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VR Experience: This is not a ceremony (June 18)
June 18 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
THIS IS NOT A CEREMONY
2022 | 20 min 56 s.
Cinematic VR Experience
English, Blackfoot with English subtitles
June 18th, 2024 | throughout the day | JIBC NW Campus CLTI office CL108
Resident Elder Phillip Gladue will provide cultural support for participants.
Registration is now full. Contact ctli@jibc.ca if you are interested in this VR experience but didn’t get a chance to sign up.
You’re invited to witness an unforgettable cinematic VR experience, guided with care and kindness by tricksters, matriarchs and buffalo as you confront some of the darker sides of living life in Canada while Indigenous.
THIS IS NOT A CEREMONY (Trailer 01m09s) from NFB/marketing on Vimeo.
Niitsitapi writer and director Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) takes us beyond the veil of traditional media and transports us directly into another realm, where past, present and future are one; where colonial rules and assumptions are forgotten; and where we can finally get to the truth of the matter.
Presented in stunning cinematic VR, the narrative unfolds all around us, on a dream-like plane of existence. Panoramas flow and merge, stories come to life and dance before our eyes, and community protocols confront our notions of personal responsibility. Here, we are asked to witness some of the darker sides of living life in Canada while Indigenous.
This unforgettable experience will stay with you long after it’s over. THIS IS NOT A CEREMONY calls on all who’ve watched to take action, to share what they have seen and heard, to learn from these tragedies and never forget—so that they will never happen again.
The Meaning Behind the Visuals
