25 • Fri • 7:00-9:00pm • Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012 • Free • Call 956-8244 for information.
With: Alanis Obomsawin
Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada`s First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised to craft a lyric account of her own people.
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki, Canada) began as a singer, writer, and storyteller seeking through her performances in North America and Europe to make known the history, culture, and aspirations of her people. In 1967, after being seen on television in Ron Kelly`s profile Alanis (1965), she was invited by the National Film Board to act as a consultant on a film being shot in Manouan.Since then, she has divided her time between filmmaking and performing. Obomsawin has received a dozen awards and honors over the years, including the Order of Canada, the federal government`s highest honour, in 1983. Her films have picked up more than 30 awards at international festivals. As a mark of affection, her people call her Ko-li-la-wato (someone who makes us very happy).
Supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.